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The Stained Glass of the Horwood Brothers by Jeffery Hopewell may now be pre-ordered, a discount is available by signing up to the publisher's newsletter via this link:
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Our inaugural online lecture will be delivered by David Lewis on the topic of 'Engines of Emotion or Opera House Fakery?: Giles Gilbert Scott's church and chapel designs'.
Book here:
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Delighted to announce that we are initiating an annual autumn lecture series. The lectures will be held on Monday evenings at 6.30pm via Zoom and will last between 45-50 mins, followed by questions.
Full details and booking information here:
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The Fourth Brandwood Lecture: "English Churches in Switzerland" given by @JamesBettley
Tuesday, 15th December 2026 at St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, London EC4
Book here:
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‘Church Crawling: The Secret Lives and Hidden Stories of England’s Churches’ by Rachel Morley is out now.
Please follow the link below to order your copy of Rachel’s book today:
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Relics: Their Life & Afterlife
Book for the Society of Antiquaries of London's conference to be held on 11 September in Burlington House:
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How very sad - Peter gave our inaugural Brandwood Lecture in 2023 on the subject of GE Street.
The Victorian Society is deeply saddened to announce the death of Peter Howell, one of the Society’s longest-serving and most distinguished members, a former Chairman, and one of its great and defining characters.
Read our tribute here: tinyurl.com/jvkrk868
Absolutely devastating…
The Society express our sadness and concern following last night's fire at St Andrew's Church, Jarrom St in Leicester. Our thoughts are with the congregation and fire crews. We are relieved to hear no one was hurt. 🧵
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📷Leics Fire and Rescue Service
Towards a New Cathedral
It is 75 years since Basil Spence’s winning design for @CovCathedral was first revealed to the public, his drawings perhaps first alluding to the establishment of a modern church architecture in Britain.
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The forgotten titan of Victorian creativity who once stood alongside Pugin, Ruskin and William Morris:
Kathryn Ferry writes in @Countrylifemag (20 May) about St Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Waldron, Dorset, which throws an unexpected light on Owen Jones
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Forthcoming Events at @lampallib
Lambeth Palace Garden Tours
Taking place on 17 and 24 June, and 1, 15, and 22 July, starting and ending at the Library.
and lots more here:
lambethpalacelibrary.info/
The Council of the Church Monuments Society offers a biennial prize of £500, to be awarded for the best essay submitted in the relevant year. For a copy of the rules and the guidelines to contributors, see churchmonumentssociety.org/g…
A exhibition in Norwich, "Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval", is complemented by the book, "Living by the Rule: Contemporary Art & the Medieval Monastery", by the curators Dr Jessica Barker & Dr Ed Krčma, published by @LHArtBooks.
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Rejoice...
📣 New funding announcement!
Through the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund and the continued Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, we're helping safeguard some of our most valued heritage, while supporting the communities that rely on them.
@DCMS
ALT A Gothic Revival style church under renovation, surrounded by scaffolding and bright graffiti-covered hoardings.
ALT A historic brick building with three floors of large, grid-patterned windows and wooden beams.
Read about @SAVEtoReuse and the @friendschurches joint nomination of the vacant grade II*-listed Church of St John the Evangelist in rural Lancashire for inclusion on @WorldMonuments Watch list.
ecclsoc.org.uk/news/heritage…
Thursday 25 June online
Don't forget our Annual Lecture (after the AGM), given by @MorleyRA Rachel Morley, Director of @friendschurches: “Blessed be the Bureaucrats for theirs is the kingdom of spreadsheets. Does it matter if another church closes?”
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"English Churches in Europe: An architectural and social history" by @JamesBettley will be published later this year. The advance subscription is £70, compared with £90, To subscribe please email [email protected]
GE Street's design for the Anglican Church in Rome
Cambridge Chapels Study Day
Saturday, 12th September 2026
We shall visit four outstanding examples of college chapels in Cambridge. We are very grateful to each of the colleges for making this day possible.
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AGM & Lecture 2026
Thursday 25 June online
The Annual Lecture will be given by @MorleyRA Rachel Morley, Director @friendschurches : “Blessed be the Bureaucrats for theirs is the kingdom of spreadsheets. Does it matter if another church closes?”
Book here:
ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annual…
