Magazine for supporters of 2018 | ISSUE 3 | £2.50 DUNHOLM ISSUE 3 WELCOME to the third edition of Dunholm, the window on the last 12 months of life at for our supporters. And what an amazing year it was! After careful monitoring of the environmental conditions in the Great Kitchen, the priceless Treasures of St could finally be put on permanent display in their new home within Open Treasure. It was Welcome to Dunholm certainly worth the wait to see the exquisite Pectoral Cross, worn by St Cuthbert himself, exhibited in conditions matching any found in our national institutions. The 7th century – coffin, in which the saint was carried, is imaginatively interpreted by a very 21st- century holographic display. National and Magazine for international coverage of the opening of the Treasures exhibition highlighted once again Durham Cathedral’s place as a World Heritage Site. Having invested heavily in supporters of Open Treasure, you will read in this edition about our Foundation 2020 campaign to build a permanent endowment which will Durham Cathedral contribute significantly towards maintaining the Cathedral in perpetuity. Looking ahead, we will be embarking on the delivery of our Strategic Plan 2018-2020. While our primary CONTENTS purpose of prayer, worship and witness remain unchanged, the plan articulates our priorities 2 A vision for the future 19 RIBA Award for the next three years in order to move us closer to our long term goal which we’ve 4 A look back at 2017 20 Foundation 2020 encapsulated in a 10-year vision for the future: ‘Following the example of Saints Cuthbert 6 The journey of a book 22 The 2020 Club and Bede, we share our faith and heritage globally and empower people to transform 8 To capture the Cathedral – Joe Cornish 23 Join the Club the communities in which we live and serve’. 10 Our brilliant bell ringers It’s an exciting time to be part of Durham 24 Don’t mention the M word Cathedral, so if you are already supporting 11 Ringing time at the Bar, us, thank you for all you are doing practically 25 The community of St Cuthbert The Station House and by way of encouragement – it makes a huge difference! And if you are thinking about 26 Durham Cathedral remembers 12 Cathedral people – a fond farewell getting involved, I hope that Dunholm will give you a flavour of what’s going on here and 13 28 Food for the soul Cathedral people – a warm welcome will inspire you to join us on our journey. 14 The legacy of learning 29 Tracy A. Franklin, A stitch in time of Durham 16 The Treasures of St Cuthbert 30 Peter Burmann

18 A Royal Opening 31 Thank you to our supporters

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DUNHOLM 1 2018-2020 Our Strategic Plan

To help us towards the realisation of this ten-year vision, we have established the following Strategic Goals for the period 2018-2020. Each one is broken down into individual objectives against which we will be able to monitor our progress.

1 ENRICH 4 TRANSFORM To draw more people into enriching and imaginative encounters To put the development of people at the heart of everything we do with the Cathedral and the Christian faith. so as to transform our communities. 1.1 We will continue to develop the Cathedral’s offer to visitors and 4.1 Through organisational development and workforce planning promote it widely. we will better harness the skills and talents of the Cathedral’s 1.2 We will continue to develop both traditional and innovative staff and volunteers, in support of the Cathedral’s vision and forms of worship to engage with a broader worshipping mission. constituency. 4.2 We will support lifelong learning and encourage 1.3 We will extend our parish, ecumenical and community inter-generational engagement within our community. engagement through welcome, worship, education and outreach; 4.3 We will improve our internal communications and the flow of supporting the Bishop’s mission. information across the Cathedral. 1.4 We will develop a pilgrimage programme that is diocesan, national and international leading to Pilgrimage 2020. 5 SUSTAIN To achieve greater financial sustainability. 2 CONSERVE 5.1 We will produce and implement 3-year business plans for To care for, develop, and improve access to our buildings, Durham Cathedral, Durham Cathedral Open Treasure and collections and environment. Durham Cathedral Trading Ltd. 2.1 We will continue to improve the management, stewardship, 5.2 We will continue to grow voluntary, ticketed and commercial Durham Cathedral from Framwellgate Bridge, photo taken by Peter Burmann accessibility and promotion of the Cathedral’s collections. income, including fundraising for Foundation 2020. 2.2 We will develop capacity, either in-house or through WHILST THE CATHEDRAL HAS SEEN 5.3 We will monitor financial performance and control costs by time, and shorter-term goals which denote the Secondly, we want to share our faith partnerships, to manage and conserve our buildings, collections many different changes in its long history, milestones we hope to reach by 2020 as we and heritage globally. Our magnificent and environment. establishing a rigorous and timely financial reporting regime. its core purpose is something which has progress towards this vision. Romanesque Cathedral and the collections 2.3 We will implement 15-year repair and maintenance plans for 5.4 We will improve cash management so as to achieve a steady state remained relatively unchanged since its contained within are of international the Cathedral and Precinct (including Riverbanks) and develop cash flow and remove the need for loan finance. founding in 1093 as a shrine to St Cuthbert significance and, as such, we want to Our Vision appropriate opportunities to improve public access. and a place of worship and pilgrimage for his share them with people worldwide, loyal community and followers. Following the example of Saints Cuthbert whether in person or virtually. We also Putting Our Plan into Action and Bede, we share our faith and heritage Our purpose is to worship God, share want to share God’s love with all who 3 PROMOTE Successful delivery of the Strategic Plan will involve every the gospel of Jesus Christ, welcome all globally and empower people to transform come here, with those we encounter Through our work, and in partnership with others, to promote department of the Cathedral, working together with our amazing who come, celebrate and pass on our rich the communities in which we live and serve. elsewhere, and through working in excellence in the North East and be a force for good in our region. volunteers, partners and supporters. Often in the course of Cathedral Christian heritage and discover our place in Our vision essentially comprises three parts. partnership with others. 3.1 We will continue to enhance the Cathedral’s economic life, we are simultaneously faced with multiple opportunities and God’s creation. The first reflects the Cathedral’s roots in The third part of our vision reflects the contribution regionally and nationally through taking initiatives challenges. the Northern Saints, particularly Saints Alongside its purpose, the Cathedral, like importance of people to the life of Durham to increase visitor numbers and dwell-time in North East England. The desire to ‘do more’ can be strong and one of the most difficult Cuthbert and Bede, whose shrines are housed other organisations of its size, also has a Cathedral. We are very fortunate to 3.2 We will actively promote and facilitate dialogue and public questions to ask ourselves is ‘what things should we not do?’ Having in the Cathedral and have been the focus of have a community of staff, volunteers, Strategic Plan; a way in which we articulate debate across the region, enhancing the role of the Cathedral as a Strategic Plan in place helps to ensure that we focus the resources pilgrimage to Durham for almost 1,000 years. It worshippers, students and residents that our aims and ambitions, set the direction in the seat of the Bishop’s teaching ministry. we have on those things that are most important and contribute most which we intend to travel and express what is this unending tradition of pilgrimage and the enable the Cathedral to live out its mission 3.3 We will aim to achieve nationally recognised standards fully to the realisation of our shared vision. we hope to achieve and when. In 2017, the contribution made to the spread of Christianity on a daily basis. By connecting people who of excellence across the Cathedral and celebrate these Dean led the process of writing a new Strategic in the North of England that was one of the love and support the Cathedral to their Regular monitoring of our progress against the Strategic Plan will achievements. Plan for 2018-2020, which involved all reasons Durham Cathedral was inscribed as own communities, we can help them grow be a key part of the process, enabling us to make changes where departments of the Cathedral. The resulting a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. We stronger and more resilient through shared 3.4 We will build on the excellent standards of The Chorister School necessary and to both celebrate and share in our successes. We look Plan contains both a long-term vision for the want to continue this tradition and reflect the experiences, common beliefs and values, and by growing pupil numbers, careful resource management and forward to the next three years and what might be achieved, and hope kind of Cathedral we want to be in ten years’ values of Cuthbert and Bede in all that we do. a sense of shared history. the development of the Chorister Endowment Fund. that you will join and support us on that journey.

2 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 3 IN REVIEW rare medieval wall paintings that decorate the Spotlight on our Super Solicitors had last visited during its construction phase Deanery. There was also a chance to soak up Make a Will Month, October in 2015. The evening ended with a networking even more history with the Cathedral’s Make a Will Month is a special partnership buffet and a glass of wine, courtesy of regular History Walk; the stroll along the between Durham Cathedral and North East Omnicom. woodlands and riverbanks provides unique solicitors. Every October, the solicitors waive A look back over views, as well as insight from the expert their fee for writing a basic Will. Instead, they Christmas Market, 1-3 December walk leader. invite clients to make a voluntary donation to The popular Local Producers’ Market Durham Cathedral – we suggest £80 for a returned to the Cloister (free entry) and in the Patron Event, Bede Patrons Dinner in the single basic Will and £130 for a Joint Will. Any marquee on Palace Green, as part of Durham the events of 2017 time from August onwards, visit our website City Christmas Festival. The two Advert Deanery, 5 September The evening gave Bede Patrons the or call us on 0191 374 4055 for details of a Processions, which this year coincided Durham Vocal Festival, January sleeping bags as they spent a night sleeping inaugural year the Summer Garden Party was opportunity to explore some of the oldest solicitor near you. Appointments do get filled with the Festival weekend, provided an 2017 saw the inaugural Durham Vocal ‘rough’ in the Cloister of Durham Cathedral. hosted by Durham Cathedral and sponsored parts of the Cathedral and the residence of The quickly so be sure to book early. additional highlight with music sung by the Festival, a celebration of the finest vocal music CEO Sleepout is a national charity which by Clive Owen. With prosecco in hand, guests , with a drinks reception in Our firm are proud to have been part of Make a Cathedral Choir. locally, nationally and internationally. The raises money for local charities working to were invited into the Monks’ Garden to enjoy the Solarium followed by dinner in the King Will Month in 2017. As a North East law firm it Cathedral is at the heart of the choral heritage support people who are homeless or in a beautiful summer’s evening with views Patron Event, Christmas Reception, James Dining Room. It was an intimate and gave us the opportunity to show support to an of Durham and was delighted to have hosted a poverty, such as Changing Lives, based in across the . For more information 13 December enjoyable evening of conversation and good iconic pillar of North East life. The scheme gave number of significant concerts, events and Newcastle. In 2017, CEO Sleepout funded the visit www.durhamyoungprofessionals.org Patrons joined us in the Deanery for the last company and gave us the opportunity us an opportunity to meet with and advise new sung services. For more information, visit opening of a new not-for-profit restaurant in event of 2017 for an evening filled with to express our thanks for our Patrons’ clients and also to encourage more people to make www.durhamvocalfestival.co.uk Middlesbrough, The Fork in the Road, which Magna Carta & the Forest Charters, conversation and carols sung by our continuing support. Wills as many do not realise the importance of gives training and employment opportunities 19 June – 9 September doing so. Choristers to get everyone into the festive Talking Jesus, Opening Service, 2 March to recovering addicts, ex-offenders and the spirit. There was also an opportunity to take a 2017 saw the 800 anniversary of the 1217 Adopt a Book Launch 2017, 10 & 12 Andrew Steel, Jacksons Law Firm The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, The long term unemployed. look back at the year’s highlights and a look Forest Charter, which culminated in an October , , and the Community Gathering, 7 November ahead to what 2018 might bring. exhibition in Open Treasure featuring the We launched the second Adopt a Book Bishops of the Northern Province joined the Murder Mystery Night, 19 May Twice a year the Cathedral hosts a Community Cathedral’s 1217, 1225 and 1300 issues catalogue during the Durham International Diocesan Mission Teams in the Diocese of Some 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, it Gathering. This is an evening event where the Ian Anderson plays the Christmas Jethro alongside all of the Cathedral’s Magna Cartas. Book Festival. The two evenings provided an Durham between 2nd and 5th March to help seems the Great Bard may still have secrets to community and congregation of the Cathedral Tull, 14 December churches and communities to engage in share. Guests joined murder maestros Highly opportunity for people to visit the Refectory The sell-out concert saw Ian Anderson and his Durham City Run, 19 July are invited to hear from Cathedral staff, fellow dialogue about Jesus. Suspect for a Shakespearian inspired Library, view books featured in the catalogue, fellow musicians perform many of Jethro Durham City Run returned for a second year, community members and affiliated groups interactive murder mystery event in the meet members of the Collections Team and about new developments and how their support Tull’s best-loved hits in the Cathedral Nave. with two races and one unforgettable finish! North East England Chamber of Commerce Cathedral’s Undercroft Restaurant. Keep an Conservator Louis Valentine, and adopt books has helped the Cathedral and wider community Ian was joined on stage by special guest Loyd The World Heritage Site provided the (NEECC), AGM, 7 March eye out for more murder mystery events on on the night. during the year. Grossman, who performs in his own band the stunning backdrop to this exciting event The Chamber held its first event of 2017 in the our website. Fun, frivolity and fatalities New Forbidden and has played Glastonbury which saw runners from Team Durham Chapter House and were delighted to welcome guaranteed! An evening with Anthony Edelmann and Durham Business Club, 14 November on several occasions. The concert was Cathedral beat personal bests as they took as guest speaker, Professor Stuart Corbridge, Gerard Basset, 20 October Networking group, Durham Business Club, sponsored by Total Business Group. part and raise almost £2,000. Vice-Chancellor, . Durham Young Professionals Summer Following a sell-out event in 2016, Chef returned to the Cathedral for their November Members were offered a review of the year a Garden Party, 7 June Anthony Edelmann and Sommelier Gerard Club meeting, sponsored by Business If you are interested in finding out more great networking opportunity. Durham Young Professionals is a group Heritage Open Days, 7-10 September Basset returned to the Undercroft for an Durham. Club members had the opportunity about any of the featured events, many of established by Handelsbanken Durham and Over the weekend visitors enjoyed free tours evening of culinary delights, taking to hear from Lumiere producers, Artichoke, which will take place annually, please CEO Sleepout, 24 April Swinburne Maddison to create an opportunity around the Cathedral with an experienced inspiration from John Thacker’s The Art of and the Cathedral’s Relationship and contact Katie Dyer, Development Business leaders from across for young professionals to be involved in guide, access to the allotment garden on the Cookery (1758) - part of the Cathedral’s Development Manager, Sophia Stovall, and Assistant on 0191 374 4079 or email and the North East traded in their beds for uniquely Durham networking. For its South Bailey and a rare opportunity to view historic book collection. take a tour of Open Treasure, which members [email protected]

CEO Sleepout. Patrons at the Christmas Reception. Gaye Kirby, Rebecca Dodd and Natasha MacMahon after Guests viewing books up for adoption in the Refectory Durham Young Professionals organisers Sarah Carr and Reception in the Solarium before Dinner in the Deanery completing the Durham City Run. Library. David Low from Swinburne Maddison with Caroline for Bede Patrons. Kirk and Edward Duncan from Handelsbanken.

5 4 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM Left: Photo taken by Peter Burmann at Adopt a Book of items which would best showcase the ‘Over the course of the year, when we’re getting “In terms of personal highlights from the Launch event. striking images. Starting with ever popular books out for readers or group visits, if some are catalogue, I was most happy to include two fridge magnets, and moving through to a looking like they need a bit of love and attention and it was added to the catalogue of 68 books editions of our beautiful Macklin Bible. It’s a lovely journal and a set of notecards, the range then we put them on a list for when we start available for adoption. three-volume 19th century illustrated Bible really highlights this wonderful design.’ compiling the catalogue. I also spend a day or with engravings from artists including Joshua By November 2016 Musurgia universalis had ‘Saintly Sisters’, our winter exhibition for so in the Refectory Library finding other books Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. been adopted by Peter Bright, in memory 2017/18, focused on the history of female amongst the shelves which require the most of his Grandfather, a University Librarian It’s also nice to see our 28-volume set of saints and pilgrimage, and also featured an care. It’s then about looking at the books and in the early twentieth century. It was taken Dennis Diderot’s Encyclopedie gradually get adopted book - A historical and descriptive making an assessment; we want to choose the by the Cathedral’s book conservator Louis conserved - we’ve had four volumes adopted view of the city of Durham by Robert Henry ones that need most the work doing to them, so far. Excitingly, a very generous donor Valentine to his workshop in Falkirk, and as but we also want to be able to say something Allan, published in 1824. For the duration has offered to offset the adoption price for part of its restoration its leaves were surface interesting about the book for the catalogue. of the exhibition, it was opened on a page additional volumes , making them more cleaned and the original spine was lifted to There’s only so many 17th century soft-bound giving an account of the life of St Godric affordable for other adopters. It’s so satisfying allow attachment of new leather spine. The sermons that you can write about before people of Finchale, around whom the Priory at to see these volumes gradually improve in original spine was then remounted onto the start glazing over! So it’s about finding a balance Finchale was built, just on the outskirts of condition as you look along them on the shelf. new leather. between the ones that need care but also the Durham City. Thanks to the adoption of ‘The Refectory Library is not just full of Peter says of his choice of Kircher’s work - ‘I this book, our local community and visitors ones that people might take a liking to and books that sit untouched on the shelves; they chose to adopt Athanasius Kircher’s Musurgia to Durham alike have the opportunity to choose to adopt.’ are still used by researchers; they are still universalis because of his enormous range of discover more about the area’s rich history. ‘The adoption price is the cost of consulted and they are still referenced. We interests comparable to Leonardo da Vinci, Adopters of the book, Pat and Joanne Bland, conservation, which is set by our book want to ensure our books are accessible to the and because these included studies under tell us why they chose this volume: conservator, Louis Valentine. Size tends widest possible audience and Adopt a Book a microscope. My father Thomas Bright to play a significant part in how much each ‘When we heard about the ‘Adopt a Book’ means that we’re not only able to tell people excelled in microscope use, researching yeast book costs to restore, but so does fragility programme it caught our imagination, having about our wonderful collection and the for much of his working life. The link with him – our most expensive book this year is the taken part in a similar project for Joanne’s conservation work that needs doing, but we’re as well as my mother’s father is very precious.’ Archimedes volume because the binding Convent School Library in South Africa. Since also able bring these books back into greater Photo taken at Adopt a Book launch by Peter Burmann. has deteriorated completely. Historical The restoration allowed this intriguing book returning to Durham, we are both keen to significance also has an impact – one of public use. Until such a point that we are able to go on public display as part of the ‘Making a discover more about the amazing history of the the books in this catalogue, in fact another to get everything on an electronic catalogue, Joyful Noise!’ exhibition within Open Treasure Cathedral and the surrounding city, and feel Kircher volume, Mundus subterraneous, this is the best way of getting the word out in autumn 2017, where it was enjoyed by privileged to be contributing in a small way to the ADOPT A BOOK was rebound in the 17th century by Hugh about our collections, and preserving them.’ visitors of all ages. Open on that distinctive preservation of this great library and as a tribute Hutchinson, a prominent Durham binder, and For more information about Adopt a page of birdsong, it was one of the fascinating to our father and grandfather who instilled in us there’s a note inside that says if it ever needs Book please contact Katie Dyer range of objects which showed how music has a love of Durham and its history. We thought that rebinding then the original boards and panels [email protected] , been played, recorded and enjoyed at Durham by adopting this particular book, it would help should be kept. So as we want to preserve or alternatively the current catalogue Cathedral through the ages. preserve the history of the Durham to pass on to as much of his work as possible, this also is available to browse online at The journey of a book Kircher’s birds made such an eye catching future settlers, pilgrims and visitors.’ increases the cost. www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/adoptabook. part of the exhibition that it was used in a The transformation of bothMusurgia variety of promotional materials for ‘Making universalis and A historical and descriptive at Durham Cathedral a Joyful Noise!’ and featured on a range of view of the city of Durham from historic books merchandise for the Cathedral Shop. Vanessa in need of conservation on a library shelf, to Ward, Head of Visitor Services, talks about fully restored exhibits showcased in a major OVER THIRTY THOUSAND early printed the most well-known and quirky plates from the process of creating bespoke merchandise, exhibition, shows the amazing impact of books are located in the Refectory Library this book illustrates Kircher’s attempt to show inspired by the Cathedral’s collections. Adopt a Book. With the Refectory Library at Durham Cathedral, dating from 1501 to birdsong through musical notation – plotting ‘With the launch of the Open Treasure there is having no specific budget for restoration, the late nineteenth century. The Library the songs of the cuckoo, quail, parrot, hen a wonderful opportunity to focus on exquisite these generous donations allow our historic contains a vast array of titles, including and nightingale on musical staves. However, items so that the visitor can purchase that collections to be conserved, cared for religion and theology, natural history, early the Cathedral’s copy was much in need of memory of a very special object. The recent and displayed, showing off the wonderful science, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, restoration, with a broken spine and damage ‘Making a Joyful Noise!’ exhibition focused treasures that Durham Cathedral holds. architecture, maps and atlases, music, local to some of the pages. on some early music manuscripts including We hope a few birdsong notecards journey history and even some children’s titles. In October 2016, Durham Cathedral the birdsong manuscript of Musurgia to some far flung places around the world to The Cathedral’s collection contains several launched its Adopt a Book initiative, which Universalis. The drawings of the birds are spread the good word of Durham. works of Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit gave members of the Cathedral community quirky but delightfully appealing and leapt In October 2018 the third Adopt a Book scholar and polymath, including Mursurgia and general public a chance to donate directly out as being great source material around catalogue will be launched with a further 76 universalis. Published in 1650, it combined to the restoration of a rare book in need. which to develop merchandise. books available for adoption. Our Assistant two of Kircher’s great passions: music and Mursurgia universalis was chosen by the ‘We worked with Custom Works, well known Librarian Sarah-Jane talks us through how she science, examining the scientific theory Library and Collections team as one of the in the museum and heritage sector for creative chooses which books go into the catalogue, and Shop merchandise by Peter Burmann behind harmony, and music in general. One of books particularly in need of conservation and good quality products, to develop a range some of the highlights from this year’s edition.

6 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 7 TO CAPTURE THE CATHEDRAL In that way, art and photography were as soon as I walked in Durham immediately always conflated. When I graduated I knew became my favourite cathedral. The I wanted to explore a life as a photographer atmosphere, light and shade, the highly and became an assistant to a working decorated columns really set it apart from photographer. Being an ‘artist’ was not other buildings. Its unorthodoxy and Joe Cornish something I considered myself to be, but I flamboyancy struck me as being unique to the do think photography is an art form and has North East. Simply put, Durham Cathedral always been an artistic practice. is both visually beautiful and supremely atmospheric. Q How has photography changed since then? A When I got my first 35 mm SLR there was Q When was your first experience of Durham no automation and the first practical auto Cathedral? Q Do you have a favourite part of the exposure cameras were just coming into A The very first time I saw Durham Cathedral? circulation around about the same time. I Cathedral, I was nine years old and travelling A I have so many! The Galilee Chapel remember there were a lot of photographers on the sleeper train from Exeter to Edinburgh is really special to me, along with the who complained and said it was de-skilling with my family. Just as I woke, my father spectacular view of the Nave, but perhaps photographers – which is quite fun to think called to us to look out the window as we my favourite area is in the south side of the of now, with what has happened since. were about to pass Durham. Nave where there is an area of arcading. Auto exposure was soon followed by the The stone there is extraordinarily coloured automation of focus technology, which had a Photos by Joe Cornish Q What is it about Durham Cathedral that and it reminds me of the beach in Whitby. much greater and more profound impact on makes it so appealing to you? It is a place I visit every time I come to the photography. In the mid-1990s digital tech Cathedral. A began to emerge in the market, and I ignored I am very lucky that I have travelled widely throughout Europe taking photographs away from the Cathedral, the building rises Q What has been one of the most surprising it until the mid-2000s when there was no Q for guide books, and this has given me Is there a different approach when from the earth. It’s almost like something outcomes of your visits to the Cathedral? ignoring it any more. Despite the digital photographing a building? explosion of photography on smartphones, I a fascination with cathedrals and their Disney would have created because of its A I had no idea that the Cathedral was such a A Landscape photographers are naturally find it interesting that people still appreciate architecture. I am familiar with some of slightly unreal and mythical structure in the big community, with so many people involved interested in space and form, which is an the impact of a still image. the biggest and most impressive cathedrals landscape. in its daily life. It has been particularly in Europe such as Reims, Chartres and approach I take to buildings too. Durham, interesting to meet the Cathedral stonemasons Beauvais, but when I first came through the from the outside, is in a unique spot and Q Do you have a favourite view of Durham and learn about the conservation work they Q How do you define yourself as an artist? doors of Durham Cathedral I was just awe because of that it is imposing like no other Cathedral? undertake and how this is being supported A I drew avidly as a child, and it was the struck. The ground had been prepared for cathedral in the UK. Many, like Lincoln by Foundation 2020. I have always been KNOWN FOR HIS LARGE FORMAT A It has to be from the river. Particularly only thing I thought I was any good at. I then me by reading Pevsner, but the experience or Ely, are beautiful, but they are in the interested in stone and as it happens, my son is LANDSCAPE photographs, and after discovered photography, or it discovered far surpassed what I was expecting and I midst of cities and are not as articulated in standing on Prebends’ Bridge in the winter a geologist which has reinforced my interest in thirty years as a professional photographer, me during my time at university. I became cannot describe the feeling. It is not as tall as the way that Durham is. You walk around when the trees have lost their leaves and the the structure of the earth and the link between Joe Cornish’s love of and enthusiasm for addicted and inseparable from my camera. Beauvais, nor has the glass of Chartres, but Durham Cathedral and as the land drops Cathedral is most visible. monumental architecture and nature. Stone photography remain undimmed. Joe co-owns is the link between the natural and physical the Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton, structure of the Cathedral. North Yorkshire, from where he displays a permanent collection of his prints and Q hosts photographic and printing workshops What do you enjoy the most about throughout the year. His work has been photographing the Cathedral? widely exhibited and he has contributed to A Every time I come into the building I find it large numbers of books as well as writing breath-taking and the experience is different and illustrating a number of his own. Joe has on every visit. The many different light been a judge for the Wildlife Photographer sources, both natural and artificial, create a of the Year and hosted the Natural History huge variety of tones and colours which you Museum’s annual Understanding Photography would not expect. On a sunny day you get blue events. However, his one true passion light, the south side is generally warmer and remains being outside with his camera, and the northern part cooler, which is where the encouraging others to do the same. grey tones come into play. I find the play of light in the Cathedral absolutely fascinating. Q When did you first pick up a camera? Joe will be documenting life at Durham A The very first camera I used was my father’s Cathedral as part of its Foundation 2020 Kodak Instamatic in 1976. He lent it to me campaign, which is creating an endowment for a trip to New Zealand during my gap year fund to support the Cathedral’s annual between school and university. programme of maintenance and repair.

8 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 9 OUR BRILLIANT BELL RINGERS little man-made-noise, the sound of bells was Ringing time at the bar not only majestic, but could be deeply fearful. It has been a busy time for two of the At Durham Cathedral today, the bells are Cathedral’s Bell Ringers of late. In 2015, rung by a dedicated team of volunteers who Chris and Susannah Mansfield opened practice on the first, third and fifth Thursdays Durham City’s first micro pub, located Campanology, the of the month. They ring for Matins every on North Road near at the bottom of the Sunday and for some evensong services. The Station Road. schedule does vary, but the current ringing Both Chris and Susannah have been bell schedule is as follows: art of change ringing ringers for around 7 years, with Chris learning Sunday, Matins, 9.15am – 10.00am to ring at Durham Cathedral. In the ringing Sunday, Evensong, 2.30pm-3.30pm community the social life, often along with Thursday, Practice, 7.30pm-9.00pm THE SOUND OF BELLS RINGING is AD by Paulinus, Bishop of Nola in Campania. an appreciation of good beer, is every bit as deeply rooted in British culture. Almost Their adoption on a wide scale does not important as the ringing itself, so they quickly everyone in Britain lives within hearing become apparent until about 550, when they Live throughout Lumiere 2017 settled in. Although Susannah has had to range of bells. They provide the grand were introduced into France and Italy before Durham Cathedral bellringers played an cut back a little on her ringing duties at the soundtrack to our historic moments, call out spreading to Great Britain by monks and friars instrumental part in the 2017 Lumiere Cathedral in order to run the pub, both her and for our celebrations and toll sadly in empathy coming to join religious orders. festival. Working closely with Spanish artist, Chris continue to play an active role in ringing Pablo Valbuena, and festival producers, at the Cathedral and elsewhere in Durham and with our grief. By 750, they were sufficiently common for the Artichoke, they created a dynamic, audio- the North East. Susannah told us: The bitter-sweet sound of just one bell, or Archbishop of York to order all priests to toll visual art installation titled Methods that put a “We wanted to start this business because of the majesty of a whole peal, has become their bell at certain times. St Dunstan, the and light, as well as the spatial and cultural “Bellringing provides a great mental and contemporary twist on bell ringing. Combining physical workout, with many active bands our passion for great beer and cider, but we part of the English heritage and much of the then Bishop of London and Archbishop of context of Durham Cathedral as a place light with sound, Methods was an opportunity where bell ringing is rooted. of bellringers across the North East. If you wanted to do it in Durham because we are country’s history can be traced through the , hung bells in all churches under to illuminate traditions of English change are inspired by the Lumiere installation and passionate about the city and its community.” history of its bells. They call us to wake, to his care during the late 10th century and gave The installation featured live, six-hour ringing, showcasing the talents of the Cathedral performances on each of the four nights of would like to learn to ring, your local tower The Station House has been voted local pray, to work, to arms, to feast and, in times rules for their use. bellringers, whose ranks were bolstered by the Lumiere festival and included traditional would love to hear from you!” branch Town Cider Pub of the Year 2017 and of crisis, to come together. Above all, bells In the Middle Ages, bells were thought to many more bellringers from across the country ringing patterns alongside more experimental Ellen Crabtree, Bellringer and the secretary 2018 and North East Regional Cider Pub of are the sound of freedom and peace as in have supernatural powers. During the 7th to provide continuous ringing during the four pieces. The 60 volunteer bell ringers who of Durham Cathedral Guild of Bell Ringers the Year 2017. To complement the four ever- World War II they hung silently until the day century it is said that the Bishop of Aurelia evenings of the festival. performed as part of Methods ranged in age Bellringing is an open and sociable changing local and national ales, visitors they could ring in the peace. rang the bells to warn people of an attack. Sensors on the individual bells triggered the from twenty to seventy and came from a community, with ringers aging from ten to can enjoy a delightful selection of locally- The early missionaries used small handbells When the enemy heard them, they were said illumination of corresponding sections of diverse range of backgrounds and professions their mid-eighties or even nineties. Some sourced pork pies, scotch eggs and vegan to call people to worship, with bells being to have fled in fear. The people credited the the exterior and interior of the Cathedral, from all across the UK. ringers consider it to be a form of service sausage rolls. introduced into Christian churches around 400 bells with having saved them. In a world with establishing connections between sound “We were very excited to be involved so to the church whilst others consider it to In addition to regularly hosting their fellow closely in Methods. The installation provided be a secular hobby. If you are interested bell ringers, Chris and Susannah run a in learning to ring, you can find out more a unique opportunity to reimagine the art weekly Games Night and monthly Book via the Durham and Newcastle Diocesan of English-style change ringing to provide Club at the pub, and welcome a number of Association of Change Ringers’ website a visual as well as an auditory experience. unaffiliated interest and community groups www.durhambellringers.org.uk, or get in Every performance during the festival was for meetings and socials. Beer festivals are touch through Twitter @durhambells. different, as each was created by the skills of held twice a year in spring and autumn, and many different bell ringers working together. Durham Cathedral bellringers are dedicated the pub is dog friendly and well-behaved Methods is a distinctive piece which fuses volunteers who provide an invaluable service children are welcome until 9pm. the traditional art of bell ringing with a to the Cathedral. We would like to take this large-scale visual installation in a publicly- opportunity to thank all of our bell ringers accessible manner.” for their dedication and passion, and in Christopher Crabtree, Durham Cathedral’s particular the work of the Guild Officers: Bell Major - Bell Major, Christopher Crabtree The unique history of Durham Cathedral’s - Deputy Bell Major and Steeple Keeper, bells made this installation even more notable. Chris Mansfield The Cathedral has ten bells, which are rung - Secretary, Ellen Crabtree regularly for services and special events, the - Treasurer, David Fuller heaviest of which weighs 1.4 tonnes. The oldest five bells date from 1693; two new bells were added when the bell frame was replaced in 1980. Due to their age and height in the Opposite page: Durham Cathedral Bell Ringers with Christopher Crabtree overseeing their practice. tower, the bells can be challenging to ring, Above: Lumiere 2017 in the Nave, Photo taken by testing even the most skilled bell ringers. Peter Burmann.

10 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 11 CATHEDRAL PEOPLE “There has been a significant amount of change CATHEDRAL PEOPLE understand their special atmosphere and during my time as Chapter Clerk, the most ethos, and I enjoy the close link that these obvious being the physical changes brought schools have with their cathedral. Elizabeth about through the creation of Open Treasure – and I are excited to be in Durham, to be part the new shop and foyer and the new exhibition of the Cathedral College community, and to A fond farewell... spaces. Behind the scenes, there have been ...and a warm welcome explore the beautiful countryside of the wider many other changes such as the creation of North-East region.” a Marketing & Events Department, Human Resources Department and new roles such as IN AUGUST 2017, James Lancelot retired skin of its teeth but much more often with joy, DURHAM CATHEDRAL here now, I hope to use my experience Katie Dyer, Development Assistant the Head of Collections and Head of Property was delighted as Master of the Choristers and Organist thanksgiving, sensitivity, panache... always a of working in five other unique Choral to name a few – which were formed in order to welcome ‘home’ Daniel Cook, our new The Development Department were team effort, supported by the best cathedral at Durham Cathedral following a 32-year to help the Cathedral manage its affairs more Master of the Choristers in September foundations to build on the work of James delighted to welcome to the team Katie Dyer, organ in Britain with the most accomplished of tenure directing the Cathedral Choir and the effectively, recognising professional standards 2017. Born in Newcastle and having grown Lancelot to develop Durham Cathedral’s who joined in September 2017. A graduate of hands and feet. These have been golden years. musical life of the Cathedral. On the eve of his and best practice wherever possible. up in , Durham has long been position as a centre for musical and liturgical Durham University with an MA in Medieval retirement, James told us about some of his Long may they continue, for while singers excellence. Chorister recruitment remains a “There have been some deeply moving services on Daniel’s radar as a dream job. Before History, Katie is now working, to support the favourite memories from his time in Durham: and organists come and go the song of praise particular challenge and I’m looking forward and moments, which I can only describe as like arriving in Durham, Daniel worked for many ways in which people can get involved remains the same. Sylvia and I will never forget to introducing this unique educational - The service in 1987 commemorating the glimpses of eternity. But most memorable for five different Choral foundations. He was with Durham Cathedral including the Patron our Durham years; nor will so many others who experience to the next generation of young 1300th anniversary of the death of St me has been the people here, my colleagues and Organ Scholar of Worcester Cathedral programme, Adopt a Book scheme and have shared them with us. To our many friends musicians from across the UK.” Cuthbert travelling companions with whom I’ve worked and held similar positions at Southwark Foundation 2020 public appeal. Katie talked and colleagues over the years, heartfelt thanks; - The Cathedral’s own 900th anniversary in and to whom I will always be grateful for their Cathedral and while to us about her first year at the Cathedral: and to God, glory in the highest. I can honestly 1993 support, care and commitment. It has been an studying for a degree at the Royal Academy Ian Wicks, Headmaster “I came to Durham five years ago from my say that there is no other church in the world of Music in London. Daniel spent two years - The Sacred Concerts of Duke Ellington, sung immense pleasure to work at Durham Cathedral In January 2018, The Chorister School native Hertfordshire to study History at the where I would rather have been organist.” as Assistant Organist at the Abbey before liturgically over these last 8 and a half years. There have welcomed Ian Wicks as its new Headmaster. University. In Summer 2017 after staying moving to Salisbury as Assistant Director - The first service sung by the Consort of been many changes in the Cathedral during that Ian joins us from Salisbury Cathedral in the city for a fourth year to complete of Music. It was in Salisbury where Daniel Singers, on St Luke’s Day, 1997 Philip Davies, Chapter Clerk time but the one constant throughout has been School, where he was Director of Music and a Master’s degree in Medieval History, I the excellent team of colleagues I have had the married Miriam (who incidentally was - The admission of the first Girl Choristers on Philip retired in March 2018 after nine years as brings with him considerable experience of couldn’t face leaving the North East so soon. privilege of working with – thank you all so much born in Durham) and where their two sons All Saints’ Day, 2009 Chapter Clerk at Durham Cathedral. working in a choir school. Ian is originally Well what better place for a Medieval History were born. The Cooks moved to St David’s “I’m not sure there is any job that can quite for your support, patience and good humour.” from London, studied Chemical Engineering graduate than Durham Cathedral! In my role - Three Decanal installations and four Cathedral in Wales in 2011 where Daniel was prepare you for being a Chapter Clerk of a at Exeter University and taught in London, as Development Assistant, I get a wonderful Episcopal enthronements Organist and Master of the Choristers for major cathedral. A widely held perception Yvette Day, Headmistress whilst singing at St Albans Cathedral as opportunity to work with all the different - All 64 Advent Processions and 64 Festivals of two years before returning to the Abbey as of cathedrals is that they are places of quiet Yvette Day became Headmistress of a lay clerk, before achieving his position departments that keep the Cathedral Nine Lessons Sub-Organist in 2013. Daniel told us: contemplation where nothing much happens the Chorister School in April 2011 and, at Salisbury Cathedral School. He is a running, and meet lots of interesting people - The baptisms of our two daughters and later so people are always surprised to find that we together with a very dedicated team of “I had always dreamt of becoming Organist conductor, singer, organist and composer, who love the Cathedral, including our (quite a lot later) the wedding of our eldest employ 170 staff and around 800 volunteers, staff, consistently achieved the very highest of Durham Cathedral so it was a very easy playing an active role in the musical life of Patrons and Corporate Partners. A particular daughter. we own land in and around Durham, including quality education for its pupils. In January decision to apply to succeed James Lancelot, the wider Salisbury community as well as highlight of my time so far has been going - And memorable for other reasons... the live a major part of the riverbanks, that there is 2017, the Independent School Inspectorate who I was fortunate enough to work with as a teaching at the school. He has compositions up the Belfry tower at the end of the phase broadcast of Daily Service from the Nave, a shop, a restaurant, a school, an education (ISI) awarded the highest rating available to member of the Durham Cathedral Consort of published by the Royal School of Church one of Tower major repair programme. It’s a five minutes prior to which the pedals fell department, library and collections team, as The Chorister School with all areas found Singers in the year it was founded. It was sad Music (RSCM). He has moved to Durham Durham University tradition that students off the piano and the Head Chorister sprang well as a Property Department employing to be “Excellent”. Yvette left us in January to leave the Abbey though, particularly as our along with his wife Elizabeth. Their son should climb the tower in between the end a nose bleed! Not forgetting the Epiphany stonemasons, joiners, gardeners and security 2018 to take up the position of Head of King’s eldest son William is a Chorister there. Joseph, as recently taken up the post of of their exams and graduation – but the Procession, which included the accidental staff, a marketing and events team, fundraising College School, Cambridge, but leaves behind “The music at Durham really inspired Assistant Organist at Truro Cathedral, and scaffolding went up just as I finished. So lighting of a holy tree! department as well as the more traditional a great legacy at The Chorister School and firm me when I was growing up. I had Organ their daughter Rosanna, has just started getting the chance to climb the tower, albeit James went on to say: roles in HR, finance and administration foundations for the future. lessons with Keith Wright on the Cathedral reading Classics at Durham University. with scaffolding obscuring the view, and “Through it all, the weekly round continued, that then the penny begins to drop. Durham We wish James, Philip and Yvette God’s Organ between 1996 and 1997 and came to On his appointment Ian Wicks says, “I seeing the stonemasons’ work in situ was a with music achieved sometimes through the Cathedral is, in other words, a very busy place. blessing for the future. Evensong regularly in the sixth form. Moving feel a strong affinity to Choir Schools and real treat.”

James Lancelot Philip Davies Yvette Day Daniel Cook Ian Wicks Katie Dyer

12 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 13 INSPIRING MINDS

prisoners from HMP Durham had the workshops to learn more about the mythical the day. With games, hands-on workshops opportunity to create artwork inspired by beasts showcased in the exhibition, and to and dressing-up, it was a fun and educational the Treasures of St Cuthbert, which was make their own to take away. Two major weekend. Continuing the legacy of subsequently displayed in the Cathedral family weekend events took place during the And the team always have something new up Cloister. summer of 2017 to celebrate Magna Carta their sleeves – last summer they recreated a The Community Gallery withinOpen and the Forest Charters exhibition and the monastic herb garden in the Education Yard Treasure also offers an exciting opportunity installation of the Treasures of St Cuthbert. and invited families in to learn about the use learning at Durham Cathedral to work with community organisations to Cartas and Charters on 1 July gave over 1,000 of herbs by the monks of and their own exhibitions. For the opening visitors the opportunity to learn about the to make and take away their very own herby exhibition in the Community Gallery, the daily life of people living under the rights flatbreads. DURHAM CATHEDRAL has been a site students, in a huge range of subjects, drawing make the trip to Durham, the Cathedral’s Cathedral’s Learning Officer, Philippa of the Forest Charter. Medieval villagers The work of the Cathedral’s Education Team of learning for a thousand years, since the inspiration from the Cathedral, its historic Head of Education, Charlotte Rowbotham, Cunlifffe, worked with a local art group from took up residence within the Cloister in 2017 was kindly supported by a number monks of Lindisfarne brought their library buildings and the natural landscape of the commissioned local production company Shadforth village to create a textile hanging Garth to give visitors the opportunity to of generous individuals and organisations of treasures with them when they established surrounding riverbanks. The team teach Real Tyne to make a video giving a ‘virtual inspired by the life and travels of St Cuthbert. see traditional pastimes and skills at close including the Heritage Lottery Fund, Friends the community of St Cuthbert in Durham sessions covering many different aspects tour’ of the Cathedral, which is available The Education team also run a monthlyYoung hand, be entertained with mumming plays of Durham Cathedral and Local Area Action in 995. When the Cathedral became a wof the National Curriculum from RE, for schools to use with their GCSE History Curators group which provides opportunities and games, and try out skills such as rope Partnerships. We are hugely grateful to them Benedictine monastery under the Normans, History and Architecture, to Biology, students in the classroom. for aspiring museum curators, aged 11-16, to making, butter churning and striking coins. for their support, and to the brilliant and this culture of learning was sustained, with Geology and Art. The Education Team work creatively to learn more about their regional heritage and This was followed on 12 and 13 August by a dedicated team of volunteers who support the monks dedicating time to copying out 2017/18 was particularly significant as engage and inspire, and this does not just gain new skills. jam-packed Anglo-Saxon weekend featuring the Education Team to ensure we can extend significant texts and making books in the Durham Cathedral featured the specified extend to those who walk through the The Education Team also run a special traders, raiders and crafts people, plus a 10 wonderful learning opportunities to as many scriptorium. site in the AQA History GCSE on Norman doors of the Cathedral. They also deliver events programme to encourage families to metre-long ship on the Cathedral’s College people as possible. Continuing in this tradition, over the last England. This has brought Durham a wide range of outreach work in the local enjoy the Cathedral together. This includes Green. Over 3,000 people visited across To find out more about upcoming family and year the Cathedral Education Team has Cathedral into classrooms across the community. Through a project called Family Fun Fridays - pop-up activities in the weekend which included opportunities learning events please visit the Cathedral welcomed an incredible 20,000 students. country, and resulted in large numbers of Recreating the Community, which involved Open Treasure. During the Beasts! exhibition to find out about Anglo-Saxon navigation, website, or for more information on These educational visits engage people of school groups journeying to Durham for an a number of different community groups in the Collections Gallery, families had fishing and net making, and to learn about educational group visits, please contact all ages, from primary school to Sixth Form organised visit. For those schools unable to working alongside professional artists, the chance to take part in Build a Beast building crafts and architectural thinking of [email protected].

14 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 15 The Treasure so St Cuthbert on diaplay in the Great The Friends of Durham Cathedral Kitchen in Open Treasure Founded by Dean Alington in 1933, the Lindisfarne, to carry St Cuthbert’s body Friends of Durham Cathedral are an which, 11 years after his death, they found international body of nearly 3,000 members, had not decomposed. It is in this coffin that St pledged to supporting the Chapter in its Cuthbert’s body was carried as the monks then care and stewardship of ‘Britain’s favourite journeyed around the North East and Borders, building’. In addition to making regular including Melrose, Ripon and Chester-Le- annual grants towards the maintenance Street, before finally they were told by a vision of the Durham riverbanks and the work of to settle at a place calledDunholm – Durham. the Cathedral Library, Education Team, The coffin is probably the most important and volunteer Broderers, the Friends have carved wooden artefact to have survived also supported major improvements to the from the pre-conquest period. A new Cathedral’s buildings from the restoration video presentation, which plays within the of the Feretory screen and the Castell Clock in the 1930’s, to the more recent renewal exhibition case, explains to visitors the Close up of St Cuthbert’s Coffin numerous carvings on the coffin which include of the Cathedral’s heating, lighting, and Archangels, Apostles and the Virgin and sound systems, and the installation of the Child. It also provides more detail on the relics Transfiguration Window. from the coffin, which are also displayed in The Friends have long since taken a special the Great Kitchen within their own bespoke interest in the conservation and display of the cases. These include extremely rare Anglo- Cathedral’s priceless Cuthbert relics. They Saxon embroideries, given to the shrine of supported the first permanent exhibition of St Cuthbert by Æthelstan, the first king of the Treasures of St Cuthbert in 1978 and its England in the 930’s, who made a pilgrimage later refurbishment in the 1990’s. As part of to the saint while he was still interred at their incredible support for the Open Treasure Chester-Le-Street. St Cuthbert’s exquisite project, which totaled over £800,000, the pectoral cross, portable altar and ivory comb Friends launched an appeal to its members – all believed to belong to the saint himself to fund the new exhibition case in which during his life – complete the display. to display the St Cuthbert’s 7th century Whilst other items, such as the 8th century wooden coffin. Thanks to the generously St Cuthbert Gospel, were removed from of members, this unique survival of Anglo- St Cuthberts comb on display in the Great Kitchen St Cuthbert’s Pectoral Cross on display in the Great Kitchen Cuthbert’s coffin during his time at Durham, Saxon craftsmanship, with its carved images his pectoral cross remained hidden for of saints and apostles, can now be seen over a thousand years in his very inner and understood as never before, beautifully ending with a commissioning outside the with hope and another created a scratch choir vestments until finally being discovered in illuminated and accompanied by background great North Door by Archbishop of York, to perform a ‘Big Sing’ telling the Christian 1827. It has since become the emblem for explanations with the aid of the latest visual John Sentamu. story in song for local residents. OPEN TREASURE many organisations and institutions related technology. Assisted by students and staff from Cranmer At the end of the weekend, 1,000 friends to St Cuthbert, including the Cathedral If would like to join or find out more about Hall and Lindisfarne Regional Training and guests gathered in the Cathedral for itself. Visitors to Open Treasure have the the Friends of Durham Cathedral, please Partnership, Durham churches had prepared the closing celebration where a worship an amazing 450 events in all kinds of band accompanied the singing and stories opportunity for the first time to get a contact the Friends’ Office on 0191 384 5266 venues across the region. From ceilidhs to were shared. A particular highlight saw the 360-degree view of the intricate detail of or email [email protected]. craft mornings, wine tasting to pig races, Cathedral Choir singing out the ‘Alleluia The Treasures the gold and garnet cross, including clear Alternatively, please visit hog roasts to curry nights, each event was Chorus’ – a first for the Cathedral in Lent! signs of a repair on the back. The cross had www.friendsofdurhamcathedral.co.uk been broken and repaired more than once, designed with guests in mind so that people Since the weekend, Durham churches have including when a piece of red glass was used could invite their friends and neighbours to been offering ‘Start!’ courses, a six-week of St Cuthbert to replace a missing garnet. It is this detail Pilgrims on Mission: ‘Talking Jesus’ at hear about the Christian faith in thoughtful introduction to the Christian faith. The that confirms to us that it was St Cuthbert’s Durham Cathedral and interesting ways. impact of ‘Talking Jesus’ continues as people personal Bishop’s cross because why would On March 2nd 2017, 25 Bishops and teams Among the events, Durham University’s of Durham are choosing to be baptised or ALTHOUGH OPEN TREASURE 2017 in their new, permanent home within you give a saint a broken cross? from across the Northern Province gathered Physics Department hosted a debate with confirmed. first opened in summer 2016, due to the Great Kitchen. The Treasures of St Cuthbert are priceless at the Cathedral for the opening service of Bishop Paul Butler defending the Christian Seeking to follow after the example of St environmental monitoring requirements Set against the architecturally-stunning Anglo-Saxon artefacts, and give an amazing ‘Talking Jesus’; the third weekend of mission faith. Archbishop Sentamu toured Diocesan Cuthbert, St Bede, St Aidan and all the the ‘crown jewels’ of the exhibition were not back-drop 14th century monastic Kitchen, physical connection to the Cuthbert the to be led by Northern Bishops in recent years, secondary schools meeting pupils and Northern saints who have gone before, both installed until 12 months later. Having been St Cuthbert’s coffin forms a most fitting man, around whom and for whom the great fulfilling a vision to share the Christian answering their questions. One church Diocese and Cathedral were privileged to securely stored away during the construction centrepiece to the display. This is the 7th Cathedral was built. The relics, as well as the faith throughout the province. Over 500 surprised their neighbours by ‘angel partner in this weekend – sharing the hope of of Open Treasure, the Treasures of St century wooden coffin, hastily put together room in which they are enshrined, really do attended the opening event taking the form bombing’ their village planting thousands Jesus, ‘the author and perfecter of our faith’. Cuthbert returned to public display in June during the Viking raids by the monks of need to be seen to be believed. of a pilgrimage around the Cathedral and of knitted angels in a bid to line the streets (Hebrews 12:2)

16 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 17 OPEN TREASURE OPEN TREASURE A Royal Opening RIBA Award for Open Treasure

In June, Open Treasure was recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects receiving a RIBA National Award 2018. This followed on from the project’s success at the RIBA North East Awards, where the project received a RIBA North East 2018 Award, as well as the RIBA North East Building of the Year and RIBA North East Conservation Award. In giving the award, the jury panel said: “Working with the Cathedral staff for over seven years, the architects (Purcell) have created an inspiring visitor experience that celebrates the architecture of the building and showcases its historic collections by remodelling previously hidden spaces. The sequence of spaces has been carefully adapted to create a range of environmental conditions that respond to the differing needs of the collection from medieval stonework and book collections through to Anglo-Saxon artefacts”. Responding to news of the award, Christopher Cotton of Purcell UK, the Cathedral’s consultant architect, told Dunholm: “I am very pleased for Durham Cathedral Chapter and staff and the whole team who worked on this transforming project. It has been a truly collaborative endeavour. As the architect, my aim has been not only to conserve and repair the outstanding buildings and spaces of the Cathedral, but to add to them in an invisible HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS The Prince of Megan and Prince Harry. The Dean then exhibition in the Collections Gallery – supporters Graham and Joanna Barker, David Chancellor of Durham University, the concert way, so the light, the spaces and treasures Wales received a very warm welcome in escorted the Prince inside to meet some of the Tudors: The Family and Faith in Durham – Clifford, Chair of the Friends of Durham featured 90 musicians from Durham University can be seen and accessed by all who visit the February this year on an official visit to people involved in bringing Open Treasure to before arriving in the Monks’ Dormitory to Cathedral, and Les Hancock, who, with Orchestral Society accompanied by a choir of 150 inspirational place that is Durham Cathedral. Durham. Defying the chilly weather, huge fruition including The Very Reverend Michael unveil a plaque commemorating his visit and fellow volunteers, oversaw the completion and singers from Durham University Choral Society Open Treasure is open Monday – Saturday: crowds gathered on the Durham World Sadgrove, Dean of Durham when the project the official opening of the museum. building of the Durham Cathedral in LEGO and Chamber Choir, the Cathedral Choristers 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday: 12:30pm Heritage Site to welcome the Prince, who was originally conceived and for most of its As well as meeting the staff and volunteers which raised over £300,000 for Open Treasure and the Durham County Youth Choir. – 5:00pm. Tickets are £7.50 or £15.00 for was visiting to formally open the Cathedral’s development and construction. working in Open Treasure, there was also time thanks to the support of visitors who donated After the royal visit, The Very Reverend an annual pass (concessions available). museum experience – Open Treasure. The Royal party then proceeded toOpen for His Royal Highness to be introduced to £1 to add a brick. Andrew Tremlett, Dean of Durham, said: “We Cathedral Patrons and Corporate Partners Upon his arrival in The College, the Prince Treasure where Prince Charles was able some of the people who generously supported The Prince’s visit to the Cathedral culminated are thrilled that Prince Charles has visited receive 50% discount or complimentary was greeted by cheering pupils from The to view the recently installed Treasures of the Open Treasure fundraising campaign. with a wonderful concert in the Nave in front Durham Cathedral and formally opened Open annual passes to Open Treasure as part Chorister School waving Union Jack flags. Saint Cuthbert; some of the most significant Amongst the guests were Sir Peter Luff and Ivor of a specially-invited audience to honour the Treasure. He enjoyed visiting the exhibition of their membership. To find out more, Some of the children were lucky enough to surviving Anglo-Saxon artefacts which Crowther from the Heritage Lottery, whose centenary of the death of composer Sir Hubert and the Cathedral enormously and it has including details of exhibition changeover chat to His Royal Highness before handing are now on permanent display in the Great grant of £3.9m was instrumental to realising Parry (1848-1918). Introduced by Sir Thomas been an honour to host a visit from such a dates, please visit the Cathedral’s website over a specially-made engagement card for Kitchen. He was then given a tour of the latest the project. Prince Charles also met Cathedral Allen, the world-renowned opera singer and distinguished royal guest.” www.durhamcathedral.co.uk.

18 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 19 Inspection Report (QIR 2013) from the FOUNDATION 2020 Cathedral Architect on the condition of our buildings detailed the need for a 15- year programme of major capital repair and conservation projects estimated to cost in the region of £40 million. Building a Secure Future An Endowment for the Future Faced with such a challenge, the Chapter agreed to establish an expendable FOR OVER 1,000 YEARS, Durham endowment fund to support the annual cycle Cathedral has been a place of Christian of planned maintenance and repair of the worship and pilgrimage, and the heart of a Cathedral’s historic buildings. The fund will strong and vibrant community. We have been form a strong foundation on which we can a constant in people’s lives through turbulent build for the future, helping us maintain, times and good – providing inspiration and develop and enhance the very fabric of solace, joy and hope on life’s journey but we the Cathedral, which not only houses the have not stood still. We have evolved and daily activities we provide, but also inspires continue to be as central and relevant to life them.Ensuring we make the appropriate today as we have ever been. As communities financial provision for good stewardship of become more disparate and divided – our buildings is the most critical factor to the Cathedral brings people together; the Cathedral continuing to deliver all other connecting them to their faith, their history aspects of its mission. and each other. To establish the fund, the Cathedral invested As well as serving our local communities, £1.9m of its own resources and, at the Durham Cathedral today welcomes over 750,000 visitors a year from all over the beginning of 2018, launched Foundation 2020; world, but keeping our doors open to all a major fundraising campaign to secure a and maintaining such a unique place brings total of £10 million into the fund by 2020. If unique challenges. As one of the world’s successful, the endowment will generate an architectural treasures and a designated income of between £300,000 to £400,000 a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cathedral year, which is the amount we need to spend places great responsibility on each generation each year on the day-to-day repair and to be good stewards and custodians, in order maintenance of the Cathedral and its precinct. to ensure that its rich heritage and position at Foundation 2020 the heart of community life is safeguarded for Kick-starting the Foundation 2020 campaign, the next generation. the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a The financial and operational challenges grant of £1 million, which is available to match of maintaining some of our most treasured donations raised by the Cathedral on a 1:1 historic buildings were highlighted in the basis, so every £1 donated to Foundation 2020, Cathedrals Working Group Report, published up to £1 million, is doubled. by in January 2018. Managing historic buildings, which need Donations to Foundation 2020 will help to Photos by Joe Cornish constant care and conservation, can be maintain and develop traditional craft skills, extremely costly. English Cathedrals have such as stonemasonry, which are vital to Text We look forward to bringing you news employed different approaches to tackle this conserving the Cathedral. They will also • To donate £5 please text TWEN20 of the campaign in future editions issue with some choosing to introduce an protect recent investments made in our £5 to 70070 of Dunholm, but if you would like to admission charge for visitors. Others, like buildings through projects like Open Treasure • To donate £10 please text TWEN20 find out more about how you can get Durham, have been working to encourage and ensure that any future developments £10 to 70070 involved, please contact our Development donations from visitors and growing other in the fabric of Durham Cathedral can be Department on 0191 374 4055 or email income streams from more commercial properly managed and maintained long-term. Online [email protected]. entities such as shops, restaurants and • Make your donation at By supporting Foundation 2020 in any of You can also read more about Foundation museums. www.localgiving.com/durhamcathedral the following ways, you can help ensure 2020 and watch a short film about the Whilst these have been positive Durham Cathedral’s future for another 1,000 Join campaign at www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/ developments for Durham, the scale of the years so that we can continue to connect • Become a 2020 Patron or 2020 Benefactor foundation2020. challenge means that there is still much more people to their faith, their history and each • Become a 2020 Club Member or work to be done. The last Quinquennial other as we do today: Corporate Partner

20 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 21 FOUNDATION 2020 THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY The 2020 Club Join the Club

DURHAM CATHEDRAL IS INVITING businesses to join our 2020 Club with membership at £250 per annum for the duration of the campaign. This membership fee, along with 2020 Patron membership and any donations made to Foundation 2020 will be matched by the Heritage Lottery Fund. All 2020 Club Members will receive the following in return for their support • Annual Magazine Dunholm • A framed 2020 Club certificate • Promotion on the Cathedral’s social media platforms • Invitations to Foundation 2020 events • Monthly news and updates about the Sophia Stovall with Alison Gittins, Durham Business Group and Graham Soult, CannyInsights.com after presenting them with their 2020 Club Certificate. campaign • Annual passes for Open Treasure, the Cathedral’s museum and gallery We have has been delighted with the response of North East businesses to the Ann Marie Clinnick, Brian Logan and Simon Newsham with their 2020 Club certificate taking pride of place in Baldwins Accountant’s Chester-le-Street Office 2020 club. A special thank you goes to Durham Business Group and Baldwins I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED that Baldwins But this costs money. Highly skilled labour Stovall kindly spoke to us about the Cathedral Accountants who have widely promoted the Accountants have renewed our partnership and materials are expensive. Now is the and the restoration work going on. Following on 2020 Club to the business community of with the Cathedral by joining the 2020 Club. time to put plans in place to look after the from her talk we brought 40 professionals from the Durham Business Club and Sunderland We have offices throughout the North East, and structure of the building. The costs are the group to the Cathedral in April, of which I Professionals Network, as well as both being just talking to colleagues in a couple of them, high, but if there are enough of us willing to am delighted to say a number joined the 2020 the first to join as 2020 Club Members. there was such a strong belief that we should financially support the project, it will quite Club. A number of 2020 Club members joined on support such a brilliant campaign. To us it seems literally give the Cathedral the financial It’s up to us all to make sure the building the Cathedral’s first Giving Day, held on such a worthwhile project, which is designed foundation going forward. is kept to the highest standard when it gets the 18 April where donations were not only to help fund the essential building work for the The more businesses and individuals that passed onto the next generation. As I’ve said Sophia Stovall presenting Gurpreet Jagpal, Durham Group Estates with their 2020 Club certificate matched by the Heritage Lottery Fund but Cathedral, for generations to come. we can get on board, will ease the financial before, this is an easy time to be custodians also by employees from the Barclays Durham Durham Cathedral has stood for hundreds of burden, and secure the future maintenance of the Cathedral. We have no excuse. Branch. This meant that the first annual years, faced many challenges over those years, of this iconic building. And what an I’m perhaps preaching to the converted, membership fee of £250 was quadrupled to and now welcomes hundreds of thousands opportunity to have our support doubled by otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this become £1,000 towards Foundation 2020. through its doors every year. I heard recently the Heritage Lottery Fund! article, but I’d ask that you spread the word on the BBC no less, that Durham Cathedral Earlier this year we celebrated the 20th about Foundation 2020. Durham Cathedral was the most visited tourist spot in the North anniversary of the Angel of the North does not charge entry, its architecture is East in 2017. Long may it continue! standing over the A1 at Gateshead, and people fantastic, and there is a unique beauty to it. Those past custodians of the Cathedral put were saying they knew they were home when If you were to Google Durham and look at up with a lot, compared what we do now. This they saw it. I don’t know about you, but for all the images, it would be easier to count generation charged with the upkeep of the many years before the Angel, whenever I came the photographs without the Cathedral building face a different threat. That of erosion up from London, I knew I was home when the in, than those with it. I’d ask if you haven’t and pollution. It attacks slowly and but can train pulled into Durham and I looked out of already done so, please join us and support be fought back. This time, not with weapons, the window and saw our Cathedral. Foundation 2020, and spread the word. but with the skills of our stonemasons and the I run a professional network group in Brian Logan, Paul McMahon and Beverley Howells from UHY Torgersens Cathedral’s Property Team. Sunderland, and last year the Cathedral’s Sophia Baldwins Accountants

22 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 23 entered into a Book of Remembrance, which THE GENEROUS GIVING PROJECT much of it. Other people don’t like talking is dedicated at the service. All are welcome to about money because they have too much of it. join the remembrance service, and people are Whatever the reason, there’s something within encouraged to bring family and friends. us that makes the topic of money something Donations made directly to ‘Light up a Life’ we want to avoid at all costs. in the lead up to the service go towards Don’t mention The thing is, if we are going to respond to helping St Cuthbert’s Hospice provide God’s love by giving, which is what we are outstanding care, free of charge. Donations called to do, then we have to face it. We have made during the service are shared between to talk about money. Why? Well contributing the Cathedral and the Hospice. the ‘M’ word money (however much) to our church funds Kay Carrick, Senior Donor Development helps our parish church or local Cathedral to Fundraiser, St Cuthbert’s Hospice, explains continue its work. We give money to our the significance of holding such a service at church because God loves us and we want to this time of year: share that message of love with our neighbour. It seems simple enough, but the “At St Cuthbert’s we understand the festive act of handing over money or talking about period can be a very difficult time of year for handing over money or even thinking about those who have lost a loved one, especially so having to talk about handing over money…. if it is the first Christmas without someone makes us pretty uncomfortable. we hold dear. The feeling of isolation can be overwhelming, yet we know that people can Jesus spoke about money 33 times in the find great comfort in being with others who gospels. Maybe we could learn something have experienced a similar loss. The service is from that. If we’re going to make a change, if Above: St Cuthbert’s Hospice’s ‘Light up a Life’ service an opportunity to come together as a we’re going to see our churches and communities transformed by God’s love and community to reflect and remember. generosity then we have to say it: MONEY There’s something about being at Durham MONEY MONEY. THE COMMUNITY OF ST CUTHBERT Cathedral that instantly brings a feeling of Imagine if we could embrace conversations comfort and is a wonderful space for about money. I wonder how it would make our contemplation, no matter what faith or beliefs clergy feel when preaching about money if you have. Many people tell us they find the they knew we weren’t squirming in our seats. experience uplifting, and lighting a candle in Above: Photo of a Grotesque on the Cathedral tower taken by Tom Banks I’d love to see the look on your member of Charitable Giving the Cathedral for a loved one brings them clergy’s face if, next time you saw them, you great comfort.” RACHAEL PHILLIPS recently joined things in Britain. But we do have a problem told them you’re ready to talk about money. Durham Cathedral is proud to support the Durham Diocese as the Generous Giving with talking about it. Here in Britain we don’t Next time you walk into church, look around wonderful services St Cuthbert’s Hospice Project Officer, bringing 13 years of discuss our income with our friends and often and feel blessed that it exists for you and your provides, and continues to be grateful to our leadership experience in the British Army, not even with our family. community because of the money (donations many dedicated volunteers who also offer where she managed community projects and We can feel awkward about money in church big or small) you and generations before you their time and energy to support the Hospice. trained as a specialist in culture and too. I’ve felt really embarrassed in churches have given. Next time you are praying, pray Andrew Tremlett, the Dean of Durham is the languages. When she is not preaching, EACH YEAR THE CATHEDRAL donates become both respected and loved for the before. Once I visited a church for the first for the people that they may feel peace when President of St Cuthbert’s Hospice and in attending Parochial Church Council 10% of the donations received from its impact the charity has had on many lives. time and the collection plate was at the back, talking about money, and to those whose lives 2016 The Right Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of meetings and synods, or visiting clergy, congregation and service collections to a Though tucked away, and it can be easy to and I missed it altogether. I’d given nothing! are a struggle because they feel they don’t Durham, formally opened newly finished Rachael loves nothing more than playing number of local, national and international miss on your first visit, once there, the Another time I was at Salisbury Cathedral and have enough, or they are embarrassed about building works, which incorporated a new rugby with friends. charities, as well as responding to emergency peaceful surroundings can be truly admired. had given all the money I was carrying during having too much. café and much needed additional therapy appeals in the event of natural disasters. For The Hospice is a bit like your family or a best People are my thing. I’m happiest when I’m the offertory. After the service, when I was at God thank you for loving me and for all the rooms and office space, allowing St the 2017-18 financial year, some of the friend, you know they’ll be there in the hard chatting to others and listening to people’s the front of the queue to get coffee, I realised gifts you give me. You give freely, without Cuthbert’s Hospice to expand its services and recipient charities included: times – much like the Cathedral. faith stories and experiences of the world. I that I couldn’t contribute, so I left the queue condition, and without embarrassment. You continue to provide outstanding care to Every year in the run up to Christmas, St became a Christian 4 years ago and I’m empty handed because I couldn’t bear not do not hold back. Please teach me to follow • St Cuthbert’s Hospice families in County Durham. Cuthbert’s Hospice invites those who have delighted that my strange path to Jesus has contributing (or having to explain myself). your ways. Forgive my embarrassment God; • Christian Aid lost a loved one to join their ‘Light up a Life’ Bishop Paul told us: “I was delighted to be led me back home to the North East, to serve These examples are silly but true. I’ve since please don’t let it get in the way of my giving. • Save the Children service at the Cathedral and remember asked to visit the Hospice and to open the Durham Diocese. I am like a child, O Lord, and I need been told that the church is a place of grace St Cuthbert’s Hospice, close to Neville’s someone special. Hundreds of people attend new facilities. The work that hospices do in direction and strength. I pray you will fill my The Generous Giving Project is here to help and love and no-one would have judged me at Cross, Durham, is one of the strengths of the every year and 2017’s service took place on caring for people, their families and loved heart with your Holy Spirit, and enable me to churches to communicate God’s enormous all. This is true. The problem didn’t lie with city and its community. The Hospice began Sunday 17 December, led by the Dean of ones at a difficult time in their lives cannot be talk about money with grace. and infinite generosity towards us, and to other people. It was all my own offering services to the community of Durham and featured music from Durham underestimated. I am very proud that we have Amen discover how we can respond generously, embarrassment about money. Durham in September 1988. Since then it has Miners’ Association Brass Band and The such excellent facilities in the Diocese and according to whatever God’s blessed us with. Why is it embarrassing? Some people don’t like Rachael Phillips developed to meet growing and changing Durham Singers. Those who donate to ‘Light the dedication of those that work in them – We don’t have a problem with paying for talking about money because they don’t have www.thegenerousgivingproject.com needs of the local community and has up a Life’ can have the names of a loved one they are a real credit to the community.”

24 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 25 than 80 countries around the world. But why Even more, the Christian faith proclaims peacemakers and thereby ensure that they do we gather for this act of remembrance and that, despite the reality of conflict and did not give their lives in vain. It’s also thanksgiving in church? There are hundreds self-sacrifice in the cause of justice and peace, incumbent upon us as a nation never, ever to of war memorials in the centres of villages, war is not inevitable. It’s an intrusion into put our armed service men and women into towns and cities. Why do we not gather creation and human society that comes from harm’s when they might be asked to lay down there? Why do we gather in parish churches the sin and darkness of human hearts. In our the gift of their lives for anything but the and cathedrals across the land to hear the first lesson this morning, the prophet Micah, most pressing and desperate of reasons. Bible read, sing hymns, say prayers and a book compiled in the sixth century BC The fallen men and women whom we endure sermons? There are many possible amidst bloody conflicts surrounding Israel, remember with pride, thanksgiving and grief writes ‘God shall judge between many answers to that question and I’d like to offer today, gave the gift of their lives to what they peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong you just two this morning. believed was the cause of peace, justice and nations far away; they shall beat their swords The first concerns the stories that surround goodness. If you receive your life as a gift into ploughshares, and their spears into war. Remembrance Sunday gathers together from God with thankfulness, to what will you pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword countless human experiences of the bravery, in turn give your life? For what cause, to what against nation, neither shall they learn war sacrifice and anguish of war and violence. purpose, will you live? Will you live simply anymore.’ The sacrifices of the men and Remembrance Sunday gathers all those for your own gain, or, like those we remember women of our armed services are not part of stories into churches such as this and places today, will you live for the peace, well-being an inevitable and necessary pattern of war. them in the context of the great Christian and flourishing of others, in the cause of We can say, in this Christian context, they truth and justice? Our contemporary culture story of the violent suffering of Jesus Christ’s died in the cause of a more basic peace offers us many opportunities to live shallow, crucifixion and the hope of the resurrection. ordained by God. They died not because war selfish and trivial lives. In the light of those One of the reasons we can fit our human is inevitable, but so that war might be no stories of the sacrifice and pain of war into more. who made the ultimate sacrifice in giving the the Christian story is because Christianity gift of their lives on the battlefield, today’s Durham Cathedral’s Garden of Remembrance 2017 The second reason why we come to church for never glosses over the human suffering and Remembrance Service reminds us that we are Remembrance Sunday concerns a basic and loss that is the inevitable outcome of war. The God’s gift and asks us ‘to what will you give fundamental claim of the Christian faith: we Bible never fast forwards through the the gift of your life? For what cause and in the WWI CENTENARY the eleventh day of the eleventh month – are created and every human life is a unique crucifixion to arrive swiftly and triumphantly name of what good?’ It’s the critical moral inspired Sir Percy FitzPatrick to suggest an and irreplaceable gift, and therefore of at a cosy resurrection. The Christian story question we all face and it’s posed annual commemoration. The suggestion was infinite value. In this Christian context, our particularly powerfully here, today, as we forwarded to the King, . The idea recognises the reality of human violence and lives are not simply the outcome of a blind remember the fallen in the peace of this great was promptly taken up and the King issued a our grief that, in this fallen world, it is evolutionary process or the product of our cathedral. ‘call to the nation’ at the beginning of sometimes necessary to fight and die for culture or whatever we happen to want or do. Durham Cathedral November 1919 asking that, ‘for the brief freedom and justice in defence of the In the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, Our lives are a unique gift that finds its space of two minutes, there be a complete vulnerable. Yet the Christian faith also ultimate source in a giver – the mysterious the laying down of a life in freedom and suspension of all normal activities…to teaches us that violence and sacrifice – the source of all things we call God – who peace, we see revealed the love of God who remembers perpetuate the memory of the Great violence that crucified Jesus Christ and his created and ordered the world. If we created us, gives us life and calls us into his Deliverance, and of those who laid down sacrifice for our sin – that violence and understand that our life is a gift from a giver, kingdom of justice and peace. That hope has their lives to achieve it.’ The first minute’s sacrifice does not have the last word. It this should make all the difference in the been carried onto the battlefield with the ON SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2017, year, the third Battle of Ypres. He silence is intended as a thanksgiving for those doesn’t end there. Our hope lies in something world to how we live because it’s not ours to prayer that our lives may be given not for a Simon Oliver, Van Mildert Professor commanded the 71st siege battery of the who have survived. The second minute is to more – another kingdom, a new life. In the do with simply as we please. So we start with foolish and vain politics, but for the good and of Divinity, Durham University and South African Heavy Artillery for around remember the fallen. And so, on 11th resurrection of Christ lies our hope that the thanksgiving to God for who and what we are peace of all humanity. Blessed are those who Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral, nine months. On 14th December 1917, November 1919, the Armistice Day silence death of our servicemen and women and the – that we are ‘fearfully and wonderfully mourn, blessed are those who hunger and preached a sermon about the act of FitzPatrick, now an acting Major, was was officially observed for the first time. We grief that follows are not the end. There is made’, as the Bible puts it (Psalm 139.13-14). thirst for righteousness, blessed are the remembrance and why the church is a focal nearing the railway station at Beaumetz in continue that tradition as fervently as ever more, because God holds them in his life, in Understanding our life as a gift means that merciful, blessed are the peacemakers, said point for us to come together to remember. north east France to say farewell to two nearly a century later, on Armistice Day and an eternal hope of redemption and life has meaning in the way that any gift has Jesus. In remembering those who gave their In 1914, a twenty-five-year-old South African friends who were going on leave to England. Remembrance Sunday. resurrection. This isn’t wishful thinking – it’s meaning, as a bond between giver and lives in the bitterness of war, in the giving of named Percy Fitzpatrick, a former student at A chance shell, fired at long range, struck. This annual act of remembrance gathers us as been the testimony of the Church for 2000 recipient. We need to think carefully and our lives in the service of one another, in Oxford, was studying to be a lawyer in FitzPatrick was killed, aged 28. His father, Sir a civic community, nation and years and the witness of this cathedral for seriously about what we do with the gift of remembering that every human life is a gift of London. At the outbreak of war in July that Percy FitzPatrick senior, a farmer and former Commonwealth because, as well as the nearly 1000 years. It’s the hope that has been our lives – how we treasure it, enjoy it and to God of infinite value to be nurtured and year he returned home to Johannesburg and Major of Johannesburg, had lost his eldest sacrifices of the past, we remember that men carried into war in the prayers and hymns of what ends we live it. treasured, may we be blessed as peacemakers volunteered for military service. In son. He planted memorial trees on his land, and women of today’s armed services soldiers, sailors and air personnel for The men and women whom we remember and defenders of the vulnerable who strive September 1915, Fitzpatrick returned to but he wanted to do more. He had been continue to make extraordinary sacrifices – generations. The Christian faith is real today, the millions killed in armed conflict, first for the kingdom of heaven and the justice England with the South African Heavy impressed by a one-minute silence kept in his sometimes the ultimate sacrifice – in the enough that it can be proclaimed and prayed gave the gift of their lives in the cause of of almighty God, to whom be ascribed as is Artillery. He saw service at some of the most local church in 1916 after the South African cause of peace and for the preservation of even on the battlefield – especially on the justice and peace. Each one of those lives is a most justly due all might, majesty, dominion ferocious battles of the war, including the casualty list had been read out. The date and freedom and justice. In recent years, UK battlefield, where we are most in need of unique and irreplaceable gift, so it is and power, now and in the ages of ages. Battle of the Somme and, a century ago this time of the Armistice – the eleventh hour of forces have regularly been deployed in more God’s mercy. absolutely incumbent upon us today to be Amen.

26 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 27 FOOD FOR THE SOUL A STITCH IN TIME The home of hospitality Tracy A Franklin hospitality. As sacred sites of healing, “In revising the new menu, we were keen to of Needlework, and subsequently went onto concept, to design, to sampling, to Benedictine monasteries should be places showcase the abundance of fantastic produce coordinate and teach the apprenticeship. She sourcing materials and working a piece to where pilgrims come to find refuge and make on our doorstep. Our bread, for example, is left the School in 2001 to start her own completion. themselves whole again. freelance business back in the North East sourced from Mattison’s family bakers in What is the most common misconception concentrating on teaching, designing, and St Benedict expected many different people Durham, whilst all our meat is from Gateshead- about embroidery? producing her own work, as well as working on would come to the monastery, and he was based Freemans butchers.” That it is not an art form. It has many elements, her own publications. right. Durham Cathedral today welcomes over Within the truly stunning setting of the styles and techniques, but it is a true skill 750,000 visitors a year and continues to build western Undercroft, the Restaurant team serve In 2003, Tracy moved into premises in 3 and art! on St Benedict’s teachings and the importance Fowlers Yard, Back Silver Street, Durham City, on average 300 customers each day and the What are the best and most challenging he placed on offering a warm welcome and new menu includes lunch, afternoon tea and an artist’s community. Within her workspace, things about embroidery? hospitality to visitors. Benedictine snack options. Favourites range from Tracy teaches workshops, classes and courses, Embroidery is many things, historic, monasteries were and still are places where Cumberland sausage morning rolls and and works on commission pieces, as well as fashionable, traditional, contemporary, weary souls have found rest and renewal. seasonal vegetable tartlets to the Undercroft being open to the public as a tourist attraction modern, but adaptable. Sourcing the correct The Benedictine values are an integral part of and to sell specialist threads and materials for Afternoon Tea featuring British pork and materials, techniques, ideas, approaches, are the day to day life of the Cathedral, as we embroidery. In 2006, together with Julia Northumberland chutney sausage rolls, all part of making the best of a project. Having strive to create a truly hospitable environment. Triston, Tracy formed STITCHBUSINESS, homemade cakes and fresh scones with Jersey built up knowledge over the years of being in an independent stitch school designed to offer If you look up ‘hospitality’ some of the key butter and fruit preserve. this profession, I am always happy to rise to words which come up are: a range of creative courses in design and art the challenge of a new project. - companionship The Restaurant’s corporate hospitality offer textiles, teaching City & Guilds courses levels What are the Cathedral Broderers working - friendliness has also been refreshed. From canapés and 1-3 and bespoke specialist masterclasses. In on presently? - generosity light lunches to afternoon tea and three course 2007, Tracy became Head Broderer at Broderers are working on three big projects. - warmth dinners, the new menu covers all corporate Durham Cathedral. The first is a hanging for the Diocese of - cheer and private events. Some of the stars of the Tracy look some time out recently to talk to Durham for the Saint Aidan chapel, which is - welcome menu include Northumberland nettle cheese, Tracy A Franklin Dunholm about the work of the Cathedral due to be completed soon. The second is a seat - sociability caramelized onion and tomato palmier and Broderers: cushion based on the marbled floor at the high pan haggerty. All of these words are synonymous with the How did you get involved with the altar. And the third is a new cope for friendly and warm welcome visitors receive Cathedral? permanent display in Open Treasure, based on from our volunteer stewards and guides, the the life of Saint Cuthbert. Just desserts TRACY IS AN ESTABLISHED designer I started leading Durham Cathedral Broderers companionship and cheer offered through the and hand embroiderer, promoting traditional back in 2007. Prior to this, I had been in How often do the Cathedral Broderers meet? Cathedral Community and the many different The first serving of the Great Durham Pudding and contemporary embroidery as an art form. contact with Phyllis Richardson, the founder As a group, we meet more or less every other occasions throughout the year at which the Club, a series of quarterly dining experiences, Based in Fowlers Yard as part of an artist of Durham Cathedral Broderers, and Dorothy Monday, but we all work much more than that. Cathedral itself facilitates opportunities for was held at in the Undercroft Restaurant on community in Durham City, Tracy designs, Watson, the former head Broderer. They were Broderers continue to work on projects people to connect with each other. Thursday 8 February 2018. stitches, makes, produces, sells, manages, looking for someone to take over, and kept in whether at home, or in the Broderers’ Room in Here at Durham Cathedral we like to think we Diners on the night enjoyed a delicious teaches, promotes, conserves and restores all contact with me until the time was right. the Cathedral Office, whilst I source, design, can provide many different opportunities for main course made with locally sourced kinds of stitched textiles and embroideries. How, and where did you learn your skills? or problem-solve work in hand. our visitors to relax and renew within our walls ingredients, before feasting on a selection of six Originally from Durham, Tracy studied I have always been a creator and maker, mainly We are incredibly lucky to have Tracy and her “All who arrive as guests are to be welcomed and in our gardens and along our riverbanks. glorious puddings! These included well-loved pattern cutting and garment construction at dabbling in sewing and hand embroidery. team of talented volunteer Broderers to help One key aspect of providing hospitality has like Christ, for he is going to say, ‘I was a favourites such as sticky toffee and date Jacob Kramer College in Leeds, now known as Between 1991 and 1994, I trained on the Royal create and mend wonderful works of arts for always been through food. In October 2017, stranger and you welcomed me”. pudding, as well as traditional Durham recipes Leeds College of Art and Design. Having School of Needlework apprenticeship course Durham Cathedral. Like so many charities, BaxterStorey joined Durham Cathedral to Rule of Saint Benedict 53:1 from the 1758 Cookbook of John Thacker, cook successfully completed the BTEC Diploma in London. After the 3 years of training, I Durham Cathedral relies on the support and take over the daily running of the Undercroft for two of the Cathedral’s Deans. and being awarded the Burton Trophy award, continued to work for the School, and then left commitment of its many volunteers, for which THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES, Restaurant. A new menu has been introduced Tracy then completed a Costume Making in 2001 to pursue my own freelance career we are hugely grateful. Benedictine monasteries of men and women to the 120-seat restaurant, celebrating some of If you would like to receive Cathedral news course at London College of Fashion and back in Durham. have been described as “powerhouses of and events information directly to your inbox the North East’s finest food and drink. The continued working in the costume industry If you are interested in becoming a prayer,” but we would like to think of them as please sign up to our mailing list online at redesigned menu has been created to provide until 1991. What is the most enjoyable part of the volunteer at Durham Cathedral please “way stations of hospitality,” as well. Nor visitors with the very best in locally sourced, www.durhamcathedral.co.uk, or alternatively process for you? contact Marie Wisson, Volunteer should we forget that the English word seasonal produce as Jeremy Wood, Regional look out for updates on Facebook, Twitter In September 1991, Tracy enrolled onto the Embroidery is my profession, and I enjoy most Manager on 0191 374 4068 or email hospital comes from the same Latin root as Managing Director at BaxterStorey explains: and Instagram. three year apprenticeship at the Royal School of the processes most of the time, from the [email protected]

28 DUNHOLM DUNHOLM 29 TO CAPTURE THE CATHEDRAL SUPPORTERS OF DURHAM CATHEDRAL UP TO MAY 2018 Peter Burmann Thank you

PETER BURMANN is a Danish photographer Some of Peter’s images you may recognise: Durham Cathedral is a charitable organisation. The Headley Trust MAC Security & Fire based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who has played Like all English Cathedrals it does not receive The Hedley Denton Charitable Trust Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County a key role in producing beautiful images that regular statutory support and must rely on its The J H Burn Charity Trust Vortex Lighting Ltd. own resources for its daily life, maintenance and Durham Cathedral has been able to use in its The Lake Foundation Richard Fletcher development. We are tremendously grateful for The late John James Delaney Durham HR promotion of its Adopt a Book scheme, Patron all support received, and would especially like The late Ella Hughes programme and across social media and print to thank: The late Revd Cyril Woolstenholmes Media Partner over the past three years. The Masons Charitable Trust Premier Christian Radio I have volunteered as a photographer for Alan England The Michael James Music Trust The Durham Times Allchurches Trust The Ouseley Trust Durham Cathedral’s Development Department Anonymous The Paragon Trust Design for the past four years. In my professional life Arthur Souster Charitable Trust The Parish and Town Councils of Belmont, Founded I work within Mechanical Engineering and Arts Council England Evenwood & Barony, , Project Management, but I like to balance John and Angela Anstee Great Aycliffe, Murton, North Lodge, Seaton my professional life with my passionate for Biffa Award – Building Communities. with Slingley, Waldridge, and PATRONS photography. I love travelling, discovering Transforming Lives Willington Barbara Abraham Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England The P F Charitable Trust new and different languages and cultures, Michael Ross Alderson and enjoy exploring interesting architecture Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust The Percy Hedley 1990 Charitable Trust Choir Schools’ Association The Reedham Trust Matthew Andrews and historical buildings wherever I go. Being County Durham Community Foundation The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys Maureen and Kenneth Aspinall a photographer, I rarely leave home without Derwent Valley Area Action Partnership The Surtees Trust Gordon Bacon my camera. Not because I’m off to photograph Durham Cathedral Choir Association The Woodland Trust Elizabeth Rosalind Bainbridge anything in particular, but in the likely event of Durham City Freemen The Worshipful Company of Masons Sheila Bamber something suddenly happens that inspires me, East Durham Rural Corridor Area Action Total Business Group Peter and Barbara Barella it’s great to have my camera close to hand. You Partnership Chloe Barton just never know what you will capture or who English Heritage Melanie Bash you will meet when you go out for a walk, that’s Friends of Cathedral Music CORPORATE PARTNERS Friends of Durham Cathedral Adrian Philip Beney the amazing part of it. My photographic style is Garfield Weston Foundation There are four levels of Corporate Partnership Rosalind documentary style, and you’ll find my images in Handelsbanken starting from £250 per annum. Durham Roberta Blackman-Woods MP various articles, newsletters Heritage Lottery Fund Cathedral is proud to be associated with the Jean Bolam following companies: Stephen Geoffrey Bown I was born in the land of the Vikings, Denmark, Hobson Charity Home Office George Bramfitt but I have always had a keen interest in foreign Lynn and John Cuthbert OBE DL Platinum Sylvia Brett languages and cultures, and fortunately this Margaret and Chris Lendrum CBE Shoreline Estates Ltd Peter Edward Bright has taken me to many countries and in 2014 Peter and Jayne Cook Endowment Fund Bill and Angela Braviner I moved to the UK. While initially living in Police Property Act Fund Gold Bill and Michelle Bremner Durham, I met fellow Dane Sophia Stovall, Sir David Chapman Hargreaves Services plc Sylvia Brett Relationship & Development Manager Sir James Knott Trust Swinburne Maddison Jacqui Brown The Banks Group Steve Bryan who is also the Danish Lecturer at Durham Sir John Priestman Charity Trust Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust Total Business Mary Burgess University. I got involved by supporting the The Alan Evans Memorial Trust DAC Beachcroft James and Shirley Burns documentation of projects like Open Treasure, The Banks Community Fund Chris and Annabel Burns Patron events and other opportunities to The Benevolent Committee of the Province of Silver Christopher John Carson share the day to day life as well as the beauty of Durham Brims Construction Ltd Richard Carter these buildings. I was really pleased to get an The Cook Butler Trust Carillion Developments Ralph Neil Clark opportunity to photograph and cover various The David Boardman Trust Chester-le-Track Richard Coad events including amazing events like Lumiere The Donald Forrester Trust Durham Markets Company Andy and Christine Collins – as well as Sophia’s wedding in 2017. Despite The Dunard Fund Hotel Indigo Chris Cook The Ernest Cook Trust Vinovium Associates Audrey Cooke moving to Newcastle upon Tyne, I continued The First World War Centenary Cathedral Wendy Costello my volunteering for Durham Cathedral Repairs Fund (DCMS) Bronze Joan Crooks and continue to enjoy the environment and The Geological Society Latimer Hinks Solicitors Elizabeth Cummings atmosphere of this amazing place throughout The George Cadbury Fund B Account Lumley Castle Morag Cummings the year. The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust Team Massive Results Kevin and Dorothy Cummings

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Josephine Cundy John and Angela Miller Francis and Ruth Watson Ian Davenport Duncan MacEwan Simon James William Watson Phillip Davies Rosita Malandrinos Humphrey and Nicky Welfare Richard Davison Gerald Markwell Richard and Christine Wheeler Douglas Devey Christina Martin David Wheeler Margaret Devine Margaret Stella McCollum Helen Williams Sharon Dodds Anthony and Margaret McCluskey Fiona Williams Adam and Janice Douglas Jennifer McDougall Susanna Williams Pauline Duffell Bill Moir Anne Elizabeth Wilson Andrew Dunn Olly Morris Thomas Peter Wilson John and Diana Eccles Wendy Morris Ruth Wiltsher Kathleen Edmenson Catherine Murphy Reg and June Wright John and Susan Egglestone Rosemary Nixon Peter and Pamela Young Maurice and Diane Fairbank Peter Nyland Robin and Fiona Feith John Ogden FOUNDATION 2020 Kate Fenwick David and Marilyn Over Foundation 2020 Patrons David Fielding Alan Oyston Margaret Ayton Jim and Pat Francis Laura Peace Timothy John Duff and Emma Bain Heinz Fuchs Fiona Mary Parker Michael Bayles David and Joan Fuller Susan Patrick Karen Berry Brian Denis Gable Jeffrey and Christine Pearson Paul Chandler Claire Galloway Patricia Pearson Fiona Cowley Beryl Gatenby James Plaut Alison and John Curry Linda Kirk and Margaret Gilroy Mark Curry Potts Lynda Delf Michael and Linda Gough Richard and Lesley Proud Anne Dixon Michael and Sylvia Graham Jackie Purver Alan Dixon Daniel Grange Katherine Reay Irene Glen James Grant Peter Rhodes Richard James Hilton Richard and Dorothy Gray Rupert and Jill Richardson Lynn Hughes John Neville Greaves Harold and Jean Robson Kendra Johnson Lilian Groves Anthony James Rowell Janice King Douglas Hamilton Theresa Saliba Gaye Kirby Rachel Hamilton Clemence Schultze Ruth McAree Kenneth Hannah Judi Webb and Peter Sedgwick Beth McKenzie Maureen Elizabeth Harris Beryl Shuttleworth Caroline Orr Frank Harrison Jane Shuttleworth David Rushton Mary Hart G and S Slater Matthew and Katharine Smith Paul Harvey Roger Smith Margaret Stamp John and Mary Hawgood Alan Smith and Eileen Grimes Nicholas and Susan Sutton Anthony Hill Carolyn and Vincent Smith Carl Thom Rosemary Hind Mr Edward Charles Patrick Smith Ivan and Kathleen Thompson Jillian Hindmarsh Kevin Smithson Tom and Diane Thubron Constance Hinds Jennifer Smurthwaite Nanette Tiplady Paul Hodgkinson and Jason Anderson Edward Robert Smyth Vanessa Ward Edwin and Jessica Holmes Pamela Carr Stewart James Wilkinson John Holmes Keith and Martha Stewart Margaret Wilson Philippa Hudson David and Sue Stockdale Reg and June Wright David Hunt Ruth Studholme Barry and Michelle James Muriel Norah Suddick Kendra Johnson Reuben Sutton 2020 CLUB MEMBERS David Jones George Peter Swift Lynda May Kempsey Alison Tabori Baldwins Accountants Jacob Knight Brian Tanner Peacock Carter Ltd Richard Bryan Lacey Geoff and Irene Taylor Green Energy Consulting Gillian Lathan Sabine Tenge-Heslop Durham Business Group Graham Leggatt-Chidgey Charlie and Vivien Thompson UHY Torgersens Annette Lewis Robert and Margaret Tindle Mortons Law Kathleen Longmaid Judy Turner Business Doctors Peter and Vicky Lowis Trevor Uren Prestige Financial Planners Ltd Ruth Lyddiard Harry Vane Durham Group Estates Ltd Jill MacDonald Kislon Voitchovsky and Catharine Mee CannyInsights.com Michael and Christine McMinn Arthur and Muriel Waites Newtons Solicitors Limited Brid Fitzpatrick and Pat MacDonald Charlotte Wallace Whitworth Hotel and Deer Park

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