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Taking Stock – and online resource for Roman Catholic churches

Posted on June 3, 2016 by cs-admin

The results of the Taking Stock exercise for Roman Catholic churches have been put online. This initiative began in 2005 and aimed to assess the historical and architectural importance of every Roman Catholic church and chapel within a diocese, with … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – June 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by cs-admin

This month we have a contribution from Ray and Marie Ella who were keen to share some information about their cherished home – a very small Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1859 in Cumberworth near Alford, Lincolnshire. Ray, a retired historian, … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by cs-admin

As you may have noticed, the Chapels Society’s website ran into technical trouble earlier this month. The gremlins have now been ousted and we are back in business, but as we are getting close to the end of the month … Continue reading →

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Chapels of England by Christopher Wakeling

Posted on May 19, 2016 by cs-admin

Chapels of England is the first substantial synoptic account of Nonconformist church architecture in England. It includes examples from the seventeenth century to the present day, covering all parts of the country and each of the main religious traditions within … Continue reading →

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Methodist Heritage News – Spring edition is now out

Posted on May 19, 2016 by cs-admin

The Spring edition of Methodist Heritage News includes information on becoming a volunteer district heritage ambassador, a report on a new exhibition housed in the back kitchen at Epworth Old Rectory, which tells the story of British women in Methodism, … Continue reading →

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Virtual views of Welsh chapels

Posted on May 19, 2016 by cs-admin

Last year, Addoldai Cymru, in partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW), launched virtual tours of four of its chapels: Bethania Peniel Yr Hen Gapel Hen Dŷ Cwrdd. The project included laser scanning … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – April 2016

Posted on April 8, 2016 by cs-admin

This month’s Chapel of the Month comes courtesy of an Easter weekend visit to the wonderful Black Country Museum where a relocated chapel can be found gracing the main street… The Methodist Chapel was built as Providence Church in 1837 at Darby Hand … Continue reading →

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Wesley Historical Society Annual Meeting and Lecture

Posted on March 10, 2016 by cs-admin

Date: Saturday 25 June 2016 Venue: Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ On Saturday 25 June, coffee, tea and biscuits will be available from 10.00 am in Brunswick Methodist Church Hall, which is on the ground … Continue reading →

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United Reformed Church History Society Study Day

Posted on March 10, 2016 by cs-admin

The United Reformed Church History Society will hold its Study Day at City URC, Cardiff on Saturday 23 July 2016. The Revd Dr Robert Pope, Reader in Theology at Trinity St David’s, will give the Annual Lecture on Conscription, Conscience and Building … Continue reading →

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Brethren Archivists and Historians Network (BAHN)

Posted on March 10, 2016 by cs-admin

In early 2016 the Brethren Archivists and Historians Network (BAHN) will publish Gerald T. West’s ‘From Friends to Brethren: The Howards of Tottenham – Quakers, Brethren, and Evangelicals’. This is a monograph on the changing religious allegiances during the Beaconite controversy in the … Continue reading →

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