Ref NoJOH/CHAP/2106
AltRefNoBox 18
CollectionHewlett Johnson Papers
TitleMonthly meeting of the Chapter
Date25.2.1939
Extent1 item
DescriptionMinutes of the February Monthly Meeting of the Chapter, held on Saturday, 25th February, 1939. The following items were discussed - Minutes of the January Monthly Meeting. Archdeacon Sopwith. Archdeacon Hardcastle [retirement]. Private Meetings - recording of minutes. Minutes of the Estates Committee meeting, February 17th - Precincts 10; Saxon pocket sundial; Burgate 21A. Choir School Committee minutes, February 7th - Maid's room; Successor to Mr. Link; P. J. Baker, lay clerk. Extracts from Minutes of the Council Meeting of the Friends, February 4th - Mr. A. G. Halford, upkeep of grave; Cathedral festivals; undercroft of Howley Library; Repair of cathedral books; Report of Drama Sub-committee; Archdeacon of Canterbury; Rebuilding of the Cathedral organ; Blank shields of arms. Christ Church Gate - niche. St. John's Audit, 1939. Burgate 25. Vergers' gowns. Organ maintenance. Dean Wace, grave stone. Lay clerks' agreements. New statutes. Private business - Salary of the precentor; Grant to mrs. Poole; Salry of the organist; Lay clerk Johnson; Salary of the Vesturer.
NotesPrevious reference number: UKC/JOH/CHAP : 2106
SubjectCanterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Chapter--Pensions
Canterbury Cathedral Library
Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Chapter--St. John's Audit
Canterbury Festival
Halford Bequest Fund
Canterbury Cathedral, Christ Church Gateway
Canterbury Cathedral, Music
Canterbury Cathedral, Cloisters
Canterbury Cathedral, Statutes
Canterbury Cathedral, Employees--Salaries
PhysicalDescriptionBULK 9 pp.
Type script
Related PersonSopwith, Thomas Karl, Archdeacon, d. 1945.
Hardcastle, Edward Hoare, Revd. (Archdeacon)
Goodhew, W. A., Mr.
Coupland, J. H., Mr.
Richards, Mr. (manager of S.P.C.K., Christ Church Gate, Canterbury)
Kingsford, Gerald, Mr. (solicitor from Kingsford, Arrowsmith and Wightwick, Canterbury)
Link, C. H., Mr. (Canterbury Cathedral gatekeeper; subsequently employed in the Choir School)
Baker, P. J., Mr. (Canterbury Cathedral lay clerk)
Halford, A. G., Mr.
Mount, Mr. (member of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral)
Babington, Margaret A., Miss, 1878-1958 (Secretary to the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral)
Latter, Mr.
Peers, Charles, Sir (Canterbury Cathedral Seneschal)
Cockerell, Douglas, Mr. (bookbinder)
Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), Miss, 1893-1957
Irving, Laurence Henry Foster, Mr., 1897-1988 (art director, producer, production designer, set decorator; grandson of Henry Irving)
Bagenal, Hope, Mr. (designer of the Canterbury Cathedral processional cross)
Luxmoore, Lord Justice
Sargent, Alexander, Archdeacon, 1895-1989
Baldwin, Stanley, Sir 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947 (British Conservative Prime Minister 1923-4, 1924-9, and 1935-7)
Knight, Gerald H., Dr., 1908-79 (organist of Canterbury Cathedral from 1937-1952)
Lang, William Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1864-1945
Milles, Carl, Mr., 1875-1955 (sculptor)
Pye, Annie, Mrs. (tenant of Burgate 35)
Wace, Henry, Revd., 1836-1924 (Principal of King's College London and Dean of Canterbury)
Sharp, Henry, Sir (Secretary of the Cathedral Commissioners)
Tophill, Reginald, Mr. (Lay Clerk at Canterbury Cathedral; Chapter agent from 1940)
Poole, Mrs.
Poole, Miss
Johnson, A. J., Mr. (Canterbury Cathedral lay clerk)
Wood, Mr. (Canterbury Cathedral vesturer)
Related OrganisationFriends of Canterbury Cathedral
Messrs. Willis
Associated PersonJohnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966, Dean of Canterbury
Sopwith, Thomas Karl, Archdeacon, d. 1945.
Macnutt, Frederick Brodie, Canon
Associated OrganisationDean and Chapter, Canterbury Cathedral

Associated PlaceThe Deanery, Canterbury Cathedral
CategoryAdministrative records
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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