1. 1998. Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís. Author unknown. Published in honor of the UK Bahá'í Centenary, 1998/99. Visual.
2. 1981-08. Speaking in Edinburgh. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Address at Edinburgh Bahá'í Centre. Includes discussion of Shoghi Effendi in Scotland and the eagle and pillar at his resting place. Audio.
3. 1981. Eagle and Pillar over Shoghi Effendi's resting place, and his visits to Scotland. Rúhíyyih Khánum, David Merrick, comp. . Transcript of Ruhiyyih Khanum talking about Shoghi Effendi's visits to Scotland and how the pillar and eagle came to be over his resting place Pilgrims.

1. 1958-11-01 —
   The monument marking Shoghi Effendi's resting place was completed. [MC117]
   • Dust from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh was placed in the foundations. [MC117] li>For a description of the resting place see BBD194–5 and MC135–6.
   • The monument was paid for from a Memorial Fund established after Shoghi Effendi's passing. Money in excess of the amount required was spent on the teaching work and on the construction of the Temples. [MC132]
   • Marble for the monument came from Chiampo, Italy as for the Archives Building, the Shine of the Báb, the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, The Terraces project, the Monument Gardens and the Houses of Worship in India and Samoa. It was cut and chiseled by a firm called Margraf, formerly known as Industria Marmi Vincentini. [BWNS1223; PP450 ]
2. 1975-02-05 — A strip of land facing the resting place of Shoghi Effendi was purchased by the Universal House of Justice to ensure protection of the site. [BW16:134; BW17:82; VV22]
3. 1976-09-12 — His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visited the resting place of Shoghi Effendi. [BW17:69; VV22]
4. 1992-05-29 — The Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh was commemorated at the Guardian's Resting Place in London.
5. 2000-11-00 — Early in 2000 the eagle from the Guardian's Resting Place was stolen and the monument damaged in the process. Its replacement was accompanied by an understandably stricter measure of security.

   When Shoghi Effendi was interred in November 1957 London's Great Northern Cemetery (since renamed New Southgate Cemetery) was larger than it is now. Over the years parts were sold off for development, and it was in response to this process that a sizeable portion around the Guardian's Resting Place was subsequently bought for the Faith so that it could be preserved and developed suitably. The cemetery opened a new entrance and the one through which the Guardian's funeral cortege passed fell into disuse. The gates and pillars of this entrance were purchased by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, acting on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, and a long process to have them reinstalled in a more suitable place came to fruition in 1998. [Reference links no longer in existence.]

6. 2000-12-00 — A new eagle was placed atop the column at the Guardian's Resting Place and repair was done to the damage to the site when the previous one was stolen earlier this year. [Reference links no longer in existence.]
7. 2013-00-00 — In 2013 the United Kingdom Bahá'ís undertook a multi-year project to restore and improve the Resting Place of Shoghi Effendi. It was carried out in three phases, the restoration of the area immediately around the Resting Place, the arboricultural aspects of the property and the construction of a permanent Reception Area and office for the custodian. [Reference website no longer available.]

   Here you will find information on The Guardian's Resting Place and directions to the Southgate Cemetery.

• search for parts of tags or alterate spellings
• 2 characters minimum, parts separated by spaces
• multiple keywords allowed, e.g. "Madrid Paris Seattle"
• see also multiple tag search

Other

Organizations, Other
People
Persecution
Plans
Publications
Publishing
Rulers
Schools, education
Shoghi Effendi
Translation, languages
Universal House of Justice
Universities