Cathedral Architect

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A Cathedral Architect or Surveyor of the Fabric for the Cathedral [1] is a person appointed to a Cathedral of the Church of England under section 9(1)(f) of the Cathedrals Measure 1999. The administrative body of the cathedral, the Chapter, is required to consult the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England before making an appointment. [2]

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Role

The Cathedral Architect or Surveyor of the Fabric has a key professional and statutory role covering everything that relates to the fabric of the cathedral. This includes all decisions affecting the cathedral's structure, contents, furnishings and setting. The Cathedral Architect or Surveyor to the Fabric will normally have the responsibility of overseeing all of the repair and conservation work to the cathedral and other buildings within the Cathedral's precincts. [3]

The Cathedral Architect or Surveyor of the Fabric will usually advise the Cathedral Chapter on all aspects of the fabric, including aesthetic issues, and when major construction works or new buildings are under consideration, if not appointed to the work, will usually be involved in the preparation of the design brief and will remain as guardian of the fabric while the work is under construction. [3]

Duties

The Cathedral Architect or Surveyor of the Fabric has the following statutory duties: [3]

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  2. Nicholas Hawksmoor (1723–1736)
  3. John James (1736–1746)
  4. James Horne (1746–1752)
  5. Henry Keene (1752–1776)
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  8. Edward Blore (1827–1849)
  9. George Gilbert Scott (1849–1878)
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  1. Christopher Wren (1675–1723)
  2. John James (1723–1746)
  3. Henry Flitcroft (1746–1756)
  4. Stiff Leadbetter (1756–1766)
  5. Robert Mylne (1766-1811)
  6. Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1811–1819)
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  8. Francis Penrose (1852–1897)
  9. Somers Clarke (1897–1906)
  10. Mervyn Edmund Macartney (1906–1931)
  11. Walter Godfrey Allen (1931–1956)
  12. John Seely, Lord Mottistone (1956–1963)
  13. Paul Edward Paget (1963–1969)
  14. Bernard Feilden (1969–1977)
  15. Robert Potter (1978–1984)
  16. William Whitfield (1985–1990)
  17. Martin Stancliffe (1990–2011)
  18. Oliver Caroe (2011–present)

References

  1. By section 12(1) of the 2005 Care of Cathedrals (Amendment) Measure, chartered surveyors were included and well as architects registered under the Architects Act 1997
  2. Care of Cathedrals Measure 1990, section 12
  3. 1 2 3 The Role and Duties of the Cathedral Architect or Surveyor of the Fabric