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Digital Atlas / 335665 Photographs

Posted on March 3, 2012 by cs-admin

January saw the fifteenth anniversary of the Digital Atlas of England project to photograph all the rural churches in Britain – providing a set of digital images of each one, inside and out. This heroic endeavour is now about 70% completed … Continue reading →

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Discovering Places

Posted on February 10, 2012 by cs-admin

The Chapels Society was recently asked to contribute to the Discovering Places blog.  Discovering Places is London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad Campaign to inspire communities across the UK to discover their local environment – with all its hidden places, extraordinary spaces … Continue reading →

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Sitting in Chapel

Posted on December 30, 2011 by cs-admin

One consequence of the current pressure to remove pews from places of worship is the realization that the subject of historic seating in churches and chapels has been little studied.  An impressive new publication from the Ecclesiological Society (Pews, Benches … Continue reading →

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Subscriptions Rise

Posted on October 27, 2011 by cs-admin

At the AGM, it was agreed to increase the subscription rates after many years without a change. The need for change stems from rising costs as well as a wish to continue to produce excellent publications and to promote the … Continue reading →

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The Chapels Society

Posted on October 24, 2011 by cs-admin

The Chapels Society seeks to foster public interest in the architectural and historical importance of all places of worship that might loosely described as Nonconformist. We take an interest in present and former non-Anglican churches, chapels, meeting-houses and other places of … Continue reading →

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