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News

2021 Annual General Meeting

2021 AGM and Lecture The AGM and lecture will be held on Thursday 27th May 2021. The evening will take place via Zoom and will be made up of two parts: 6.30pm T...

2021 Annual Conference announced

‘Leeds Minster: ‘noblest among the noble’ of the early-Victorian churches ‘ – Saturday 11th September 2021, 10.30am – 5.30pm.

About this Event
The Ecclesiological Society, with support from Leeds Civic Trust, will be holding an important conference Saturday 11 September 2021, 10.30am – 5.30pm:

‘Leeds Minster: ‘noblest among the noble’ of the early-Victorian churches’

Click here for more information and to book tickets…

List of Historical Members of the Ecclesiological Society Published

Geoff Brandwood – Member of Council of the Ecclesiological Society – has compiled a complete membership list for the Cambridge Camden Society from its beginnings in 1839, and for its renamed successor, the Ecclesiological Society from 1845 to 1867. The list includes commentary, and biographical details, such as members’ university education and appointments within the Church and outside. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike, who seek to understand the impact of the Society in its earliest days and how it came to be such an influential force.

Click here to download the list.

Featured church

St Mary, Abbotsbury, Newton Abbot, Devon

In July 1903 the first public announcement appeared that a new church was being contemplated to replace the small and ancient St Mary’s in the parish of Highweek, Newton Abbot, Devon. It was a popular decision and donations poured in, with...