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August 27, 2025 6 mins
From the January/February 2024 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal.  Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be found in the corresponding print edition.


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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the Scottish Right Journal podcast and audio presentation
of the Scottish Right Journal, brought to you by the
Supreme Council of the Scottish Right Southern Jurisdiction Mother Supreme
Council of the World. This week's article is Eternal Dwelling
Space a modern example of cathedral building tradition in Guildford,
by Brother Jonathan R. Corbett, Master Mason, and comes from

(00:24):
the January February twenty twenty four issue of the Scottish
Right Journal. The Stonemason boulder strewn yet to be hewn,
the mason solid stones carves out a mighty house to
be found. As with the Lord God's work. Stone's a
plentiful abound, all fixed, shaped and sound, and for the

(00:46):
mortar placed. The holy task is to build an eternal
dwelling space. Thus writes the dutch Boroque poet Jan Luken,
of the fervent work of Stonemasons of centuries past to
build monumental houses of worshipp We read further in legendary
Masonic writer Albert G. Mackie's The Symbolism of Freemasonry. The

(01:06):
Operative Masons performed the labors of the craft and traveling
from country to country, were engaged in the construction of cathedrals,
monasteries and castles. While we associate operative Masons and their
zeal to build eternal dwelling spaces with the cathedrals of
the Middle Ages, there are more recent cathedral architects to
whom the words of Mackie and the sensibilities of Luken

(01:29):
could apply. Such an individual was one of England's finest
and most forward thinking architects, Sir Edward Mouth. As a
young man, he envisioned his own great edifice to glorify deity.
Behold today that Barry dream come to life, his own
cathedral now standing majestically atop Stag Hill, gracing the ancient

(01:49):
town of Guildford, nestled amid wooded Surrey Hills. The foundation
stone was laid in nineteen thirty six and work progressed
until its untimely halt in nineteen thirty nine due to
the advent of World War II. The original consecration date
of the cathedral was to be in nineteen forty one,
but Britain was at war in nineteen fifty two. Construction

(02:10):
began anew Guildford Cathedral set upon the highest point of
stag Hill grew organically and wondrously aloft, augmenting the mount's elevation,
its masonry expressing a sense of solid strength and beauty.
The building of the cathedral was from the beginning set
within tight financial constraints, necessitating the use of bricks rather

(02:31):
than stone as the principal material for the exterior. Stag
Hill itself is made of clay, and that same clay
excavated during the foundation work was purposefully used to create
the very brickwork. With funds in short supply during the
nineteen fifties, Prudence Mouth, Edward's wife, hit upon her practical
and self reliant idea of selling individual bricks for the

(02:55):
small sum of a half crown about seven dollars in
today's money. The donor was afforded the opportunity of inscribing
his or her own signature on a brick before it
was set in place. Many trades, including bricklayers and tilers,
are represented in the cathedral. This bold structure shields a
splendid interior, breaming with ethereal light. The honey cream hue

(03:18):
of dolting stone quarried in Somerset exudes an air of calm,
serenity and warmth. Its soaring pointed Gothic arches and passage aisles,
endowing a heavenly ambience leading to the divine. In the
winter months, when the sun is low, its rays penetrate
the rose window in the east, projecting a myriad of
colors like a kaleidoscope onto the facing columns. This cathedral

(03:42):
attests to the quiet, confidence and resilience of the English character,
embodied in the modesty and solidity of this clean, imposing structure.
Yet it draws inspiration from the Great brick Albe Cathedral
in France. For Sir Edward Mouth sought to create an
equally impressive monument of greatness, contemporary in design and with

(04:02):
Art Deco flair, yet remaining loyal to time honored Gothic tradition,
where even a medieval visitor might feel at home. The
first service held at Guildford Cathedral was in nineteen fifty four.
It was ultimately consecrated in the presence of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth I and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, himself a Freemason,

(04:22):
in nineteen sixty one. An annual service for Surrey Freemasons
is held at Guildford Cathedral. A visit to the Lady
Chapel will reveal the magnificent wod blue and gold wrought
iron gates that guard and screen the entrance to the sanctuary,
donated by the Freemasons of Surrey. An inscription to this
effect is hewn into the ascending steps leading to the chapel.

(04:45):
The mark Master Masons in nineteen fifty eight also presented
a large silver alms dish with a commemoratively engraved border.
A third gift by the Masons is that of a
large volume of Sacred Law used on the lectern, which
was presented as a gift by the Companions of the
Royal arch of Jerusalem in the Masonic province of Surrey.

(05:05):
An endowment was also provided for future repairs to this Bible.
American visitors to the country town of Guildford, not least
of all Masons, likely will want to spend some time
at this most modern of English cathedrals. A wealth of information,
including visiting hours, can be found upon browsing the cathedral's
website www dot guildforddsh Cathedral dot org. Like and share

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(05:52):
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