| Repository | Lambeth Palace Library |
| Level | Series |
| Alt Ref No | Runcie/CHAPEL |
| Extent | 64 files |
| Title | Restoration of Lambeth Palace Chapel |
| Date | 1976-1992 |
| Description | Series consists of papers relating to the 1987-1988 restoration of Lambeth Palace Chapel, including papers from Lambeth Palace Chapel Restoration Consultation, Planning Group and Chapel Advisory Group; correspondence on fundraising and donations; on use of Crypt as chapel during works; reinstatement of Laudian screen; design and commissioning of cushions, sound, silverware, lighting, altar cloth, vestments, chairs, plaques for provincial stalls; siting of icons; discovery of medieval floor tiles during works; arrangements for services to commemorate completion of restoration; selection of Leonard Rosoman as artist to paint the ceiling; and photographs of various elements of the chapel, before, during and after the restoration process. |
| Arrangement | Numbered folders by subject |
| AdminHistory | For background information on Rosoman, including his work on Lambeth Palace chapel, see Tanya Harrod, 'Leonard Rosoman' (Royal Academy of Arts, 2017) [Lambeth Palace Library R6797.R5] |
| Copies | One photograph of Archbishop Runcie viewing work on the Chapel published in Library Annual Review 2015 p. 2. |
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| Code | Set |
| PL2 | Lambeth Palace/Lambeth/Surrey |