Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral

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The post of Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral was established in 1675.{{#tag:ref|In 1669, Wren had been appointed Surveyor-General of the King's Works, a post that included responsibility for St Paul's Cathedral. This list starts from 1675, the year the foundation stone was laid for the new St Paul's Cathedral, the old cathedral having been mostly destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.|group="n"}}{{cite book|last=Burman|first=Peter|title=St Paul's Cathedral|year=1987|publisher=Bell & Hyman|page=181}} The role is an architectural one, with the current holder being responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the cathedral and its buildings.{{#tag:ref|For more on the modern evolution of the role and related guidance and legislation, see Cathedral Architect.|group="n"}} In the past, the role has involved overseeing new construction work as well as restoration and architectural conservation.{{cite web|title=Architectural Archive|publisher=St Paul's Cathedral|via=Archives Hub|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/7d0bb042-5d3b-36ee-8019-c5256655b69e|access-date=20 January 2018}} The post has been held by the following people:

1. Christopher Wren (1675–1723)
2. John James (1723–1746)
3. Henry Flitcroft (1746–1756)
4. Stiff Leadbetter (1756–1766)
5. Robert Mylne (1766–1811)
6. Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1811–1819)
7. Charles Robert Cockerell (1819–1852)
8. Francis Penrose (1852–1897)
9. Somers Clarke (1897–1906)
10. Mervyn Edmund Macartney (1906–1931)
11. Walter Godfrey Allen (1931–1956)
12. John Seely, Lord Mottistone (1956–1963)
13. Paul Edward Paget (1963–1969)
14. Bernard Feilden (1969–1977)
15. Robert Potter (1978–1984){{cite book|last=Burman|first=Peter|title=St. Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London, 604–2004|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2004|chapter=Chapter 23: Decoration, Furnishings and Art since 1900|page=264|editor-last1=Keene|editor-first1=Derek|editor-last2=Burns|editor-first2=R. Arthur|editor-last3=Saint|editor-first3=Andrew|isbn=9780300092769}}
16. William Whitfield (1985–1990)
17. Martin Stancliffe (1990–2011){{cite press release |author= |title=Oliver Caroe appointed Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral |url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/documents/Press%20releases/Oliver%20Caroe%20becomes%20Surveyor%20to%20the%20Fabric%20of%20St%20Paul's%20Cathedral.pdf |publisher=St Paul's Cathedral |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=20 January 2018}}
18. Oliver Caroe (2011–present)