Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1937
CHATFIELD, Norman Cooper Brighton 2b 255
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CANON NORMAN CHATFIELD
The Times of December last year carried an article about a Mediaeval stained-glass window, reputed to be the largest single expanse of such glass in Britain, that was saved from collapse. The great east window in Gloucester Cathedral was installed in 1350 as a memorial for the Battle of Crécy.
Featured in the picture in The Varndeanian Times was Canon Norman Chatfield (1948-53). Norman is Canon in Residence at Gloucester Cathedral with specific responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the fabric. This is an on-going task, working with English Heritage and others. The Cathedral has a team of stonemasons, some of whom are French.
Norman read Zoology at Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge, then went to Ripon Hall Oxford for Theology, was ordained in Chichester Cathedral, and worked in parishes in the Chichester and Portsmouth dioceses.
The March 2000 Edition of Old Varndeanian showed a young Norman peering out of a tent at a scout camp.
Our picture today shows him in front of Gloucester Cathedral.
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Rector of Alverstoke (1981-1991)
Retired (2002) canon of Gloucester Cathedral. Fabric Canon in the 1990s. The central pinnacle (Cloister, lavatorium buttresses. 4th buttress from west) bears faces carved from life: representing former Clerks of Works including Canon Chatfield.
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