The results of the #DivineLight campaign by the Association of English Cathedrals to find the Nation’s favourite stained glass window are being revealed every day this week: englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/... Our "Stained Glass Revivals" is still available: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/stained...

Wren 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-...

And here's another review - many thanks to the Revd Dr William Whyte www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Do 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...

Don't forget to book for Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch's talk about "Pevsner and me" next Monday 8 December at 7pm (followed by drinks!) at St James the Less, Pimlico, SW1. www.tickettailor.com/events/theec...

An apposite comparison by Fiona Reynolds with the state of country houses 50 years ago...

St 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 [email protected]

Ecclesiology Today, No 62; and "Chancel Screens since the Reformation" are now available to download on our website (among many other publications): www.ecclsoc.org.uk/publications...

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: tickettailor.com/events/theec...

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...

Mr Hutchinson makes a good point in his letter to The Times last week:

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...

Significant "Owen Jones" church reopens www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/signifi...

Late Victorian and Edwardian Furnishings in the Churches of Kensington and Chelsea @thevicsoc lecture by the Revd Dr Evan McWilliams Tuesday 7 October, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm St Mary Abbots Church Kensington Church Street, W8 4LA www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian-...

Book now! Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral Saturday, 4th October 2025 St James-the-Less, London SW1V 2PS www.tickettailor.com/events/theec... @c20society.bsky.social

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...

An exhibition of JL Petit’s East Midlands paintings at Rutland County Museum, Oakham, August 23rd to October 4th: profchrisbaker.com/john-louis-p... and a symposium at the museum on Saturday September 27th: profchrisbaker.com/john-louis-p...

Summer quiz - can you identify this mystery nave and screen? We can't!

Very grateful to Christopher Howse for his review of @ecclsoc.bsky.social Stained Glass Revivals in today's @telegraphnews.bsky.social. "Learned & beautifully illustrated". Also grateful to all the authors for sharing their expertise. Copies available to buy here: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/stained...

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.) ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-... @c20society.bsky.social @englishcathedrals.co.uk

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.

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) www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annua...

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: ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-...

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...

Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral - Saturday, 4 October, 2025 - Abstract 1 The Rev Dr Allan Doig: www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/annual-...

Butterfield and the recuperation to the parish church - Part 3 In this series of posts Nicholas Olsberg, the author of recent Lund Humphries book ‘The Master Builder: William Butterfield and His Times’, discusses the churches of Tadlow & East Hatley.

Annual Conference: The Twentieth-Century Cathedral 4th October 2025 This year’s conference looks at the phenomenon of the on-going building and designation of new cathedrals in the twentieth century by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. www.ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annua...

Butterfield and the recuperation to the parish church - Part 2 In this series of posts Nicholas Olsberg, the author of recent Lund Humphries book ‘The Master Builder: William Butterfield and His Times’, discusses the churches of Tadlow & East Hatley.

Published last year by Lund Humphries: "The Master Builder: William Butterfield and His Times" by Nicholas Olsberg

The @ecclsoc.bsky.social conference proceedings just landed on the doormat. A real beauty. Wonderful chapters by Robert Walker, Jim cheshire, Jasmine Allen, Martin Crampin and Diana Coulter. Thank you all.

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...

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): [email protected] or Nicola Lowe (reviews editor): [email protected]

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...

Another in the Vic Soc's series, Edmund Harris’s terrific book is the first study devoted to a much-discussed yet poorly-covered chapter in British architectural history which produced some of the most striking and dramatic Victorian churches. www.victoriansociety.org.uk/shop/publica...

Published last year in the Victorian Society’s Architects Series to mark the bicentenary of his birth, this is the first monograph of G E Street. Geoff Brandwood was a member of the Ecclesiological Society's Council and a former chairman of the Vic Soc. www.victoriansociety.org.uk/shop/publica...

Nottingham Cathedral is delighted to announce that it has received a £1.69 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to bring Pugin's vision back to life. www.stbarnabascathedral.org.uk/what-s-on/la...

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:

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: [email protected]

Pope Francis broke with tradition choosing Santa Maria Maggiore for burial www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/pope-fr...

order form here: sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

Martyrs' Memorial repaired in time for Easter www.ecclsoc.org.uk/news/martyrs...

Another stellar visit - to Liverpool on 16th & 17th May to explore the two great cathedrals. Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theec...

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: www.tickettailor.com/events/theec...

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...

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

Thanks to our inestimable membership secretary, Graham White, our smart new website is now launched: www.ecclsoc.org.uk Please have a look and we'll endeavour to keep the news flowing.

Clothed in Glory - Ely Cathedral Wednesday 12 February - Sunday 16 March 2025 An exhibition of exquisite embroidery from 1876 to the 1960s, from the archives of the Community of the Sisters of the Church. www.elycathedral.org/events/cloth...

Happy 12th night - was it on 5th or 6th? It's an eternal debate!

Records of Care: informing approaches to the conservation of Britain’s wall paintings Friday 31 January 2025 The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square Campus, Lecture Theatre 2 - book here: courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/rec...

Medieval myth-busting: Come to our second, annual Geoff Brandwood Lecture on Tuesday 26 Nov to hear buildings archaeologist James Wright unpick the development of historic buildings myths and investigate the underlying truths behind them. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-bran...