ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our inaugural online lecture will be delivered by David Lewis on the topic of 'Engines of Emotion or Opera House Fakery?: Giles Gilbert Scott's church and chapel designs'. Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theec... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Fourth Brandwood Lecture: "English Churches in Switzerland" given by James Bettley Tuesday, 15th December 2026 at St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, London EC4 Book here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/fourt... 031
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Towards a New Cathedral It is 75 years since Basil Spence’s winning design for Coventry Cathedral was first revealed to the public, his drawings perhaps first alluding to the establishment of a modern church architecture in Britain. www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/towards... 100
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The forgotten titan of Victorian creativity who once stood alongside Pugin, Ruskin and William Morris: Kathryn Ferry writes in Country Life (20 May) about St Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Waldron, Dorset, which throws an unexpected light on Owen Jones's work: www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026A exhibition in Norwich, "Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval", is complemented by the book, "Living by the Rule: Contemporary Art & the Medieval Monastery", by the curators Dr Jessica Barker & Dr Ed Krčma, published by Lund Humphries. www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/living-... 022
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026SAVE Britain's Heritage and the Friends of Friendless Churches have jointly submitted a nomination of the vacant grade II*-listed Church of St John the Evangelist in rural Lancashire for inclusion on World Monuments Fund’s Watch list. www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/heritag... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026"English Churches in Europe: An architectural and social history" by James Bettley will be published later this year. The advance subscription is £70, compared with £90, To subscribe please email john@johnhudsonpublishing.com GE Street's design for the Anglican Church in Rome 021
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Cambridge Chapels Study Day Saturday, 12th September 2026 We shall visit four outstanding examples of college chapels in Cambridge. We are very grateful to each of the colleges for making this day possible. Book here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/cambr... 063
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026AGM & Lecture 2026 Thursday 25 June online The Annual Lecture will be given by Rachel Morley, Director of @friendlesschurches.bsky.social “Blessed be the Bureaucrats for theirs is the kingdom of spreadsheets. Does it matter if another church closes?” Book here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annua... 032
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Read about Two Bodley Churches: a study in contrast www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/two-bod... 042
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Fears for future of church organs amid neglect Pipe Up for Pipe Organs has published a disturbing report: Silencing the King? The future of Britain's pipe organs. Download the report here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/fears-f... 012
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 08/03/2026The man who built Surrey’s churches From 10.30 to 12 noon on Saturday 23 May at Woodyer's church of St Andrew, Grafham, Guildford (GU5 0LJ), Robin Stannard will examine the remarkable career of Henry Woodyer (1816–1896). Book here: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sur... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Wren Watching: Wren Churches Walk: Wednesday 15 April The City of London rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great Fire and one man rose with it – Christopher Wren. Alexandra Epps and Jill Finch will introduce three of his churches. Book here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/wren-... 032
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Do read very enthusiastic review (for which many thanks) of Stained Glass Revivals in the new issue of Vidimus (the online stained glass magazine edited by Sarah Brown). www.vidimus.org/books/staine... 110
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025An apposite comparison by Fiona Reynolds with the state of country houses 50 years ago... 031
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025St Mary's, Wymeswold, is planning a conference on the work of AWN Pugin on 11 April 2026. They are seeking papers which should be 20 minutes long, aimed at a general audience. To participate please send a 300 word abstract by 15/1/26 to Professor Elizabeth Tingle at PCCWymeswold@outlook.com 001
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Professor 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: tickettailor.com/events/theec... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Holy 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... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Mr Hutchinson makes a good point in his letter to The Times last week: 010
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025The 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... 010
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Significant "Owen Jones" church reopens www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/signifi... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Ysenda 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... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Summer quiz - can you identify this mystery nave and screen? We can't! 120
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Annual 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.) ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-... @c20society.bsky.social @englishcathedrals.co.uk 030
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 19/07/2025So 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. 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Annual 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) www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annua... 010
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Annual 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: ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-... 021
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 16/07/2025AGM 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... 021
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 1 The Rev Dr Allan Doig: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025In 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... 010
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025The @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 001
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Book 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... 044
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The 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: 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 26/04/2025We 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 002
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Pope Francis broke with tradition choosing Santa Maria Maggiore for burial www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/pope-fr... 021
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Martyrs' Memorial repaired in time for Easter www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/martyrs... 010
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Another stellar visit - to Liverpool on 16th & 17th May to explore the two great cathedrals. Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theec... 000
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Join us on our walking tour of Kew churches on Saturday, 26th April 2025 - led by the distinguished architect Paul Velluet, 10am-1pm, book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theec... 012
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Forgotten 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... 062
ecclsoc.bsky.social @ecclsoc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Book 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 042
