COLL CHA 03
Reference code
COLL CHA 03
Title
College Chapel: Work under Provost Hodgson
Level
Sub-series
Administrative / Biographical history
In the 1840s a major restoration took place, mainly the work of James Deason who substituted gothic style for classical. The reredos was removed and the panelling stripped away. This uncovered the wall paintings but before their significance was realised, the upper layer was scraped away. They were then hidden behind gothic choir stalls, some of which still remain at the west end (the rest are now at Lancing College). Much of the work was financed by one of the Fellows, Rev. John Wilder, and the Bursar's correspondence with him and others involved (COLL/B1/1/20-24) is a fascinating insight into the project. The old woodwork was sold at auction at Datchet Railway Station and some, including the urns, has ended up at St Paul's Cathedral (see ED 202 for an account of this woodwork)
Date
1846-1853
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- Letter from James Deason on costings for restoration, COLL CHA 03 01, (24 October 1846)
- Costings by James Deason of proposed works, COLL CHA 03 02, (1846)
- Circular appealing for subscriptions for the restoration, COLL CHA 03 03, ([1846])
- Memorandum of agreement over temporary church, COLL CHA 03 04, (11 March 1847)
- Licence for the performance of divine service in temporary building, COLL CHA 03 05, (6 April 1847)
- Contract for repair of College Chapel, COLL CHA 03 06, (8 April 1847)
- Undertaking to pay for hire of temporary chapel if repairs overrun, COLL CHA 03 07, (3 April 1847)
- Subscriptions to the restoration, COLL CHA 03 08, (1846-1851)
- Accounts of receipts and expenditure for the east window, COLL CHA 03 09, (1843-1853)