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ROBERT AAGARD AND CATHEDRAL CAMPS
Robert Aagaard, dealer in antique chimneypieces and maker of reproductions, in North Yorkshire, died in April this year. Of Danish parents, Robert Aagaard moved from Woolworths, where his father had worked his way up to director, to work with English furniture specialists like Bruce George in the Cotswolds and Reg and Frank Lumb in Harrogate, opening his own antique showroom in Harrogate in the 1960's and establishing a workshop making reproduction fireplaces and period decorations in Knaresborough, eventually employing a staff of thirty, which was sold in the 1990's and continues to trade under the Aagaard name. He became a consultant to Harewood House, the Landmark Trust and National Trust, he was a magistrate and a churchwarden, and secretary of Harrogate Antiques Fair.<br><br>During the 1970's Robert Aagaard began discussions that were to lead to his founding, with Fiona Aagaard, his wife, as treasurer, Cathedral Camps - to organise teams of young people and students to tackle cleaning and maintenance in cathedrals, eventually in every cathedral in England save one, and raising £100,000 a year for the project. He and his wife were on the road every summer visiting camps undertaking work like vacuum-cleaning medieval timbers, painting, removing rubbish from roof voids and so on. The Church recognised Aagard's work and faith by electing him to the General Synod in 1995 and appointing him to the Cathedrals Commission and other advisory bodies. He was appointed OBE in 1993.
Story Type : OBITUARY
Location : UK > North Yorkshire
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Date Created : 06 Nov 2001 00:00:00
Date Modified : 06 Nov 2001 00:00:00
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