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Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch will talk about "Pevsner and me" on Monday 8 December at 7pm (followed by drinks!) at St James the Less, Pimlico, SW1.
Book here:
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November 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Holy Trinity, Hastings rescued by NLHF grant

Read more here and download the Society's booklet about churches by Holy Trinity's architect, Samuel Sanders Teulon:
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/holy-tr...
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Mr Hutchinson makes a good point in his letter to The Times last week:
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The Third Brandwood Lecture: "Pevsner and Me" given by Diarmaid MacCulloch

Monday, 8th December 2025, St James-the-Less, Pimlico, SW1V 2PS

book here: ecclsoc.org.uk/events/third...
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Significant "Owen Jones" church reopens

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October 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Ysenda Maxtone Graham in The Times writes about the witty young vicar, the Revd Fergus Butler Gallie, who explores his faith using the stories of a dozen sacred spaces.
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/12-chur...
August 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Summer quiz - can you identify this mystery nave and screen? We can't!
August 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 4
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral: Giles Gilbert Scott’s enormous building. (Dr David Lewis, fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.)
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July 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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So many thanks to Dr Mark Kirby
‪@markkirby.bsky.social‬, Prof Peregrine Horden, Dr Geoffrey Tyack and Harry Spain for leading an outstanding day in Oxford, visiting the chapels of Lincoln College. All Souls' College (pictured), Exeter College and Pusey House.
July 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 3

Andrew Derrick, Vice Chairman of the Society and architectural consultant, who has worked with a number of these cathedrals
(Picture: Westminster Cathedral)

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July 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 2
Coventry Cathedral: Prof Louise Campbell, University of Warwick; expert in architecture from late C19 and author of books on Coventry and Basil Spence
Book here:
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July 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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AGM Annual Lecture now available online

“St Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster and the House of Commons, 1292-1950” by Professor John Cooper:

www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/agm-ann...
July 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 1
The Rev Dr Allan Doig:
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-...
July 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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In the latest edition of British Art Studies Dr Joshua Mardell pays a significant tribute to the inestimable Gavin Stamp, whose untimely death in 2017 robbed architectural history of one if its "underexplored traditions: the activist-scholar".
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/gavin-s...
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The @churchmonuments.bsky.social Society has two vacant positions: co-editor and reviews editor of its journal "Church Monuments".
For more info please contact
Jonathan Trigg (editor): jrtrigg@googlemail.com or
Nicola Lowe (reviews editor): reviews.churchmonumentssociety@gmail.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Book now for the free Annual Lecture on 13 June (following the AGM) to be given online by Prof John Cooper on “St Stephen's Chapel Westminster and the House of Commons, 1292-1950”.
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/agm-a...
May 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The Keltek Trust: helping churches acquire surplus and/or redundant bells to be hung for English-style full-circle bell-ringing
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/keltek-...

St Michael, Buckland Dinham, Somerset - the first church to receive a bell donated by the Keltek Trust:
April 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We are seeking a new Honorary Treasurer, one of the most critical roles on the Society's Council. If you would be interested in finding out about this please email the Chairman, Mark Kirby: chair@ecclsoc.org
April 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Pope Francis broke with tradition choosing Santa Maria Maggiore for burial
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/pope-fr...
April 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Martyrs' Memorial repaired in time for Easter
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/martyrs...
April 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Another stellar visit - to Liverpool on 16th & 17th May to explore the two great cathedrals. Book here:
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April 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Join us on our walking tour of Kew churches on Saturday, 26th April 2025 - led by the distinguished architect Paul Velluet, 10am-1pm, book here:
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April 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Forgotten Churches: Exploring England’s Hidden Treasures
A new book, by Luke Sherlock @englishpilgrim, who has spent years travelling the length and breadth of England, uncovering hidden architectural gems.
www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/forgott...
March 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Book now for our spring and summer visits:

Saturday 26 April
Walking tour of churches in Kew

Friday 16 May afternoon and Saturday 17 May morning
Cathedrals in Liverpool

Saturday 31 May
Walking tour of churches in York

Saturday 19 July
Oxford college chapels study day

www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events
March 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM