The Queen attended the Guild exhibition held at Badminton House during the horse trials. She was presented with a folding tea table by Fred Foster; Princess Margaret bought a log fork
1953
The architect Oliver Hill was commissioned to design the summer exhibition at Painswick for the Guild. Working with Guild members Gerry Carter and Eric Rice, he produced a ‘gay and whimsical, startling layout’ that established a policy of shows designed by individual members
1955
A chance and ill-considered remark overheard at an exhibition opening led to a major rift in the Guild. Some members felt that the Guild was becoming too closely linked to the establishment and left to form a rival grouping
1966
The Painswick exhibition celebrates the work of sculptor and puppeteer William Simmonds who joined the Guild in 1946
1970
The Crafts Study Centre is opened at the Holburne Museum, Bath. It features work by many Guild members including Cardew, Finch, Barron and Larcher, Rita and Percy Beales
1970
Guild members Gerry Carter, Theo Moorman and Bryant Fedden produce work for the altar at Manchester Cathedral
1973
Guild member Bryant Fedden organised a Guild exhibition at Foyles bookshop in London’s West End
1974
Guild member Gerry Carter was invited to Lesotho for three years with his wife Joan to develop weaving workshops
1977
Guild member Colin Gerard publishes a book ‘Practical Guild to Pottery’ illustrating the growing emphasis on education as part of the Guild’s remit
1979
The Guild holds the first of a series of high profile Christmas shows at the, Cirencester Workshops organised by the potter, Tony Davies
1983
The Guild celebrated its 50th anniversary with the publication of A Fertile Field, a booklet on its history written by Stuart Robinson, Guild Chairman, and an exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and the Crafts Study Centre, Bath
1984
The Guild changed its name to The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen and adopted the calligraphic ‘GGC’ logo
1985
The Painswick summer show was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales. She chose to stay well over an hour and spoke individually to all 47 exhibitors. This event generated a great deal of national coverage for the Guild
1985
Guild member Rod Forss designed the modular display equipment that is still in use in The Guild at 51 in Cheltenham and at Guild exhibitions
1999
The Guild established a permanent gallery in the Gardiner Room of the Painswick Centre.
2000
The Crafts Study Centre, with its collections containing work by many Guild members, relocated to the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey