Resident experts
Biographies
This section details the biographies of the key players and resident experts at Canterbury Cathedral.
Dr. Edward Condry
Canon Treasurer
Edward Condry is the Canon Treasurer. He came to the cathedral in
2002 after many years in parish ministry. He also runs the
international courses for the Anglican Communion at the
International Study Centre.
He is a member of Canterbury Harriers, and also competed in the
world Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston in 2006. He recently
organising and took part in a Sponsored bike ride from Canterbury
to Rome in 2007, with 30 friends, in aid of the Appeal.
Edward lives in the Cathedral Precincts with his wife Sarah. They
have four children.
John Burton
Surveyor to the Fabric
John Burton, Dip Arch, RIBA, IHBC is an architect specialising
particularly in caring for historic buildings. His practice,
Purcell Miller Tritton has been responsible for conserving and
restoring many of England's great historic buildings.
For sixteen years John has held the position of Surveyor to the
Fabric of Canterbury Cathedral - a position with medieval origins -
and six years ago he was appointed Surveyor of the Fabric of
Westminster Abbey. The last person to hold both positions together
did so in 1396.
He is responsible for co-ordinating the conservation of the fabric
of the buildings, their structure and contents, the wall surfaces,
the paintings and glass which form part of these magnificent
buildings.
Leonie Seliger
Head of Stained glass
Leonie Seliger is head of the Stained Glass Conservation
Department. She also advises the Dioceses of Canterbury and
Rochester on faculty applications involving
restoration/conservation as well as new designs for windows in the
churches of the dioceses. Leonie is also a versatile designer of
new windows; her work can be seen for instance in St. Bartholomew's
Chapel in Sandwich and All Saints Church in Boughton Aluph.
David Flood
Director of Music
Dr. David Flood has been Master of the Choristers since 1988, and
under his direction the Cathedral Choir has yet further advanced
its national and international reputation.
Heather Newton
Head of Stone Conservation
Heather gained a distinction in City and Guilds and a post-graduate
qualification in the conservation of stone and plaster from
Weymouth College in Dorset. She came to Canterbury Cathedral in
1988 and in her own words "I have continued my training until the
present day!". After just 10 years here she was asked to run
the stone conservation unit.
She has been Advisor on stone conservation to Canterbury Diocesan
Advisory Committee since 1996, PACR Accredited since 2000 and was
appointed to the Fabric Advisory Committee of Rochester Cathedral
and made Head of Stonemasonry and Stone Conservation at Canterbury
in 2006.
Cressida Williams
Archivist
Cressida Williams is Cathedral and City Archivist. She
leads the staff team at the Cathedral Archives, where the historic
records of the Cathedral are preserved and made available for
consultation, together with the records of the City, the Diocese
and parishes in East Kent, and related manuscript collections. The
Cathedral Archives is a busy record office, with over 5,600
research visits made each year. Cressida qualified as an archivist
in 1997, and has particular interests in medieval charters and
seals, and architectural records.
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