Projects
The Friends have been among the leading donors supporting the Cathedral's Open Treasure project (now known as the Durham Cathedral Museum) which has transformed the Monks' Dormitory, the Great Kitchen and adjacent areas into state of the art exhibition space to display of St Cuthbert's
wooden coffin, one of the Cathedral's greatest possessions, which is the centre piece of the new exhibition in The Great Kitchen.
Additional projects for which The Friends have provided funding over the years include:
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Contribution to the repair of the central tower
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The restoration of Prior Castell's clock
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The Transfiguration Window in memory of Bishop Michael Ramsey 2010
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Conservation and preservation of the North and South Door
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New South Transept Stone Cross
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The Wooden screen around the Feretory
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Renewal of woodwork in the Quire
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The repainting of the Hatfield tomb
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The restoration of the Beaumont Brass
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The Tester in the Feretory
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Repairs to the Galilee Chapel
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The RAF and Cuthbert windows in the nave; Bede's window in the Galilee chapel
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The provision of new lighting and heating in the church
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Re-roofing of the Refectory
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Renewal of the sound amplification system
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Assistance towards the creation of new cathedral shop
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A 3 year project to revitalize the Riverbanks and Woodlands
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Purchase of books and manuscripts connected to medieval Durham
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Sponsorship of a Cathedral Chorister
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The Pieta and Sarcophagus by Frederick Lawson (pictured)
