Winchester Cathedral Record 2018 Number 87

Home , Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester, Manydown, Tim Dakin, Winchester Cathedral

Friends of Winchester Cathedral 2 The Close, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9LS 01962 857 245 [email protected] www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk Registered Charity No. 220218 Friends of Winchester Cathedral 2018 “My solicitor Royal Patron Her Majesty the Queen Patron The Right Reverend Tim Dakin, Lord Bishop of Winchester ticks all the boxes” President The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester Ex Officio Vice-Presidents Nigel Atkinson Esq, HM Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire The Mayor of Winchester Ms Jean Ritchie QC, Chairman of the Cathedral Council Honorary Vice-President Mo Hearn

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Bruce Parker, Chairman Julian Hartwell, Vice-Chairman David Fellowes, Treasurer Efficient  Anne Newsome, Tom Watson John Lankester, Geoff Howard Natalie Shaw, Nigel Spicer Focused  Ex Officio Chapter Trustees The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester  The Reverend Canon Sue Wallace, Precentor and Sacrist Approachable Annabelle Boyes, Receiver General STAFF Friendly  Lucy Hutchin, Director Lesley Mead Dodie Napier Professional 

Friends’ Prayer Most glorious Lord of life, Who gave to your disciples the precious name of friends: accept our thanks for this Cathedral Church, built and adorned to your glory and alive with prayer and grant that its company of Friends GODWINS SOLICITORS LLP may so serve and honour you in this life ESTABLISHED 1823

that they come to enjoy the fullness of your promises BASED IN WINCHESTER, SERVING CLIENTS ACROSS THE UK within the eternal fellowship of your grace; and this we ask for your name’s sake. Amen. 12 St Thomas Street, Winchester SO23 9HF 01962 841484 [email protected] www.godwins-law.co.uk Welcome A Memorable Year This was the year that so much of the latest restoration, conservation and building work in the Cathedral came to glorious fruition. For The Friends, after so many months, at last the sheets and scaffolding disappeared to reveal, in all their splendid glory, the projects we have supported in the presbytery. The East Window has been released from its hiding place and the result, partly funded by The Friends, is devastatingly beautiful. The dismantling of the scaffolding also allowed the Great Screen to be cleaned for the first time in more than a century. Thank you to you all for your continued support. Your regular subscriptions enable The Friends to continue to underpin the Cathedral in so many essential ways. I hope you share the absolute delight of the Trustees in being able to make just a small difference to this incredible building and its wonderful community. After six admirable years as Director, we were sad to say goodbye to Lesley Bestwick who has chosen to move on to a challenging role with a Southampton charity. Her hard work has left a lasting mark on our organisation and all our thanks go to her. However, we are delighted, of course, to welcome Lucy Hutchin as her successor. Bruce Parker Chairman

Winchester cathedral record 2018 3 Contents A message from the dean 5 Almost all revealed 6 Nick Cox, Cathedral Architect A second Ogle at the Deanery 10 A Year of Exciting discoveries 12 Dr John Crook, Cathedral Archaeologist Listening, not talking… 17 Canon Nick Fennemore on his role as Cathedral Chaplain The Great Screen Clean 19 Fake Cathedral News? 20 The unreal story of the Walker Statue Events 24 The Year in Figures 26 Martin Reid MBE 28 A tribute Office News 30 Cathedral and College – 1918 33 Memories of the Great War Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol 40 Recent projects 42 Supported by the friends AGM Minutes 46 Financial Activities 48 Record Extra 50 Christmas Cards 51 Our Membership 52

Joint Editors – Bruce Parker and Lucy Hutchin Cover photo of Girl Choristers – Jim Pascoe Design and print – talkdesignandprint.com Many other photos by kind permission of Simon Newman and John Crook

4 Winchester cathedral record 2018 TheA message Deafrom n Catherine Ogle

"The past year has been one of great achievement. "

As the high scaffolding and barriers came down at Easter the marvellous glories of the conserved Cathedral have been revealed. It has been a great joy to see Presbytery ceiling and bosses afresh, for the first time in four years and with over a hundred years of dust removed, the Great Screen has been restored in its luminous beauty, with thanks to the generous grant from The Friends. This is a significant and encouraging time for Winchester Cathedral. We are coming to the fulfilment of major building conservation projects, with stunning new exhibitions due to be new home. You can read more about unveiled next Easter. We can anticipate this later in The Record. growing visitor numbers and our My grateful thanks go to you, The aspiration is that cathedral ministry Friends of Winchester Cathedral, for will engage with ever-widening the lively part that you play in the life audiences. We aspire to share our faith, of the cathedral and for all that you its heritage and life today with greater contribute to our sense of community impact, inclusion and engagement. and well-being. This is also a significant time for all So thank you Friends for your hours English cathedrals as spiritual heritage of support, for your work and your and beauty of worship continue to enthusiasm for Winchester Cathedral. attract increasing numbers of visitors Thank you to Bruce Parker for his and seekers. Chairmanship of The Friends. Thank On a personal note, having camped you to Lesley Bestwick and now Lucy for a year in a lovely cottage on Dome Hutchin and to the team. It is a great Alley, we have finally moved into the joy to be Dean of Winchester and Deanery and are delighted with our President of The Friends.

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Nick Cox, Cathedral Architect

In the last year the quantity of building the new sound system. Beyond the activity proceeding within the Cathedral Cathedral itself, a significant contract has been as remarkable as in previous has also been undertaken at the years; several areas of the HLF project Deanery which has not been subject to have reached completion and other such attention for several decades. works have commenced, notably on Last year, this annual report recorded the north transept and north presbytery that the work to the polychrome aisle windows and the installation of bosses of the presbytery vault had been carried out. The results of this work, and the repainting of the vault fields and ribs, has now been revealed for all to see with the scaffold having been dismantled in the first months of 2018. It is now possible to look up once again and take in the full height of the presbytery and enjoy the light coming through the clerestory windows. It was during this last year that the conservation of the stained glass was completed by Holy Well Glass together with the associated stone repairs. The study of the limewash on south window 2 and south window 3 and trials on how to deal with it have yielded very pleasing results. Much of it, where on unpainted glass, could be removed but removal on painted lines was not possible without affecting the mediaeval paint itself. As such, the limewash has been left on the painted lines but the extent to which it might be damaging in the future is now mitigated by the external protective glazing. This prevents the condensation that was a significant component of the Stained glass completion decay process.

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Presbytery vault and bosses

The stonework of the presbytery, above gallery level, was all vacuumed down and more stubborn areas of grime were carefully removed by a conservator. The stonework of the window mullions and traceries was given a very thin coat of limewash by Trevor Hills from the Works Yard. The final effort in the stone cleaning and limewashing of the traceries was guided by trying to achieve an New tracery stonework being pieced overall balance in the appearance of into the north transept windows the presbytery whereby it appears coherent and cared for but still tells of craftsmanship is outstanding and in its great age and history. places, such as the canopies over the One of the last activities undertaken doors to the feretory, small traces during the dismantling of the scaffold of the polychrome paint that once in the presbytery was the cleaning covered the screen can be seen. down of the Great Screen. Undertaken In the south transept a huge amount of by McNeilage Conservation, the work has been carried out. The building transformation has been remarkable. work is now nearing completion in The build up of dust was thick and its readiness for the exhibition fit out – a removal has revealed the crispness major contract in itself. Since last year and fineness of the carved stone. The the lift has now been fully installed with

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Mezzanine balcony From the mezzanine the route up to the triforium continues past the new choir vestries and lavatory – a lavatory worth mention given the extensive work required to install the drainage route for it (and the new lavatories in the Song School) all the way across the Inner Glass clad lift with woven bronze mesh Close to connect up just outside the inter layer Judges’ Lodgings! The reconfiguration of the space outside the Morley Library its glass cladding and woven bronze has created a more generous route mesh; a first ride in the lift was a real to the triforium and the craftsmanship marker in time for all those involved brought to bear on construction of the with the complexity of its construction. new stair has been a delight to see. The interface between the lift and At triforium level, a huge quantity of new mezzanine has been an area of work has been carried out to remove significant co-ordination requiring lead contaminated dust found under regular and detailed discussions. the old brick floor, to install service With the lift in place, the work to the routes for a network of cables and to mezzanine has now been completed cast a new concrete slab. The concrete with its wrought metal balustrade and slab is now overlaid with wide oak fine oak floor, all supported on new floorboards leaving a simple and pure beams composed of both oak and surface – a surface that does not even metal. The 17th century stair that wraps start to hint at the amount of work around the lift has been reinstated; it is required to create it. now possible to walk up the stair and Elsewhere in the south transept, the take in the view from the mezzanine Bible display area now has its oak balcony of the Bible display area. As floor, with underfloor heating to help Cathedral Architect this was a moving with environmental management of moment as the vision from years ago the space, and the tiles of the Bible has now become a reality. interpretation space have been relaid to

8 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Almost all revealed their original pattern. In the Song School, The hearing loop has been renewed the mezzanine for storage of music and cameras have been installed to manuscripts has been built together help with the operational aspects of with installation of the new lavatories for running services and events. A new WiFi the choristers. In the Virgirs’ vestry, the installation is also being put in place. new floor and stair have been installed. The Deanery And behind all these areas of work, the Beyond the walls of the Cathedral the network of power, light, security, data Deanery works have been a major and fire cables have been installed – a project in their own right. The Deanery very great quantity of work that will not is a very complex building in terms of be evident in the completed work. its historical phasing and, as such, has some constructional discontinuities, a number of which came to light during the works. The project creates self contained accommodation for the Dean and is designed to enable separate use of the Priors Hall and Chapter Room in the future. It also creates a new space for the Bookshop. Within the Dean's residence, the plumbing and electrical services have all been replaced. As floors were lifted for cable and pipe runs, defects in the structure became apparent. New wide oak boards to triforium floor These sometimes related to a complex misalignment of vertical structural In the north transept and north elements – notably around the service presbytery aisle, a major programme stair at the north east corner of the of work has been undertaken to Prior’s Hall – but also, and dramatically, the stained glass, plain glass and to some of the wall masonry. Concealed stonework of the windows. Supported behind plasterboard, an area of rubble by a grant from the WWI Memorial built wall opened up revealing notable Fund, it was an area in much need of voids and lack of support to timber attention. One of the primary concerns beams. The potential hazards of these was the condition of the stonework defects were well managed by the which had been fractured in many contractor on site and the structural places by the ferramenta. engineer devised clever repair Sound System solutions. Access to all of the rooms in Within the Cathedral as a whole, the Deanery has been rationalised and the programme of replacement of improved by the introduction of a new the sound systems has been under staircase from first floor to the top floor way. New speakers are being fixed rooms over the porch. The end result is to the nave piers, and elsewhere, all accommodation for the Dean which is carefully located to use existing fixing now fit for purpose and has brought the positions and concealed cable routes. building into the 21st century.

Winchester cathedral record 2018 9 A second Ogle at the Deanery

After a truly comprehensive programme of conservation and renovation of the historic Grade I listed Deanery, the Dean and her husband Robin, were finally able to move into their home in April of this year.

Not that Dean Catherine is the first beautiful ‘Long Gallery’ and the porch Ogle to have lived there. Newton Ogle dating from the mid-13th century. was Dean of Winchester from 1769- One of the cards we recently received 1782 and, indeed, had a daughter, says, ‘Home wasn’t built in a day’. In this Catherine, who, of course, would have case it’s certainly true! The Deanery lived in the Deanery with them. is the direct descendant of the Prior’s So, this ancient and magnificent building house of the Benedictine Priory of St is welcoming its second Catherine Ogle. Swithun. Following the dissolution of Here, our own Catherine reflects on the Priory, the last Prior became Dean taking up residence. of Winchester and the Priory became the Deanery. The Prior’s Hall and the “Moving into the Deanery, after its porch survived the years, including long period of renovation, has been the devastation of the Commonwealth a great pleasure and something of an assault on the cathedral. The adventure. Robin and I have lived in boundaries of the present Deanery are two vicarages and a Deanery before, largely those of the medieval building but this is our first experience of living that it replaced. in a truly historic property. We are intrigued and charmed by the Deanery We feel settled already. It’s a great and its many features including historic privilege to be present incumbents idiosyncrasies all carefully preserved, a of this historic house and Robin and plaque commemorating the audience I look forward to offering hospitality given by Her Majesty the Queen to and opportunities of welcoming The Prime Minister Anthony Eden, the Friends to our home.

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Another card that we received says, Herbert explores this in his wonderful ‘Home is where one starts from’. Those poem, ‘Love’. ‘Love bade me welcome, of us who had the advantage of a yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust loving, settled start in life have been and sin…’ The poet feels himself to be greatly blessed. Home as a place an unworthy guest, but love assures of belonging is where our identity him that he is utterly accepted. Christ is shaped and security is found, welcomes us home. Yet the Lord God from which we can set off in life with also seeks the hospitality of our lives, confidence. Absence of this safe, so that he can take up residence within secure, start can make the journey of us, transforming the whole of life with life so much more challenging. his love. Home is both a physical and spiritual As we settle into our new home, issue. Christians believe that God’s I’m very aware that throughout every Son came to make his home among stage of life, God is our eternal home. us in order to abide with us. There The one from whom we come and is a mutual hospitality taking place the one to whom we journey is the here. Christ is the generous host who one who travels with us every step welcomes us to be his guest. George of the way.”

John Constable’s watercolour of the Deanery © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Winchester cathedral record 2018 11 A Year of Exciting discoveries

Dr John Crook, Cathedral Archaeologist

The main activity of the last twelve monastic precincts to evolve further. It months was the refurbishment of the is amazing to think that when I started Deanery, completed just before Easter. my research, over forty years ago, it In my previous report I revealed the was thought that the infirmary cloister discovery of what I believe was the was in the area of No. 1, and almost first dormitory built for the monks nothing was known of the medieval of St Swithun’s Priory by Bishop survivals in the Judges’ Lodgings and Walkelin. That was just one of many its immediate vicinity; archaeological exciting discoveries during the year projects since then have allowed huge which have allowed the plan of the advances in interpreting the area.

The lower courses of a massive Romanesque wall in the Deanery garden, identified as part of the original Prior’s Hall

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The timber roof of the Prior's Great Chamber (Prior's Hall), now dated to 1376

After locating the eleventh-century and I recall an archaeological dig at dormitory, the next discovery was Boothby Pagnell Manor House in 1995, the medieval Prior’s Hall. This may where a large first floor room had for cause confusion: we are accustomed more than a century been confidently to using that name for the big first- put forward as an example of a small floor room in the west wing of the ‘first-floor hall’: it was again a chamber, Deanery. For the nomenclature we can and we dug up the footings of the hall. blame an unaccountable lapse in the History repeated itself at Winchester, latinity of Dean Kitchin. In his edition two decades later, when the digging of the account rolls of the manor of of drains in the area south of the Manydown, he noted a reference Long Gallery revealed the footings of to the felling there of ‘three great walls datable to the eleventh century beams’ in 1459 pro camera Domini and identified as the magna aula apud Wyntoniam (for the chamber (Great Hall) of the Prior, which is well of the Lord [Prior] at Winchester) and documented. This location for the hall translated it ‘for the Prior’s great hall’. makes sense of the porch, a thirteenth- The name has stuck. In fact there century addition to the Romanesque is a world of difference between a hall whose relationship with the Great camera, a chamber, i.e. a more intimate Chamber (as we must learn to call reception room or state bedroom (cf. it) is illogical and improbable. The une chambre) and an aula or hall. The relationship between the porch and the confusion is not confined to Winchester, earlier hall, on the other hand, is quite

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standard, the porch projecting from the so-called ‘low’ end of the hall. There is however a further twist to the story. Tree-ring dating by Dr Dan Miles has conclusively shown that the oaks used for the roof of the Great Chamber were felled in 1375–6; so the reconstruction of that wing as the chamber block was nearing completion over eighty years earlier than previously thought, in the time of William of Wykeham and Prior Hugh Basing (1362–84). It is their portraits that may be seen on the top floor of the wing, supporting the roof trusses. The king was Edward IV. Dr Miles also obtained good dates Mitred head corbel supporting the for the inserted floors over the porch. roof, perhaps intended for William of Here there was originally a chapel, Wykeham open to the roof, with a tiled floor and great east window. The roof was clearly a reconstruction: the tree-ring

The roof over the Deanery porch, now dated to 1500

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The collapsing wall at the rear of the Deanery porch block. The last of the lintels with the flimsy extension pieces, which together supported several tons of loose masonry date shows it was rebuilt in 1500: one building. When cladding was removed of the first building works of Prior from the rear wall of the porch block, Thomas Silkstede (1498–1524). The at second floor level, a gaping void date perfectly suits the style of the roof was seen. In the 1660s, a new entrance which is close in design to that of the was pierced leading from the first-floor Priory Stabling wing now used by The landing of the reconfigured main stair Pilgrims’ School. The second floor was into the rooms over the porch block, inserted at the same date. Thus the and the builders simply hacked a hole Prior’s private chapel was altered from through the wall, inserting some rather a draughty gothic structure to a Tudor thin planks to form a lintel over the oratory; it was retained by the last Prior, doorway. They presumably trusted who became Dean William Kingsmill, the mass of masonry above the and is described in his probate hacked-through tunnel to be self- inventory – but within a short time the supporting. Worse followed when the chapel had been turned into the ‘Audit doorway was subsequently widened. Now the flimsy lintels were no longer House’ of the new Dean and Chapter, supported at one end; the builders where revenue from the Chapter’s nailed extension pieces to the timbers estates was accounted for. and crossed their fingers. All this had The works in the Deanery also revealed to be put right during the recent works, a frightening example of early jerry- and the doorway is now safe.

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Further below-ground archaeology took place in Dome Alley, with the excavation of trenches for the long-awaited permanent electricity supply to the Wessex Centre. As expected, what was revealed mostly comprised a spaghetti of service pipes and cables — but the truncated ends of two parallel medieval walls was also observed, one of them aligned to the rear wall of No. 9 The Close. They derived from a building standing north-south, with a floor bedded on rammed chalk. It is too early to speculate as to what the building was, but the discovery again confirms that the Infirmary Cloister, in the area north of Dome Alley and between the Cathedral Office and the south end of the Deanery, was surrounded by several important buildings, the largest being the Infirmary Hall on the south side, where the older, infirm monks ate. Inside the Cathedral, opening up of historic fabric had mostly been completed at the start of the period under review. Conservation work on the walls of the south transept revealed considerable traces of medieval polychromy, the most interesting discovery being the rather degraded figure of a saint on the east wall of the Calefactory. This was probably one of a series running along that wall, behind the three altars. The painting in question seems to show a standing saint, with a small demon looking up at him and plucking his robe. Analysis of this new addition to the cathedral’s Wall-painting of a saint and demon extant wall paintings is on-going.

16 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Listening, not talking…

“Whatever people believe, whether they have a faith or not, we share a common humanity and common experiences bind us together. Being alongside and listening to people – listening and not talking – this is what a chaplain must do.” Canon Nick Fennemore on his role as Cathedral Chaplain.

In defining what chaplaincy is all acute hospital. The experience shaped about, Nick Fennemore describes and sealed Nick’s future ministry. why he chose that path fairly soon Over the last three decades or so, after ordination. he has enjoyed what he describes as “The common factor in chaplaincy,” “the privilege” of leading chaplaincy he says, “regardless of the institution, teams at St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton, regardless of faith, is a shared The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, humanity. People open up and tell Portsmouth Hospitals, St Wilfrid’s you so much about their lives when Hospice, Chichester and now at they are fearful and concerned about Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. what is happening to them. It is not Lessons Learned usually me who introduces faith into He brings to Winchester the experience the conversation; people are very open of many valuable lessons learned to talk about what gives their lives about people and situations whilst a meaning and purpose.” chaplain, one of which is that “it’s never On his first day as a curate, Nick told his too late to make a difference.” Early in training vicar that what he most wanted his chaplaincy ministry he met George, a lonely patient, whom he visited a to be was a hospital chaplain. His vicar, couple of times a week. reminding him he was to be a curate in the parish for the next three years, The conversation was always the same, arranged for him to spend a day a week the weather, the food and Arsenal with a hospital chaplain in the local Football Club; nothing remarkable.

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One night, the Ward Sister phoned faith, I supported her and her husband Nick to say George had slipped into through the next day or so. I explained a coma. Arriving on the ward he was certain rituals that could be done to astounded to see relatives around the help them through this time and they bed. George had never mentioned he decided to have the three babies had a family. They recounted what an baptised. I suggested that we bring the awful person George had been and baby who had died to this ceremony, what a blight he had had on their lives. too, to be named and blessed. They Nick led them away from the bedside, gained great comfort from this and out of earshot, and listened to a eventually started going to their local catalogue of horrors. Back around the parish church. I still hear from them bed to say some prayers with George nearly thirty years later. It is this sense and his family, he leant over George to of contributing to the well-being of explain that he was with all the family people, even in a small way, at such and was going to say some prayers. difficult times in their lives which I find George suddenly awoke and sat up. He so rewarding.” went round each member of his family Chaplaincy Service and asked for their forgiveness. There At Southern Health, Nick has were a great number of tears and a developed a chaplaincy service certain amount of forgiveness – the working with those in the community process of reconciliation had begun. who suffer with mental health After a prayer of absolution and further problems, older people’s mental prayers, George died peacefully twenty health, those who have learning minutes later. “It was very intense to disabilities. He is the chair of the trust’s be a part of that incredibly poignant end of life care strategy group. The moment,” explains Nick. “Once again, I principles of chaplaincy remain the felt very privileged and humble to have same – to listen, to be there at the right played a small part in that family’s life. time, to be visible and to be available. Contributing to well-being The chaplain walks alongside people Nick gives an example of how people for just as long as they are needed. with no faith still look for a meaningful, Now at Winchester Cathedral, (on often spiritual way to express how they Sunday, Monday and Friday) and feel. This situation occurred whilst he continuing to work in healthcare, Nick is was at the John Radcliffe Hospital. “On responsible for the pastoral care of staff, my first day in post I entered a lift to volunteers and visitors. This includes go to the top floor of the maternity getting to know the congregation unit. I shared the lift with a visibly upset and noticing when someone hasn’t lady. She explained that she had given attended for a while, visiting the sick – birth to quadruplets. Three babies being visible, being available. were healthy and sadly one had died. Everyone was telling her she should “This is a wonderful new chapter for me be happy for the three babies who and my wife Edwina (also a priest). We were alive, but she felt overwhelming are looking forward to getting to know grief for the one who had died. everyone and playing a small part in Although she said her family had no this fantastic community.”

18 Winchester cathedral record 2018 The Great Screen Clean

Before St Swithun After

Winchester cathedral record 2018 19 Fake Cathedral News? The unreal story of the Walker Statue by Bruce Parker

The unveiling of a plaque earlier embarrassment: the statue of William this year and the events planned for Walker in the retrochoir wasn’t one this autumn to commemorate the of the diver at all but of Francis centenary of William Walker’s death Fox, the engineer who oversaw the take me back to 1984. I had been underpinning and restoration works. asked to join the then ‘Council’ of The Friends by its Chairman, Sir Ronald The story was that the eminent Gibson, who was also High Steward of sculptor, Sir Charles Wheeler, had the Cathedral. been sent a photograph of three men, one of whom was William Walker, Ronnie was a splendid man, a Winchester GP locally and Chairman of in the centre. On Walker’s right, the BMA nationally, with a droll sense though, was Francis Fox in diving of humour. Slightly mischievously, he gear – Charles Wheeler, it was said, let me in on what was then considered had obviously assumed the only man to be something of a cathedral in a diving suit was the diver and had secret and source of considerable modelled his statue accordingly.

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Wheeler’s statue William Walker (centre) Fox on his right

The completed statue was erected on a statue. Siebe Gorman, the company plinth in 1964. Much to the discomfort that employed Walker, agreed to of clergy and other city bigwigs at an send a present-day diver in full gear, unveiling ceremony, the moment the to recreate some of the footsteps statue was revealed, in the presence of that Walker would have taken and Walker’s descendants, one of them was John Crook, already an authority on clearly heard to say, “That boogar’s not cathedral history and an accomplished our Bill.” Crucially, the man represented photographer, would be ready for in the statue did not have the the main interview. The Winchester handlebar moustache that was almost Diver, the book he’d written with Ian Walker’s signature. Henderson had just been published. The cathedral authorities immediately closed ranks and sought to explain that the apparent error wasn’t one at all: the statue was only ever intended to be an anonymous diver who represented William Walker, even though his name was inscribed on the plinth, “William Walker who saved this Cathedral with his two hands”. In June 1984, twenty years on from the ceremony of red faces, with my BBC TV journalist hat on and at the twinkle- in-the eye suggestion of Ronnie Gibson, I decided to make a film about Walker with particular reference to the Plaque at Walker’s London home

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sent to Sir Charles Wheeler, if any. A correspondence file held by the cathedral is interesting. In June 1963, Lord Ashburton, who was funding the statue, wrote to the Dean approving Sir Charles’s design but saying, “I am not quite sure whether the face of the statue is based on any photographs and intended to be realistic or whether it is purely symbolic. Never having seen Walker I would not know, but if there can be some likeness it will be all to the good. Perhaps there is?’ The Dean replied, “Like you I am not sure whether the face of the statue is based on a photograph or intended to be purely symbolic. No doubt I can discover this when I write back to him. Anyhow I have a photograph of Walker and I could show this to Wheeler.” In the event, in June 2001, the Wheeler statue was replaced by one which Co-authors John Crook represents a more accurate likeness of and Ian Henderson William Walker.

All went well and the filmed report was duly broadcast. It was some time later that John Crook discovered WILLIAM WALKER how nervous, paranoid perhaps, the The diver who saved cathedral authorities had still been the Cathedral at about the statue blunder two decades The Diving Museum on. The night before my arranged filming, the inscription beneath the statue, which previously stated ‘William Walker, the Diver who saved this Cathedral with his two hands, 1906- 1912’, had carefully been altered (by cathedral stonemasons?) adding the 11am – 4pm words ‘in memory of’ in the space Weekends & Bank Holidays above: no longer an implied portrait but 30 March to 28 October a commemoration of an ‘unknown diver’. The Diving Museum No.2 Battery, Down through the years, there have Stokes Bay Road, been several twists and turns in the Gosport, PO12 2QU. story, with claim and counter claim, www.divingmuseum.co.uk surrounding which photograph was

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The Siebe Gorman diver prepares for filming

To this day no one seems absolutely sure what happened. Was Wheeler sent the wrong photograph? Was he sent one at all? Had he always intended simply to ‘capture Walker’s qualities rather than his physical likeness’ as one cathedral spokesman suggested?

The latest Walker statue

Whatever the case, the original, rather fine statue, appears to have been banished, carefully hidden to avoid any further embarrassment. Should it have been? Perhaps this year is the time to put it back on show. After all, the whole thing is all rather a hoot, Was this photo sent to the sculptor? isn’t it?

Winchester cathedral record 2018 23 Events

24 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Opposite page, clockwise from top left: The Christmas Tree in the Cathedral; Friends enjoying one of our monthly coffee mornings; AGM tea; flowers in the Cathedral; Friends at a Quiz Night & Supper hosted by Kevin Ashman from Eggheads.

This page, clockwise from top: The Lime Tree walk has been brought back to health by removing alternate trees and re-introducing the light back to the walk; the First Legacy tea in the Dean’s study; Friends trying out their art skills in the Cathedral under the guidance of Sophie Hacker, Cathedral Arts Consultant; The Friends Annual lecture with Jon Sopel. Winchester cathedral record 2018 25 175 new members

over £7,680 for trees in public areas 100 volunteers helped out

The Year in Figures

6996 envelopes stuffed £7,891 raised from sale of publications £6,000 for Cathedral flowers

26 Winchester cathedral record 2018 13 talks and other Friends’ events £11,173 raised from Friends’ events

£410 for Cathedral Christmas tree 300 cups of tea and coffee made at Friends’ monthly Coffee mornings

£14,860 for the Girls’ Choir

11,288 Christmas cards sold

£29,700 two chorister bursaries 3309 mailings

Winchester cathedral record 2018 27 Martin Reid MBE

Martin Reid was a dedicated, hard- The vice-Dean, Canon Roly Reim, spoke working Trustee of The Friends who movingly at Martin’s memorial service. bravely battled with illness for several This is an edited version of his text: years before he died in January – loved and admired by all those who came “Martin was someone who revealed into contact with him. The support he himself to others slowly, even a little gave to The Friends as Trustee and cautiously. But my most vivid memory Treasurer was second to none. He of him comes from his last days in the was a leading figure in many other Countess Mountbatten Hospice. An charitable causes. Poignantly, the administrative mess-up had meant recognition of his contribution to the that, though I had thought that my visit community at large, appointed MBE in was expected, when I knocked at the the New Year’s honours list, came in the door of Martin’s room, my arrival came final days of his life. as a total surprise to Tina, as well as to

28 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Martin Reid MBE – a tribute

Martin, who was just waking at the time. I wondered how much pain he had to He looked up, smiled at me broadly endure, though he never referred to it; and called for beer! but the last time Martin was here in the It was a lovely moment, Martin Cathedral, just before he went into the revealing himself in one glorious hospice, he and Tina attended one of instant. St Benedict, whose rule the Christmas Carol Services. Though reformed this cathedral in the 10th standing near the door, sadly I didn’t century, would have approved. In have the chance to greet him, but I was it he says, ‘Once a guest has been struck once again by this uprightness. announced, the superior and the And I recall Martin in his membership brothers are to meet him with all the and brief Chairmanship of the Finance courtesy of love’. And I’m sure that ‘the and Investment Advisory Committee, courtesy of love’ is something we would where again he was always alert and associate with Martin. upright. He did not seem, in public at least, to This uprightness never tightened into be an emotional man, but he could read people well and compassionately rigidity; there was always warmth, poise and was therefore hugely useful and even elegance in the mix; but I in sorting out situations which had believe that Martin’s bodily uprightness reached an impasse. His intellectual was a tangible sign that nothing, not gifts – his forensic mind and deep even death, could throw him off course. insight – belonged to a perceptive man Martin faced death over a protracted committed to helping things along, with period, with the best sort of resignation the considerable charm and tact at his to the inevitable. Both his family and disposal, to bring success to the bodies the people of Winchester are so he served. grateful for what they’ve been given But there’s another dimension to through Martin, for his courteousness courtesy, which has to do with faith. and uprightness always, old fashioned Faith in God gives us a different qualities that no doubt reach back to perspective on both life and death; it his schooldays at Winchester College, causes us to look up; it gives us the where, then as now, Manners Maketh space not to be consumed by events, Man; but also for what bubbled however complex or fractious, but through this personality, like beer from to stand back and make a measured a barrel, ‘the love of God in Christ and progressive contribution. Martin’s Jesus our Lord’, which Martin offered us courtesy was a sign of how his life was with his own intensely thoughtful and framed by an active and sincere faith. thorough compassion, which shone out I don’t remember ever talking to all the more when the chips were down. Martin about his faith, but I noticed it whenever I saw him, communicated in Adversity may have revealed the best his bodily uprightness. Perhaps partly of Martin, but that best, we know, was this uprightness was accentuated by always there, held in reserve, for us to the care he had to take over his body; honour and celebrate together.”

Winchester cathedral record 2018 29 Office News Perhaps our longest serving volunteer This year saw the departure of Lesley is Nan Deedes, who not only stuffs Bestwick who had worked as the envelopes and sorts out ticketing and Director of The Friends for 6 years. membership mailings but also gives We thank Lesley for all her efforts and advice and her views on just about commitment to the Cathedral. everything – like it or not!

When we asked her to write something for The Record, she obliged with a limerick: Lesley has been replaced by Lucy Hutchin, who has a background in I’ve been toing and froing Marketing at BT and in recent years for many a year, has been occupied as a School Stamping and stuffing for Governor and PTA fundraiser at her The Friends far and near. children’s school. Lucy lives in Twyford I’ve enjoyed every moment, you see, and when not busy ferrying her The banter and kindness and children around, is a keen Park runner camaraderie. and loves foreign travel. It gives me a reason to get out of bed, Can I go on? Hope so, I’m only 85, ‘nuff said. All of us in The Friends Office Thanks folks! were devastated by the death of Thérèse Williams, one of our most loyal volunteers. After helping launch Record Extra and three years of hard work at it Thérèse and Jerry spent many subsequently, Julie Adams has decided hours with us doing all those tasks to step aside as Extra's editor. We’re which are vital to the smooth- hugely grateful for all the initial effort running of our operation and we Julie has put into this most successful are missing her greatly, not least online addition to the print edition of for her lovely disposition. The Record.

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Cathedral and College – 1918

Memories of the Great War

The much-admired tour of the Winchester College War Cloister, led one evening in early summer by our Treasurer and Trustee, David Fellowes, an Old Wykehamist, highlighted the strong bond between the Cathedral and the College in the ways both establishments have honoured our war dead. The College Cloister itself is an acknowledged masterpiece in its own right, recently given Grade I listing as a monument, and is the largest private war memorial in Europe. Its acclaimed architect, Sir Herbert Baker, also designed the Bank of England and many other famous British landmarks. David has delved into College, Cathedral and other local archives to provide a thought-provoking insight into what was going on in the minds and lives of those affected by World War I.

To set the scene: a remarkably such as made men of old days use the prescient letter, dated 5th August words which we have often heard and 1914, the day following the declaration thought strange and unintelligible. “the of war, to ‘Brothers and Sisters in Sun and the Moon shall be darkened”; Christ’, by Edward Talbot, Bishop of “the powers that are in heaven shall be Winchester, 1911-1923, who was to shaken”; there is new meaning in such lose a son in 1915 (see below): ‘First words for us whose sky is suddenly then let us face the thing in all its dark, and all the bearings of whose tremendous reality. It is sober truth that lives are thrown out of gear.’ in its scale, in the numbers whom it will touch, in the amount of suffering which The diaries of Mrs Edith Robinson, wife it may cause, there has been nothing of Canon Robinson, implied ‘business like it in the history of Europe. There is as usual’ during the war years for this not one of us who can tell what it may particular lady, but her record in the mean to himself or herself, not one to lead up to Armistice Day provides whom it may not be personally ruinous, some sense of tension and excitement for whom it may not change the whole nearing the end of the war. Tuesday, 5th outlook of life. We have got to face November 1918: ‘a lovely day after rain. the fact that we are living into a time Shopped and did flowers. Elsie to music

Winchester cathedral record 2018 33 Cathedral and college – 1918

Above and opposite: US Soldiers in the Cathedral and Peg to games in the afternoon. Thanksgiving service at 4pm and again Rumours all day that Germany is giving after service. Rang again from 7.30pm in. Went to see Mrs Morgan about the till 9.’ Thus continued the centuries-old washing.’ Wednesday, 6th: ‘…. Peg and link between William of Wykeham’s her father to see telegrams. Germany Cathedral and College. is sending delegates to Marshal Foch.’ Thursday, 7th: ‘Lovely day …. Rumours The Wykehamist (College Magazine) that the German delegates have gone of 17th December 1918 records: ‘It to Foch for peace terms – heard that transpires that a remarkable ebullition Desmond Chancellor is killed.’ Friday, of patriotic feeling was witnessed 8th: ‘Waiting for news. Rumours of in the venerable purlieus of the Kaiser’s abdication.’ Saturday, 9th: ‘Peg ancient Capital of England on the off for a paper-chase. Waiting for news recent occasion of the cessation of …. Germans given till Monday at 11.’ hostilities. Wykeham’s Collegians, our correspondent intimates, were enjoying Sunday, 10th: ‘Wrote letters and their customary interval of respite from watched all day for news of Armistice mental exertion an hour before noon, to come in.’ Monday, 11th: ‘Armistice. and the lads were either engaged in At 11 the bells began. News in at innocent pursuits or might be observed 10.45. Went out in the town. Everyone standing in animated groups in “Flint with flags. Put ours up. Peggy and 5 Quad” (as it is called), when suddenly girls cheered from the Tower. Service a phenomenal transformation passed at 4. Cathedral packed. Choir and all. over the scene. A heated preceptor All cd join in the service. Ended with arrived with the great news – the Halleluja chorus.’ Armistice has received the German The bellringers’ register on 11th signature! A lively time ensued. Caps November 1918 recorded intense were cast into the humid autumnal bellringing throughout Armistice Day: air. Cheers rippled and resounded. ‘Rang from 11 to 12 – then rang College The hour for the resumption of studies bells to 1 o’clock. Cathedral again 2 till had come and passed. But this was no 2.45, College again till 3.15. Rang for occasion for Tully or poor old Euclid.’

34 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Cathedral and college – 1918

Memories of a Cathedral Chorister, following the morning service. 1915-1918, tell us: ‘I shall never forget Thousands of American troops have the sight of the Nave full of khaki been shown round the Cathedral figures; often the aisles as well although from time to time in the course of the most of the aisles were occupied by past few months and on Wednesday recumbent figures asleep either on morning a black battalion attached to the benches or on the stone floor lying the U.S.A. came to the Cathedral for in their greatcoats. Nor shall I ever a similar purpose. The battalion was forget the smell of stale sweat and the some 700 strong and accompanied peculiar smell of khaki uniform which by band and buglers. In the course pervaded the Cathedral at this time.’ of some explanatory remarks, it was mentioned by the vergers about the A Press cutting records ‘a novel, but Cathedral being built in the shape of deeply moving incident to those who a cross and following this the troops happened to be spectators occurred proceeded to take up a formation

which gave the semblance of a black stated that this was the first occasion cross, extending down the nave. In the since the Civil War that bugles had subdued musical voices, characterised been played in such a manner in the of the negro race, the men sang Rock Cathedral.’ of Ages …. The Star-Spangled Banner Of the very few artefacts relating to and our National Anthem were sung the First World War in the Cathedral’s and the men moved forward with their collection, the Braithwaite Cross in bugles playing, and it was afterwards the crypt is the most well-known – the

Winchester cathedral record 2018 35 Cathedral and college – 1918

recover his brother’s body. ‘He could not endure to let it lie unhonoured or unblessed. After a day and a half of anxious searching for exact details, he got to the nearest trench by the “murdered” wood, which the shells had smashed to pieces. Creeping out of the far end of the trench as dusk fell, he crawled out through the grass on hands and knees, in spite of the shells and snipers, dropping flat on the ground as the flares shot up from the German trenches. And at last, thirty yards away in the open, he felt he was touching young Woodruffe’s body, another subaltern, and knew that he was close on what he sought. Two yards further he found it.’ A week later Neville took three men of a Yorkshire regiment out to retrieve the body, which is buried in Sanctuary The Braithwaite Cross Wood Cemetery. Talbot House [aka original cross, marking the temporary burial place for Lieutenant Valentine Braithwaite, killed in July 1916 on the first day of Battle of the Somme. Much has already been written [Winchester Cathedral Record no. 75, page 43] about Lt Braithwaite, nephew of Canon Philip of Winchester Cathedral and a Wykehamist, and the Braithwaite Cross; his body was never recovered. Perhaps less well-known is the story surrounding the recovery of another Wykehamist, Lt Gilbert Talbot of the Rifle Brigade, who was Bishop Edward Talbot’s son, killed at Hooge on 30th July 1915 and first posted as ‘Missing’. ‘He was hit by a bullet to the neck. He fell and gave a smile to his servant, Nash ….’ and died. ‘Nash was twice wounded himself and was forced to leave Talbot lying there.’ The Reverend Neville Talbot, Gilbert’s brother, was a chaplain in the army and was determined to Lt Gilbert Talbot of the Rifle Brigade

36 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Cathedral and college – 1918

Toc H] at Poperinge in West Flanders Victoria. The KRRC Chronicle reported: was established in his memory and ‘Winchester Cathedral has witnessed opened in December 1915, offering a many similar scenes, but none so rare place where soldiers could meet impressive and dignified or touched and relax, regardless of rank, in a brief respite from the trenches; it is now a vibrant museum. The three regiments most closely associated with Winchester are the Hampshire Regiment, the King’s Royal Rifle Corps [KRRC] and the Rifle Brigade [RB], who all suffered huge losses in the Great War – a staggeringly dreadful total of thirty-two thousand men. Near the west front of the Cathedral stands the KRRC War Memorial (shown on page 32), a fine bronze statue by John Tweed depicting a rifleman in full service dress with a Lee-Enfield rifle, unveiled on 24th May 1922 by HRH One of the regimental badges in Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen War Cloister

The War Cloister

Winchester cathedral record 2018 37 cathedral and college – 1918 with such noble grandeur as on this We will remember them… occasion, when we were gathered to do honour to our illustrious dead.’ There are several memorials to the fallen in the Cathedral. To this day, a simple but little-known act of remembrance is held every month. The ‘Turning of the Pages’ ceremony for the Books of Remembrance of the RB and the KRRC dates back to when Peninsula Barracks was the home of the two regiments. Today, responsibility for the ceremony lies with The Rifles, their successor regiment, and its regimental associations.

The ‘Turning of the Pages’ ceremony for the Books of Remembrance

With grateful thanks for their help to Jo Bartholomew (Cathedral Curator and Librarian), David Rymill (Archivist, Hampshire Archives and Local Studies, and Winchester Cathedral Archivist), Charles Stephens (Cathedral Guide) and Suzanne Foster (Winchester College Archivist).

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1_00116242 Winchester Cathedrals A5_v2.indd 1 03/05/2017 14:36 Photo: Benjamin Ealovega Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol

Earlier this year, we received a letter from Buckingham Palace indicating that Her Majesty had given approval for a piece of music, commissioned to honour her 90th birthday in 2016, to be named Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol.

The Queen has also asked to hear a The well-known baritone and recording of the piece, which we hope composer Roderick Williams has will be performed at the Cathedral’s been chosen to write the piece. The annual Carol Concert on December Cathedral’s Director of Music, Andrew 14th, at the special Christmas Market Lumsden, said: “A new commission is service on Sunday December 16th always an exciting time for performers and then at Midnight Mass on and Roddy Williams, being a singer Christmas Eve. himself, knows how to write for voices

40 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol in a most inspiring way. To have Her Majesty’s seal of approval will make the first performance in our concert an even more special occasion.” The commission is being funded from proceeds of the Patrons’ Lunch held in London’s Mall in the summer of 2016 for charities such as The Friends of the Cathedral, of which the Queen is the Royal Patron. Roddy Williams says he feels considerably honoured to have been asked to write music for Winchester Cathedral’s choristers: “To have the Royal Seal of Approval makes it doubly more exciting and not a little daunting. It’s a lovely opportunity to deepen my relationship with Winchester; at one time both my brothers lived within a couple of miles of the Cathedral and my older brother regularly still sings with them. It’s lovely to have that connection. The most important thing for me to He added, “I am hard at work on find is a suitable text. Almost every another commission at the moment; other decision in terms of how to set this will be the second large-scale about the piece comes from that.” composition I’ve completed in three Asked whether he had to take into months. So the most important thing account anything special, such as for me to do once I’ve finished that acoustics, when writing for a cathedral, is to stop writing for a bit. Once Roddy says, “It’s a beautiful thing to my search for a text begins, I need be able to sing in such a glorious to let musical ideas form naturally acoustic; I know this from my own somewhere in my subconscious. I have singing career. Composers such at least in the back of my mind the as Bruckner or Pärt, for example, example of one of my favourite pieces really enjoy the interplay between of modern choral music, Jonathan sound and silence, knowing how the Harvey’s Come Holy Ghost. If I can reverberation will carry the music into write something at least a fraction as the farthest reaches of the building.” extraordinary as that, I’ll be happy.”

Winchester cathedral record 2018 41 Recent projects supported by the friends

After so many months, at last, the sheets and scaffolding disappeared to reveal, in all their splendid glory, two of the Friends-supported projects in the presbytery.

Great Screen The Friends were delighted to fund the cleaning of Great Screen – the first clean for more than a century. The urgency of a mammoth holy dusting (or hoovering to be more precise) is illustrated by the image below. When the Great Screen cleaning was finished the effect was transformational as you can see by comparing the before and after photos below and on page 19. The complete screen after cleaning is shown on the opposite page, and the Windows project is shown overleaf.

Before After

42 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Winchester cathedral record 2018 43 Recent projects

Windows The Great East Window has been released from its hiding place and the conservation work, partly funded by The Friends, is devastatingly beautiful. Sitting in the Nave, with the sun shining through, the colours are truly magnificent. Gone now are the broken and holed sections of glass.

Annual General Meeting Saturday 14 July 2018 The meeting was chaired by the Right Reverend Tim Dakin, Bishop of Winchester, who welcomed around 115 members.

1. Apologies for Absence: The Lord rooms for virgers and choir, the work is of the Lieutenant, Nigel Atkinson; Cathedral highest quality. Architect, Nick Cox; Canon Gregory & Chapter had said farewell to Canon Debbie Robbie Clifton Smith, Rowan Brockhurst, Thrower and welcomed Mark Byford. Canon Audrey Willis, Lee & Dorothy Marriner, Julia George Medd was serving a second term. Ellis, James Sewell, Juliet & David Rees, Lady Mary Fagan (Chairman of the Appeal) Valerie & Austin Meares, Sir Jonathan Portal. was admitted to the Order of St Swithun in 2. Minutes of the AGM 15 July 2017: recognition of her outstanding service to Proposed by Jack Morton, seconded by Mary the Cathedral. Canon Gregory Clifton Smith Calle and agreed by the membership. retired as Cathedral Chaplain and Canon Nick 3. Matters Arising from the Minutes: None Fennemore took his place in January 2018. 4. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Celebrations through the year included Bruce Parker thanked fellow Trustees for ordinations of priests and deacons, their valued commitment and expressed his affirmation of Lay Ministry, the Mothers’ delight at what The Friends achieve together. Union and services for all the children He welcomed the Mayor, Cllr Frank Pearson leaving church junior schools. In addition and Mrs Pearson and the Chairman of the to daily worship at the Cathedral, its energy Cathedral Council, Jean Ritchie QC. He and heart-beat, the inspirational rhythm of offered congratulations to Lady Mary Fagan the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and on her appointment to the Order of the Garter. Bruce announced that the première Easter were shared with the beauty of choral of The Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Carol, music to the highest standard. The hugely commissioned by The Friends, would be at successful Southern Cathedral Festival gave the Christmas Carol concert. It would also be audiences and musicians new and unique performed at the Christmas Market service opportunities. and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Lesley The 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Bestwick had relinquished her position as Austen was marked with a special evensong Director and Bruce wished her well in her attended by 700 people. The Bank of new role with a Southampton charity. He England launched a new £10 note, featuring thanked Dodie Napier and Lesley Mead for not only the author but also our own their hard work and welcomed Lucy Hutchin building, a first in the life of any cathedral. as the new Director. Work with children continues both on 5. The Dean’s Report Sundays with children’s church and As scaffolding came down last Easter, the children’s corner and during the week glories of the conserved Cathedral have continued to be revealed. It had been a great with extensive and growing work with joy to see the presbytery ceiling and bosses schools and colleges. The Cathedral has afresh for the first time in four years and, offered truly ecumenical ministry, with local with over a hundred years of dust removed, churches hosting a Pentecost festival in the the Great Screen had been restored in its Outer Close and is also establishing deeper luminous beauty with financial help from and wider relations with members of other The Friends. The work to repair the north faith communities in the county. This year, transept and aisle windows was progressing, the Cathedral has continued to mark the as is work on the sound system. In the south 100th anniversary of the First World War in transept, including the provision of new many and different ways.

46 Winchester cathedral record 2018 The Dean finished by thanking The Friends The three new principles are:- and office staff for their hours of support, work 1. The Trustees have committed to support and enthusiasm for Winchester Cathedral. Chapter with annual grants totalling £68,250 6. The Director’s Report – and this will be increased by 2.5% each year Lucy Hutchin introduced herself as the to take at least some account of inflation. new Director and thanked The Friends and 2. The Friends will now only approve Chapter for her very warm welcome to special grants on receipt of legacy income, the organisation. It had been a successful a crucial and yet, naturally enough, totally year – a busy programme of talks, coffee unpredictable source. The first 50% of any mornings, a trip to Westminster Abbey, the legacy will therefore be used to fund special Annual Lecture by John Sopel and the first Legacy Tea hosted by the Dean. Nearly 200 grants automatically. new members had been recruited during the 3. The second 50% of our legacy income year. Lucy thanked Anne Newsome and her will be set aside and will form the basis team for organising the talks, Julie Adams of a separate investment portfolio, which for all her hard work on the day trip and Naik he hoped would grow in time, gradually Whittall for leading the coffee morning team. producing more and more income which can Lucy thanked Dodie Napier, Lesley Mead, be ploughed back to bolster overall support Bruce Parker, all the trustees and all the for the Cathedral. volunteers for their invaluable help. Members were asked to note two other 7. Architect’s Report points. Firstly, the importance legacies The substance of the Architect’s Report, as (which attract an invitation to the Dean’s delivered to the AGM, can be found on Page ‘Legacy Tea Party’, to be held this year on 6 of this edition of the Record. Tuesday, 9th October). Secondly, ‘enhanced 8. The Treasurer’s Report subscriptions’ – if there was any chance that The Treasurer reported that the generosity members could consider increasing their of The Friends amounted to £226,000 from annual support, it would obviously make a subscriptions, donations and legacies in big difference to some of those figures. the past year. He outlined that The Friends 9. Re-appointment of the Independent has a net running cost of £47,000 and a Examiners, Mazars, for 2018/19 net surplus of just £45,000 (before any Proposed: Jack Morton, Seconded: Natalie grant awards). Over the past few years the Shaw. Agreed by all members. annual grants alone have been running at an 10. Board of Trustees: Election of Members average of about £68,000 so the reserves are Three trustees were re-elected: Bruce Parker, gradually being run down. Although there is Geoff Howard & Tom Watson. All proposed still a fairly healthy balance left available in our reserves, the Treasurer reported that The by Julian Hartwell, seconded by Nigel Spicer Friends are embarking on a more structured and agreed by the members. approach, which has been readily welcomed 11. Any Other Business by Chapter as it will provide greater clarity Thanks were given by a Friend for the and certainty to all. wonderful work the gardeners do.

Winchester cathedral record 2018 47 financialFriends of Winchester Cathedral activities statement of for the year ended 31 March 2018

Unrestricted Restricted 2018 2017 Note funds funds £ £ £ £ Incoming resources Voluntary income 2 194,190 31,787 225,977 275,504 Activities for generating funds 3 34,287 - 34,287 34,438 Investment income 4 6,542 - 6,542 6,872 ------Total incoming resources 235,019 31,787 266,806 316,814 ------

Resources expended Costs of generating funds: Publications and activities 3 15,223 - 20,405 20,405 Fundraising costs - - - 47 Investment management fees 2,233 - 2,233 2,059 Charitable activities: Grants to the Chapter of Winchester 5 123,997 30,624 154,621 162,443 Management and administration 6 65,397 3,163 68,560 62,206 Governance costs: Independent examination 7 960 - 960 894 ------Total resources expended 207,810 33,787 241,598 248,054 ------

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year 27,209 (2,000) 25,209 68,760

Gains / (losses) on investment assets (3,312) - (3,312) 19,488 ------

Net movement in funds 23,897 (2,000) 21,897 88,248

Fund balances brought forward 514,196 4,500 518,696 430,448 ------

Fund balances carried forward 538,093 2,000 540,593 518,696 ======

The above is an extract from the full Financial Statements for the financial year. The formal Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements have been independently examined and were approved by the Board of Trustees on 14 June 2018. They will be submitted to the Charity Commission as required. Copies of the full document are available on application to the Friends’ office or from the Charity Commission’s website www.charity-commission.gov.uk

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Statement of financial activities

Note 2018 2017 £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 8 870 1,039 Investments 9 226,297 190,259 ------227,167 191,298 ------Current assets Stocks 3,564 3,430 Debtors 10 37,733 110,508 Cash on deposit 439,311 336,223 ------480,608 450,161 ------Current liabilities Grants outstanding 147,594 113,745 Creditors 11 19,588 9,018 ------167,182 122,763 ------Net current assets 313,426 327,398 ------

Total assets less current liabilities 540,593 518,696 ======

Representing: Unrestricted funds 12 538,093 514,196 Restricted funds 12 2,500 4,500 ------Total funds 540,593 518,696 ======

Grants to the Chapter of Winchester 2018 2017 £ £

Trees in Public Areas 7,680 7,450 Girls' Choir 14,860 14,410 Baker Choristership 14,850 14,400 Friends' Choristership 14,850 14,400 Leadwork and Masonry - 8,570 Cathedral Flowers 6,000 5,160 Library and Curator Artefacts - 1,720 Window repairs - 1,140 Prior’s Hall project 64,100 - Great Screen cleaning 19,950 - Flower Festival 2018 7,000 - West End Christmas tree 410 400 Lime Walk project 2,500 15,000 Windows project 30,624 90,053 Unspent grant allocations written back (28,203) (10,260) ------154,621 162,443 ======

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Record Extra September 2018 The Record Extra articles – added in January, June and September – provide an online supplement to the Winchester Cathedral Record.

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The Exploding Ivory: Some Reflections on Narrative in Jane Austen This article by Louisa Dubery is a transcript of a talk within a series of presentations given by her team of Cathedral guides. Based upon Austen's own likeness of her work to a 'little bit....of ivory', it is an exploratory paper in which Louisa discusses first some aspects of Austen's narrative art which illustrate the ivory qualities. Building upon an article in The Lancet which suggests that Jane Austen died of Addison's disease, Louisa then looks at how certain changes in narrative in Austen's last works may be related to the particular cognitive effects of falling cortisol levels, thus destroying or exploding the ivory image even long before she had to stop writing. Restored and Resplendent: Carvings within the Presbytery Vaulting Julie Adams is one of a team of three guides who have taken a special interest in the recent conservation work in the presbytery and devised a tour for visitors entitled “Magnificence Revealed”. In this article, Julie comments upon previous restorations of the bosses within the 500 years since their installation; she describes the subject matter of the bosses and provides diagrams to show how they are arranged. The group in the bay nearest the high altar are almost all symbols of Christ’s passion, and the biblical references for these are specified. A Brief History of The Great Screen of Winchester Cathedral On 6th February BBC News reported that more than 100 years of dust were being cleaned from the ornately carved stone screen behind the high altar at Winchester Cathedral. The cost of this prodigious “spring clean” was borne by Friends of Winchester Cathedral so it is very pleasing to include an article by Jeannie Berridge which gives details of its chequered history over the last 540 years. More than 50 statues adorn the screen and they represent such diverse characters as St Swithun, the fisherman Isaak Walton, Cardinal Wolsey, and Queen Victoria. Winchester Cathedral: Safe, Sound and Secure A Centenary Tribute to William Walker Written by David Farthing, this is a tribute to William Walker, the diver, who played a vital role in the underpinning project in the early years of the 20th century, and as a result has become known as the man who “saved the cathedral with his own hands”. 2018 marks the centenary of his death from influenza in 1918; this article explores the enduring visual evidence of his work through a virtual tour of the cathedral.

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50 Winchester cathedral record 2018 Christmas Cards

Our cards this year cost 2018£4.50 or £4.95 for a pack of 8 cards. All profits will be used by The Friends to support the Cathedral. The order form accompanies The Record.

Winchester cathedral record 2018 51 New members Mrs C Abbott Mr D Griffiths Mrs C Palacio Dr & Mrs R G Ainsworth Mr & Mrs T Guerrier Mrs S Park Dr K Alington Mrs M Harding-Barton Mrs A Percy Mrs N Allen Mrs S J Hardman Ms M A Peterkin Mr & Mrs T Anderson Mr I Harris Miss B O B Primmer Mrs S Anwell Mr & Mrs I Havelock-Stevens Mr B Proctor Ms J Bapasola Mrs S Helson Ms D E Quinn Mr A Barcroft Mrs B Herring Mrs A Read-Ward Mr P A Beckwith Mrs L Higgs Mrs M I Russell Dr & Mrs A Bianchi & family Mr & Mrs P A Hilton Mr D Rymill Mrs P Billington Mr P Hodger Mr R Saunders Mr D S Black Mr & Mrs P Hogston Mrs E A Savage Mrs E G Bowden Mr & Mrs Holding Dr P Shaw Mr & Mrs B Bradley Mrs D Horne Mrs A Shawcross Mrs M Bridgman Mr & Mrs E Hutchin Mr & Mrs S Simpson Mr & Mrs R J C Brodrick Dr R Jarvis Mrs S B Smith Mr & Mrs D F Brown Mr & Mrs D T Johnson Revd & Mrs D Snuggs Mr & Mrs H Bullen Mr & Mrs G Jones Mrs E J Spencer Mr A P Challenor Mr & Mrs L Jones Mrs W M Spratley Captain C Cobley Mr I Kennedy Mr & Mrs P Tanner Mrs J Collins Mr N J Kent Mr I P B Taylor Mrs A N Cook Mr S Lamb Mr & Mrs J Tierney Mr P C Coote Mr G P F Lane Mr & Mrs D Timberlake Mrs C J Coote Mr & Mrs G S Legg Mr & Mrs R Unsworth Mr B Corbett-Higgins Mr & Mrs A Lines Mr & Mrs R Uzel Mrs J A Cowling Mr P J Lucas Mr & Mrs I Valentine Mr & Mrs Crook Dr & Mrs J H Macdonald Mr & Mrs A Varpahovsky Mr J Cuthbert Mr & Mrs P F E Masser Mr & Mrs J Wald Mr D Day-Robinson Mr A J Milford Miss J Weaver Mrs H M Dobson Mrs J A Miller Mr J Webb Mr & Mrs J Durrant Mr I Monier-Williams Mr A Webster Miss C Dyer Mrs W Moroney Mr & Mrs B R Wheeler Mr R W Eckles Mrs A R W Morris Mrs S A White Mr & Mrs M Edelsten Mr & Mrs R J Munday Mrs G Williams Mr & Mrs B Edwards Miss A L Munro Mrs S Wilson Mr G Evans Mrs S Murray Mr G Winchester Mr E Freeman Mr & Mrs J A Newman Mr M Winter Mrs L Futcher Mrs E Nuttall Ms C A Wood Revd E Garrett Mr L O’Mara Mrs J E Woolman Mrs H Giddings Mr & Mrs N J Page Mr & Mrs D J F Yates Ms A Goldsmith Mr & Mrs G R Paget Mrs P Yeomans

52 Winchester cathedral record 2018 In Memoriam Miss J Auty Mrs M Hirst Dr D Petrie Mrs L Barber Dr J Hough Mr R Quick Mrs R Blackburne-Kane Mr R Howland Professor A Rains Mrs J Blakeway Mrs R Howland Mr M Reid Mr D Boyes Mrs C Iremonger Mr G Reynolds Mr R Cherrett Mr L de Jong Revd D S Richardson Mr P J R Clifton Mrs V Keel Mr R J Roberts Mr N Crowther Mr W B Lappin Mr D Rodda Miss N Davidson Mrs K Lawrence Mr G Roynon Mr B Dixon Miss O Lomas Mrs F J Short Mrs P Dowland Mrs J Lunn-Rockcliffe Mrs L Spickernell Mrs B Dutton Mr P M Luttman-Johnson Mr D Southcombe The Very Reverend Mrs J T Lystad Mrs B Stoddart D Edwards Lady J Mackenzie Dr I Stoddart Mr A Elliott Bishop M Manktelow Miss B Taylor Mr F A J Emery-Wallis Mrs W May Miss M C Taylor Mrs D Every Ms A Mayo Mr E Throssell Mrs M Farrer Mr C McKinlay Mr V Wakeling Mrs D Fawkes Mrs Moore Mrs T Williams Mrs J Fennell Mrs G Moss Mrs E Wood Mrs R Glyn-Davies Mrs P Norris Mr H J Wood Mr I J A Graham Mrs M Norton-Fagge Miss J Hill Mrs M Petersen 50 year membership anniversaries

Mr C Badcock Mrs D Coldicott Mrs J Harasowska

Legacies We are grateful for all the legacies we have received, most recently from:

Mr B M Cocup Mrs H Field Lady J Mackenzie Mr D Cundy Miss R Fisher Mrs B Stodart Mr A D Elliot Miss H M Garnett Miss M S Taylor

Winchester cathedral record 2018 53 A gift for all time

Friends of Winchester Cathedral gratefully acknowledge the support of The University of Winchester in producing this brochure. Throughout our history, some of our most important work in the Cathedral has been supported by legacies.

Registered Charity No. 220218 No. Charity Registered As more and more charities compete for this important source of

www.winchester-cathedral/friends funding, we hope you have all received our own legacy brochure.

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01962 857245 01962 If you do decide to leave a gift to The Friends or have already The Friends O ce, 2 The Close, Winchester SO23 9LS SO23 Winchester Close, The 2 ce, O Friends The made a provision, we would be very pleased to hear from you, if

only to say thank you for your contribution during your lifetime. please contact Lesley Bestwick in the Friends O ce. O Friends the in Bestwick Lesley contact please

If you would like to discuss any aspect of legacies for the Friends Friends the for legacies of aspect any discuss to like would you If This year, our Legacy Tea for those who have made provision in their wills, is on Tuesday 9th October in the Dean’s Study.

Please contact Lucy Hutchin on 01962 857244 or [email protected] if you would like to discuss leaving a gift to The Friends in your will. A giftThank youfor so much. all time

Friends of Winchester Cathedral gratefully acknowledge the support of The University of Winchester in producing this brochure.

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www.winchester-cathedral/friends

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The Friends O ce, 2 The Close, Winchester SO23 9LS SO23 Winchester Close, The 2 ce, O Friends The

please contact Lesley Bestwick in the Friends O ce. O Friends the in Bestwick Lesley contact please If you would like to discuss any aspect of legacies for the Friends Friends the for legacies of aspect any discuss to like would you If Friends of Winchester Cathedral 2018 “My solicitor Royal Patron Her Majesty the Queen Patron The Right Reverend Tim Dakin, Lord Bishop of Winchester ticks all the boxes” President The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester Ex Officio Vice-Presidents Nigel Atkinson Esq, HM Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire The Mayor of Winchester Ms Jean Ritchie QC, Chairman of the Cathedral Council Honorary Vice-President Mo Hearn

Friends of Winchester Cathedral 2 The Close, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9LS 01962 857 245 [email protected] www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk Registered Charity No. 220218