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Discussion
Discussion
Discussion and the showing of several slides followed, with questions directed primarily at the Dean, and one of the architects, Mr. C. Whitwell. Architectural, liturgical and moral aspects of the project were discussed.
Architecturally, the great problem has been the marriage of a new design to the old, and in this respect Sir Basil Spence had encouraged innovation. As the Dean said, the city has its cathedral and all that can be done is to extend the existing building, to "accept what we couldn't change, and change what we could."
Liturgically, the relevance of the "cathedral concept" to twentieth century life was questioned. One member of the group argued that the days when uneducated medievalites had to be awed into submission to God by means of a soaring structure were past. This to his mind, had always been the primary function of a cathedral.