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The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
A religious community of people who made things with their hands
1. Introduction
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1.1 About
1.2 Sitemap
2. History
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2.1 Genesis in Hammersmith – 1905 to 1907
2.2 Early years in Ditchling – 1907- 1919
2.3 Foundation – 1920-1921
2.4 Growth and then the first crisis – 1921-1924
2.5 Consolidation, the second crisis, re-consolidation – 1926-1945
2.6 Post war and closure – 1946-1988
2.7 Afterlife: 1989 to date
3. People
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3.1 Guild Members
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3.1.1 Eric Gill
3.1.2 Hilary Pepler
3.1.3 Desmond Chute
3.1.4 Joseph Cribb
3.1.5 George Maxwell
3.1.6 Valentine KilBride
3.1.7 Philip Hagreen
3.1.8 Dunstan Pruden
3.1.9 Edgar Holloway
3.1.10 Kenneth Eager
3.1.11 Jenny KilBride
3.1.12 Ewan Clayton
3.2 Postulents
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3.2.1 David Jones
3.2.2 Father Brocard Sewell
3.3 Non-guild members
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3.3.1 Edward Johnston
3.3.2 Captain Herbert Shove
4. Ideas
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4.3 Distributism
4.2 Catholicism
4.3 Arts and Crafts
4.4 Vague links to Fascism
5. Guild life
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5.1 Buildings
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5.1.1 Hopkins Crank
5.1.2 Guild workshops
5.1.3 Spoil Bank
5.1.4 Woodbarton Cottage
5.1.5 Woodbarton
5.1.6 Fragbarrow Farm
5.1.7 The Chapel
5.1.8 St Rose and St Catherine
5.1.9 Ferrers
5.1.10 St Anthony’s
5.2 Organisation
6. The workshops
7. Miscellany
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7.1 Media
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7.1.1 Film – Looking for Mr Gill – about Eric Gill, Ditchling and the Guild
7.1.2 Culture Show feature about The Guild
7.1.3 Interview with Jenny KilBride
7.1.4 Cine film from early days of the Guild
7.2. Sundry articles
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7.2.1 The Dominicans
7.2.2 Capel y ffin
7.2.3 The Game
7.2.4 Engraving
7.2.5 Guild Priests
7.3 Further reading
The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
A religious community of people who made things with their hands
Main Menu
1. Introduction
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1.1 About
1.2 Sitemap
2. History
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2.1 Genesis in Hammersmith – 1905 to 1907
2.2 Early years in Ditchling – 1907- 1919
2.3 Foundation – 1920-1921
2.4 Growth and then the first crisis – 1921-1924
2.5 Consolidation, the second crisis, re-consolidation – 1926-1945
2.6 Post war and closure – 1946-1988
2.7 Afterlife: 1989 to date
3. People
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3.1 Guild Members
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3.1.1 Eric Gill
3.1.2 Hilary Pepler
3.1.3 Desmond Chute
3.1.4 Joseph Cribb
3.1.5 George Maxwell
3.1.6 Valentine KilBride
3.1.7 Philip Hagreen
3.1.8 Dunstan Pruden
3.1.9 Edgar Holloway
3.1.10 Kenneth Eager
3.1.11 Jenny KilBride
3.1.12 Ewan Clayton
3.2 Postulents
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3.2.1 David Jones
3.2.2 Father Brocard Sewell
3.3 Non-guild members
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3.3.1 Edward Johnston
3.3.2 Captain Herbert Shove
4. Ideas
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4.3 Distributism
4.2 Catholicism
4.3 Arts and Crafts
4.4 Vague links to Fascism
5. Guild life
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5.1 Buildings
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5.1.1 Hopkins Crank
5.1.2 Guild workshops
5.1.3 Spoil Bank
5.1.4 Woodbarton Cottage
5.1.5 Woodbarton
5.1.6 Fragbarrow Farm
5.1.7 The Chapel
5.1.8 St Rose and St Catherine
5.1.9 Ferrers
5.1.10 St Anthony’s
5.2 Organisation
6. The workshops
7. Miscellany
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7.1 Media
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7.1.1 Film – Looking for Mr Gill – about Eric Gill, Ditchling and the Guild
7.1.2 Culture Show feature about The Guild
7.1.3 Interview with Jenny KilBride
7.1.4 Cine film from early days of the Guild
7.2. Sundry articles
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7.2.1 The Dominicans
7.2.2 Capel y ffin
7.2.3 The Game
7.2.4 Engraving
7.2.5 Guild Priests
7.3 Further reading
7.1.3 Interview with Jenny KilBride
Originally broadcast 2019.