CHRIST CHURCH LECTURES EXAMINE 1870S RESTORATION OF CATHEDRAL

The lunchtime lecture has proved an enduringly successful format. On the Tuesdays of May 2008, Christ Church will host the twenty-third series of lectures to be held in the Dublin cathedral in recent times examining the theme: 'The restoration of Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, 1871-8'.

The series will begin on 6 May when Dr Michael O'Neill, an architectural historian well known for his important work on the architecture of neighbouring St Patrick's cathedral, will speak in the chapter house on 'The George Edmund Street restoration campaign'. Moving to the crypt on 13 May, the cathedral architect, Mr Paul Arnold will ask the question: 'G.E. Street: conservator or restorer?'. Staying in the crypt, the following week, Dr Rachel Moss, a lecturer and archive manager at the Trinity Irish Art Research Centre, will give a lecture entitled 'Keeping the piece[s]: Street's medieval stone collection', based on her trojan work on the crypt stone before the 1999 crypt restoration. Concluding the series on 27 May, the talk by Mrs Lesley Whiteside, an archivist and former cathedral board member, has the title: 'Perfectly disgusted·utterly disgraced': Street's verdict on Hardman's failure to complete their stained glass commission in time for the re-consecration', and will take place in the chapter house.

The lectures begin at 1.15pm and are generously supported by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin and organised by the cathedral Culture Committee. Admission is free and all are welcome. For further details contact Sarah Drumm, administrative assistant at assist@cccdub.ie or telephone +353 1 677 8099.

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