VIRTUAL ST STEPHEN’S
MINUTES
A meeting held at the Humanities Research Centre, University of York, on Monday, 4 November 2013, at 11.00am.
Present: Tim Ayers, Dee Dyas, Louise Hampson, James Hillson, James Jago, Pat Gibbs, Anthony Masinton
1. The minutes were approved. LH reported that the payment of salaries was now in hand.
2. Virtual St Stephen’s.
- Equipment. AM to order. TA thanked C&C for paying for the necessary equipment; the money will be reimbursed when the project credit card is set up.
- Work plan. It was agreed that this could be in two six-week blocks p/a, the first beginning in February, the second in (perhaps) July. DD suggested that the time allocation could be increased in Year 2 (and decreased in Year 3), to facilitate delivery of sample of VSS in summer 2015. It was agreed that this should be reviewed.
ACTION: LH to revise and supply work plan.
- Content. JH’s drawings were admired, as being very useful to the virtual reconstruction. It was agreed to begin with the C19 chapel and the block plan (with a view to display in summer 2015), then to continue to the medieval chapel and early modern commons chamber. Versions of the reconstructions will be posted on the project website. AM needs to see and photograph the lower chapel. JJ agreed to collect visual materials for the early modern period.
ACTION: TA to chase digital survey of lower chapel from PoW.TA to supply database of visual materials from previous AHRC project, to JJ.
- PoW: meeting, 26 November. It was agreed that C&C should be represented at this, perhaps AM, as he could also see the undercroft chapel and cloister.
ACTION: JH to arrange a visit with AM to undercroft chapel on 25/26 Nov.
- EH. TA reported on exchanges with Jeremy Ashbee. It was agreed that it would be good to see the available space in the Jewel Tower, perhaps on 25/26 Nov, ideally with a member of EH, to discuss compatibility and costs.
ACTION: TA to contact Jeremy Ashbee.
3. Website.
- Equipment. PG had ordered this.
- Work plan and Content. PG requested materials for the web pages either early Nov or early December; it was agreed to submit this sooner rather than later, if possible. . JJ submitted a draft structure for the site.
ACTION: TA to agree the website structure with John Cooper and Miles Taylor. JJ to draw up a list of project workers, for access to password-protected parts of the website. JH to compile a list of people interested in the project, for later use.
- Look. It was agreed that PG should submit proposals for the look of the site. The identifying motif or logo was discussed. JJ submitted a line drawing of a boss of St Stephen, which was admired. There was discussion about ‘message’. It was agreed to mock up this and other possibilities (to include a cinquefoil and portcullis combination), for review by PI and Co-Is.
4. Date of next meeting. Monday 2 December, at 10.00am, HRC
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