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From 1960, an extension of the parish church into a cathedral, including the rebuilding of the chancel and the creation of transepts and side chapels. In his will, he left £2 million towards the building of a tower (completed
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Dykes Bower died unmarried in November 1994, and his ashes were interred in the Islip chapel of Westminster Abbey on 12 June 1995. His memorial stone of
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including the baldacchino (ciborium), high Altar and American Memorial Chapel executed in association with
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Church of St Laurence, Hawkhurst: designed the imposing and highly detailed font cover, 1960.
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in London. He set up his own practice in 1931, focusing on church building and restoration.
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various new works and restorations for colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, including
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Chapel, St Saviour's Chapel, restoration of the medieval throne and choir stalls.
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Surveyors of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey 1906-1973. Reports and letters
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Dykes Bower was born in Gloucester as one of four brothers, including
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Richards, James (14 November 1994). "Stephen Dykes Bower".
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Parish church fittings and restorations all over England.
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Priory and Parish Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
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Boydell & Brewer. p. 415. 487:: organ case, grille and fittings in 626: 580: 522: 328:: the new organ case, furnishing of 209:designer best known for his work at 46:adding citations to reliable sources 17: 13: 14: 729: 703:English ecclesiastical architects 589:Merton College Register 1900-1964 469:: William Temple Memorial Chapel. 427:Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 698:Alumni of Merton College, Oxford 501:St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding 394:Chapel and general refurnishing. 22: 718:Architects from Gloucestershire 713:20th-century English architects 457:Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 435:: restoration and redecoration. 33:needs additional citations for 649: 635: 497:: restoration after war damage 381: 300: 1: 515: 307:All Saints' Church, Hockerill 587:Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). 423:St John's College, Cambridge 419:Magdalene College, Cambridge 281:, vestments, ornaments etc. 7: 572:Symondson, Anthony (2011). 373:Chapel including the great 190:Memorial to Dykes bower at 10: 734: 576:. London: RIBA Publishing. 503:: painted chancel ceiling. 415:Queens' College, Cambridge 399:University College, Oxford 199:Stephen Ernest Dykes Bower 708:Gothic Revival architects 215:Bury St Edmunds Cathedral 176: 162: 150: 129: 122: 407:Magdalen College, Oxford 363:St Edmundsbury Cathedral 351:post-war restoration of 284: 237:, later the organist at 229:Early life and education 192:St Edmundsbury Cathedral 495:St Martin-in-the-Fields 447:: silver gospel lights. 411:Trinity College, Oxford 265:-designed organ cases, 445:Peterborough Cathedral 403:Merton College, Oxford 253:Surveyor of the Fabric 243:Merton College, Oxford 195: 656:Reynolds, C. (2019). 643:"Stephen Dykes Bower" 357:St Vedast Foster Lane 309:, Hertfordshire, 1937 189: 57:"Stephen Dykes Bower" 645:. Westminster Abbey. 473:Gloucester Cathedral 467:Canterbury Cathedral 433:Chelmsford Cathedral 353:Sir Christopher Wren 318:Holy Spirit Church, 293:is situated next to 167:University of Oxford 42:improve this article 574:Stephen Dykes Bower 337:St Paul's Cathedral 239:St Paul's Cathedral 124:Stephen Dykes Bower 546:News International 463:-designed reredos. 388:Carlisle Cathedral 196: 667:978-1-78327-420-8 491:-designed chapel. 326:Norwich Cathedral 315:, Berkshire, 1950 295:Sir Charles Peers 211:Westminster Abbey 194:, Bury St Edmunds 184: 183: 118: 117: 110: 92: 725: 672: 671: 653: 647: 646: 639: 633: 632: 624: 593: 592: 584: 578: 577: 569: 550: 549: 535: 439:Exeter Cathedral 359:, completed 1962 341:W. 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