Projects Completed
In 1965 the Society sponsored the refurbishment of the
St Rognvald Chapel to the designs of Stanley Cursiter.
In 1972 when the west end of the Cathedral was in danger of collapse, the
Society launched a successful ‘Save St Magnus’ Appeal under the patronage
of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The Appeal raised some £300,000
enabling steel support girders to be installed above the nave at the west
end.
Since then the Society has been closely involved in a whole range of projects,
large and small. These include:
- The stabilisation of the west gable.
- The renewal of the spire
- Installation and renewal of the sound system
- Sponsoring a video of ‘the Saga of St Magnus’
- The reconstruction of the Rose window in the south transept.
- The publication of the Cathedral guide book now in its 4th edition.
- The installation of the west window to celebrate the 850th anniversary of the Cathedral
- The maintenance of the stained glass windows
- Sponsoring the ‘Friends Room’ in the St Magnus Centre
- Major refurbishment and ongoing repairs to the Willis organ
- Construction of a new toilet block
- Replacement of the Cathedral chairs.
Current Projects
The Friends have recently been heavily involved in a number of large
projects which have now been completed. The new toilet block, installing
appropriate facilities for the modern age whilst in keeping with the
original architecture, was a major step forward. So too the replacement
of the magnificent and unusual clear glass Rose window in the south
transept. In 2007 alone the Society has provided funds for the complete
replacement of around 700 chairs in the Cathedral, as well as funds
and expertise in a substantial new publication of the Cathedral guidebook.