Perspective view of a design for Guildford Cathedral, Surrey

Item author: Sir Edward Maufe (1883-1974)
Item date: After 1936
Grant Value: 750
Item cost: 750
Item cost pre-decimal: NULL
Item date acquired: 2004
Item institution: RIBA Architectural Library
Town/City: London

In 1927, the new diocese of Guildford was carved out of the huge diocese of Winchester. The competition for the design of the new cathedral was won by Sir Edward Maufe. Work began in 1936 and was finally completed in the mid 1960s.