The post of Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral was established in 1675.[n 1][2] The role is an architectural one, with the current holder being responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the cathedral and its buildings.[n 2] In the past, the role has involved overseeing new construction work as well as restoration and architectural conservation.[1] The post has been held by the following people:
- Christopher Wren (1675–1723)[2]
- John James (1723–1746)[2]
- Henry Flitcroft (1746–1756)[2]
- Stiff Leadbetter (1756–1766)[2]
- Robert Mylne (1766-1811)[2]
- Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1811–1819)[2]
- Charles Robert Cockerell (1819–1852)[2]
- Francis Penrose (1852–1897)[2]
- Somers Clarke (1897–1906)[2]
- Mervyn Edmund Macartney (1906–1931)[2]
- Walter Godfrey Allen (1931–1956)[2]
- John Seely, Lord Mottistone (1956–1963)[2]
- Paul Edward Paget (1963–1969)[2]
- Bernard Feilden (1969–1977)[2]
- Robert Potter (1978–1984)[2][3]
- William Whitfield (1985–1990)[3]
- Martin Stancliffe (1990–2011)[3][4]
- Oliver Caroe (2011–present)[4]
- ^ a b "Architectural Archive". St Paul's Cathedral. Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via Archives Hub.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Burman, Peter (1987). St Paul's Cathedral. Bell & Hyman. p. 181.
- ^ a b c Burman, Peter (2004). "Chapter 23: Decoration, Furnishings and Art since 1900". In Keene, Derek; Burns, R. Arthur; Saint, Andrew (eds.). St. Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London, 604–2004. Yale University Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780300092769.
- ^ a b "Oliver Caroe appointed Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral" (PDF) (Press release). St Paul's Cathedral. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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