What changed, and when it was reconciled

Current issue. The circles are entered in the public catalogue, and four statements found to disagree with the record are corrected.

• Added

  /circles

  The circles: public directory

  Thirty-eight active circles entered with their affiliated house, convener, outward obligation, and last review. The standing orders of 1991 are printed at PRO/1991/09.

• Added

  PRO/1991/09

  The Standing of Circles

  Entered in the register of procedures in force.

• Added

  MIN/2019/06

  Continuity review of circles, 2019

  The 2019 review is printed in full, with the three dissolutions and the note that member standing was unaffected.

• Corrected

  /history#south-house-and-the-review

  The 2019 entry in the public chronology

  The entry described an operating property as the eleventh house. Ten houses maintain programmes; the institutional count of eleven is unchanged.

  was

  The eleventh house. The current residential footprint is reached.

  now

  South House, and the review of the network. South House completes the present operating network: ten houses maintaining residential or public programmes.

  Set the two readings side by side

  5 words struck out, 18 words entered.

• Corrected

  /houses

  Continuity index: the entry for the house directory

  The index stated that eleven houses were listed. Ten are carried in the directory.

  was

  Eleven houses are listed.

  now

  Ten houses are carried in the directory.

  Set the two readings side by side

  2 words struck out, 5 words entered.

• Withdrawn

  canon/chronology

  The abridged chronology held beside the public history

  A second chronology was maintained alongside the public one and had diverged from it in three particulars, including the place of Eleanor Vale's death. It is withdrawn; the public chronology is the only one kept.

  was

  Death of Eleanor Vale, at the North House.

  now

  The death of Eleanor Vale. One residential property is lost in the October fire.

  Set the two readings side by side

  3 words withheld, 9 words entered.

  Held here because the Institute does not destroy a statement it can no longer support.

• Corrected

  canon/revision

  The revision number shown at the foot of the site

  The number was entered by hand in two places and had fallen two editions behind in one of them. It is now taken from this register.

  was

  31.4

  now

  Taken from the head of the reconciliation history.

  Set the two readings side by side

  1 word struck out, 8 words entered.

Reconciled at the first Thursday after the reconciliation.

• Added

  MEM/2025/04

  Memorandum on publication and correction

  Printed in full on the resolution of the February meeting, with the reply at MEM/2025/07. Neither paper has been adopted.

• Added

  MEM/2025/07

  Memorandum in reply: the obligations owed to the living

  Printed in full beside the paper it answers, under the 1988 convention on objections.

• Added

  MIN/2026/02

  Stewardship minutes, February 2026

  Item 3 records that no general rule was adopted and that existing closures are reviewed individually.

• Redacted

  PHO/1989/S/114

  Photograph: the Shore House kitchen, 1989

  Scan closed on request (COR/2025/188); catalogue entry retained; description revised from four named persons to two. Review February 2027.

  was

  Four members at the kitchen table, named left to right.

  now

  Members at the kitchen table. Two persons named, both deceased.

  Set the two readings side by side

  5 words withheld, 5 words entered.

  Treated under CAT/2025/12. Provisional; the question of principle is unreconciled.

• Added

  /disputes#publication-and-withdrawal

  Standing dispute: publication, withdrawal and the obligations of the Common Record

  Entered on the register 16 April 2025; last reviewed 12 February 2026; carried forward.

• Corrected

  /history#vale-death

  The death of Eleanor Vale, 1998

  The place of death was corrected against the minute book and the 1999 accessions. The date and the age are unchanged.

  was

  Vale dies at the North House at sixty-three

  now

  Eleanor Vale dies at sixty-three. One residential property is lost in the October fire.

  Set the two readings side by side

  5 words struck out, 11 words entered.

  The earlier reading is retained in the Record. Reconciliation status: Continuous.

• Added

  ANN/1998

  Annual Report 1998

  The 1998 report was moved from application to the public catalogue, with the statement of loss and reinstatement (LED/1998/04).

• Added

  MEM/1998/06

  Memorandum: the disposition of the Record following my death

  Catalogued in description only. The body remains restricted at the author's instruction; the restriction was reviewed in 2021 and retained.

• Added

  /procedures

  Standing procedures and circulars

  Procedural material previously issued to stewards only was opened to the public catalogue, with the exception of Section 9.

  Section 9 (Continuity review) remains withheld. The section number is retained so that the omission is visible.

• Added

  /disputes

  Standing disputes

  Three unresolved objections were entered on the public record at the request of the Shore House.

• Corrected

  PRO/1996/11

  Closed observance — standing procedure

  The count of houses observing the closed period was corrected.

  was

  observed at nine houses

  now

  observed at ten houses

  Set the two readings side by side

  1 word struck out, 1 word entered.

  The Institute records eleven houses. No explanation of the difference is held.

• Added

  MEM/2007/02

  The pre-1968 material and what may be said about it

  Several pre-1968 records previously catalogued as personal or domestic material were cross-referenced with the early Practice collection and placed in the institutional antecedents series. No change to the Institute's founding date was made. The standing guidance of 2007 is printed with them.

  Cross-referencing completed at the North House. Catalogue numbers unchanged.

• Added

  OH/1997/12

  Oral history: Bridget Aherne

  Recorded 1997 and held in the local record since. Entered in the public catalogue as given, including the interviewee's dating of gatherings before 1968, which is not corrected.

Reconciliation following the autumn returns.

• Added

  COR/1986/141

  Objection to the designation of twelve members

  Entered on the public catalogue thirty-nine years after it was written. The delay is not accounted for in the file.

• Corrected

  /houses

  Houses

  The list of houses was reconciled against the returns.

  was

  eleven houses, ten listed

  now

  eleven houses, ten listed

  Set the two readings side by side

  The two readings agree word for word.

  No change was made. The reconciliation is recorded because it was carried out.

• Redacted

  REP/1989/AR

  Annual report, 1989

  Two lines under Returns were closed on the advice of a steward.

  was

  Returns: 41 (see note 4)

  now

  Returns: ██ (note withdrawn)

  Set the two readings side by side

  3 words withheld, 2 words entered.

Reconciliation carried out at the Shore House during the North House closure.

• Added

  MEM/1986/09

  Memorandum on designation

  Opened to the public catalogue with the names removed.

• Corrected

  /history

  Our History

  The founding year was reconciled with the deed held at the North House.

  was

  Established 1972

  now

  Established 1974

  Set the two readings side by side

  1 word struck out, 1 word entered.

  The 1972 date remains in the 1998 site and in two printed handbooks. Neither has been corrected.

Consolidation of the public catalogue after the 2023 survey.

• Added

  COR/1993/108

  Correspondence on openness, 1993

  Entered on the catalogue in full, both sides of the exchange.

• Restored

  PHO/1971/22

  Photograph, North House

  Restored to the catalogue after twenty-six years, with the caption carried forward from the withdrawn entry.

  was

  North House, summer 1971

  now

  North House, summer 1971

  Set the two readings side by side

  The two readings agree word for word.

  The Institute was established in 1974. The caption has not been corrected because the photograph cannot be re-dated from the print.

Reconciled with the annual return of 2019.

• Added

  OH/2004/07

  Oral history — Hargreaves

  Transcribed from tape and entered on the catalogue.

• Corrected

  /vocabulary

  Vocabulary

  The definition of Returns was revised.

  was

  Members who have resumed attendance after an absence.

  now

  An accounting category. See the annual return.

  Set the two readings side by side

  8 words struck out, 7 words entered.

Reconciliation carried out on the house intranet before the catalogue was published to the public web.

• Added

  PRO/1996/11

  Closed observance — standing procedure

  Sections 1 to 8 opened. Sections 9 to 11 issued to stewards only.

• Withdrawn

  MIN/1985/03

  Stewardship meeting, March 1985 — minutes

  Withdrawn from the catalogue pending a continuity review.

  The review is recorded as concluded. The date of its conclusion is not held.

First revision issued to the public web.

• Added

  COR/1976/014

  Letter, E. Vale to T. Orrell

  The letter customarily read at a first attendance, entered in full.

• Added

  PRO/1978/02

  Procedure at a first attendance

  Entered as issued in 1978, unamended.

• Added

  MIN/1985/03

  Stewardship meeting, March 1985 — minutes

  Entered with portions closed.

• Added

  REP/1989/AR

  Annual report, 1989

  Entered in full, including the note under Returns.

Held on the house system only. Retained here because it was reconciled.

• Added

  PHO/1971/22

  Photograph, North House

  Print catalogued from the North House folder.

• Withdrawn

  PHO/1971/22

  Photograph, North House

  Withdrawn in the same reconciliation in which it was catalogued.

  Both actions carry the same date. The order in which they were taken is not recorded.