This page lists events organised both by the Ecclesiological Society (underlined)
and other Societies.
In one way or another all events are related to churches, their furnishings
and use.
For events of other Societies, details have been extracted from their
published programmes,
and enquiries should be addressed to the organisation in question,
not to us.
Addresses, phone numbers and email addresses will be found in the Organisations
page of this website, though we are now making a more systematic attempt
to put a link into each of the entries below, thus saving you a precious
five seconds.
If you know of any other events which we should add to this site, send
us an e-mail.
Long courses and lecture series
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Exhibitions during 2009
Westminster Abbey has announced a major development plan, with associated exhibition which closes at the end of September 2009. Details here.
Events during 2009 Friday 13 February
Supporting people, sustaining buildings One day course on how support officers can help congregations keep historic places of worship in use.
Rewley House, Oxford. Details here
Thursday 19 February Short conference on Sacred Space with David Stancliffe and Martin Stancliffe in conversation
London, 11.00 - 4.00. Organised by Praxis, details here.
Wednesday 4 March
Lecture by Dr Ron Baxter: Whose Heritage?: the problem of the Shobdon Arches Organised by the British Archaeological Association, as one of their annual lecture series.
4.30 for 5.00, Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS
Details here Thursday 19 March Short conference on Naves or Knaves: Sacred Space and Social Space, looking at how space in church might be used.
Birmingham, 10.30 - 3.00. Organised by Praxis, details here Wednesday 25 March
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Sevenoaks Weald. Details here.
Wed 1 April - Friday 3 April
Sing unto the Lord a new Song: worship, prayer and devotion in Reformation and Renaissance Europe Conference organised by the Society for Reformation Studies, to be held in Cambridge. Details here Friday 3 - Sunday 5 April 2009
Conference on The Medieval Chantry in England and Wales
ewley House, Oxford. Details here
6 - 8 April 2009
Conference on The Early Modern Parish Church
At Worcester College, Oxford. Details and calls for papers here
Saturday 18 April Visit organised by the Church Monuments Society to churches in Bedfordshire. Details here
Tuesday 21 April
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Old Surrey churches (Guildford area). Details here.
Saturday 25 April
Annual lecture arranged by the Friends of Deerhurst Church, given by Heather Gilderdale Scott
7.30 at Deerhurst Church, Glocs.
Saturday 25 April
Annual conference of the Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust on Liturgy and Architecture
Details here and will soon be posted on the Trust website here
Saturday 2 May 2009
Pugin Society tour in the Thames Valley - Kederminster parish library, Clewer Convent, Eton College.
Organised by the Pugin Society. Details here.
Friday 15 May 2009 Sharing church space and the Pastoral Amendment Measure (2006)
A day course on the opportunities opened up for Church of England
church buildings by the new administrative arrangements allowing shared
use.
Details here. Promotional leaflet here.
Saturday 16 May 2009
Visit to chapels in Abingdon, Wallingford and the Vale of the White Horse
Organised by the Chapels Society. Details here
Saturday 16 May 2009
Day school by Chloe Cockerill, Dogs, Dragons and Unicorns: animals in churches. At St Mary's Church, Redgrave, near Diss in Norfolk. 10.30 - 4.00. Cost £12.50. Details from 01379 898 450
"THE CHURCH MUST BE BRAVER BUILDING"
Monday 18 May
The Society's Annual Dykes Bower Memorial Lecture is on Monday 18 May
at St Paul's Cathedral London. Speaker: The Rt Revd Graeme Knowles,
Dean of St Paul's, and Chairman of the Church of England Church
Building's Council. His title is taken from an essay by T. S. Eliot 6.00 for 6.30 start; St Faith's Chapel, entrance at the North-west corner of the Cathedral.
Reception afterwards in the Wren Suite of the Cathedral. Tickets £15.00 per head ALL WELCOME Last minute tickets available by emailing admin@ecclsoc.org Wednesday 20 May
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Faversham area ('North Kent Orchards') Details here.
Wednesday 20 May - Monday 25 May
Pugin in Ireland - a tour
Organised by the Pugin Society. Details here.
Saturday 30 May Study day on brasses and floor slabs Boston church, Lincolnshire. Organised by the Monumental Brass Society. Details here.
Saturday 6 June Visits to monuments and mausolea in south Hampshire, organised by the Mausolea and Monuments Trust. Details here
Saturday 13 June
Study day on medieval monuments organised by the Church Monuments Society at Worcester Cathedral. Details here Thursday 25 June
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Stour Valley (Sandwich area). Details here.
Saturday 4 July 2009
AGM and visit to chapels in Oakham and Rutland
Organised by the Chapels Society. Details here
Saturday 18 July Visit organised by the Church Monuments Society to churches in Doncaster. Details here Tuesday 21 July
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Ebbsfleet Circle (Gravesend area). Details here. Thursday 23 July 2009
Pugin Society tour in the Thames Valley - Marlow and Henley-on-Thames and Stonor.
Organised by the Pugin Society. Details here. Monday 17 August
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Essex Central (Chelmsford area). Details here. Friday 4 - Sunday 6 September Conference of the Monumental Brass Society: Canons, Clergy and Churchmen.
To be held in Salisbury.Details here. Wednesday 2 September Tour organised by 'Save our Parsonages', on the Dorset/Somerset border for members and donors of that organisation. Contact details here.
Saturday 6 - 16 September European Days of Jewish Culture and Traditions Tours, visits and events around the UK. Full programme from here. Tuesday 8 September
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the East Kent Downs (Deal area). Details here.
Thursday & Friday 10 & 11 September 2009
St Wilfrid 1300th anniversary conference, to be held in York. Organised by the York Archaeological Trust. Details here.
Saturday 12 September Lecture: Deerhurst Priory Architectural Developments in the later 11th and 12th centuries by Professor Malcolm Thurlby.
7.30pm at Deerhurst Church. Organised by the Friends of Deerhurst Church. Details here.
Saturday 12 September Nicholas Hawksmoor's London churches: all day bus tour organised by the Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields. Details here.
Friday 18 September Conference stream organised by the History & Heritage group of the Society of Glass Technology, to include substantial
material on stained glass windows, their heritage, protection and conservation. To be held in Lanaster. Emerging details here.
Saturday 19 September
AGM of the Church Monuments Society, and lecture by Simon Watney on The origins and aims of the Church Monuments Society.
Central London. Details here
Monday 21 - Wednesday 23 September CBC conference for Diocesan Advisory Committees: Yesterday's churches for today's church To be held in Manchester. Details from Stephen Bowler at Church House, phone 020 7898 1860.
Friday 25 Sep - Sunday 27 September
Annual conference of the Society for Church Archaeology: Romans and the Romanesque in Lincoln and Lincolnshire
Details here
Saturday 26 September
Visit to mortuary aisles in churches in north-west Norfolk. Led by Dr
Julian Litten. Organised by the Mausolea and Monuments Trust. Details here.
Saturday 3 October
Ecclesiological Society annual conference - subject: Church towers Details here
Tuesday 6October Lecture: Becket's Glassy Bones - The Glazing of Canterbury Cathedral, by Dr Frank Woodman
FSA
In Ely, at 7.30pm. Organised by the Stained Glass Museum. Details here.
Wednesday 14 October
Church tour organised by John Vigar, visiting the Thanet Miscellany (Ramsgate area). Details here.
Saturday 17 October Visit organised by the Church Monuments Society to look at monuments in churches in Norfolk. Led by Dr Julian Litten. Details here
Tuesday 20 October Lecture: Studio Reminiscences: James Powell & Sons, by Alf Fisher
In Ely, at 7.30pm. Organised by the Stained Glass Museum. Details here.
Tuesday 3 November Lecture: William Dowsing and the destruction of religious images in the English Civil
War, by Professor John Morrill
In Ely, at 7.30pm. Organised by the Stained Glass Museum. Details here.
Wednesday 4 November Symposium on church tourism: Sacred Britain: the Midlands Experience To be held in Coventry. Organised by the Churches Tourism Association. Details here.
Tuesday 17 November Conservation Forum 2009: Towards the sustainable conservation of historic church buildings and their contents
In the City of London, organised by the IHBC. Details from Doug Snapp, phone 020 7898 1866.
Tuesday 17 November Lecture: Pugin and the Decorative Arts at the Palace of Westminster, by Lady Alexandra
Wedgwood
In Ely, at 7.30pm. Organised by the Stained Glass Museum. Details here.
Tuesday 1 December
12th annual Dykes Bower Lecture, organised by the Ecclesiological Society
WESTMINSTER ABBEY: FOR EVER NEW Lecture by the Dean of Westminster, at the Abbey 6.00 for 6.30 in the Jerusalem Chamber All welcome - book now
Details here
Events during 2010
Friday 8 Jan - Sun 10 Jan
Buildings for worship in Britain: Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Weekend course. It will examine the nature of early medieval Christian sites and
buildings in Britain. Rewley House, Oxford. Details here 12 - 14 April 2010 Conference:National worship in
international perspective: state
prayers, fasts and thanksgivings since the sixteenth century
To be held in Durham. Outline details here. Saturday 2 October 2010
Ecclesiological Society annual conference - subject: Wall paintings Details to follow
Westminster Abbey has announced a major development plan, with associated exhibition which closes at the end of September 2009. Details here.