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ECCLESIOLOGICAL SOCIETY jfounbeb as' tf)e <E:ambribge <Camben ~ocietp in 1839 President: The Very Revd. G.W.O. Addleshaw, F.S.A., F.R.HIST.S., Dean Emeritus of Chester ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • :• Number 1 NEWSLETTER September 1980 :• • * ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Editorial Note This is the first number of a newsletter which is intended to increase publicity about the Society's activities and interests. In most voluntary societies the proportion of members who attend meetings is small and it is therefore always important in such 'societies to make the regular mailings as informative as possible. Readers of this newsletter are invited to submit news items and short articles for publication in future numbers. Contributions should be sent to the Hon. Secretary, 1 Cornish House, otto Street, London, SE17 3PE. The second number will be published in January, 1981. Contributions should reach the Hon. Secretary by Christmas. Summer Reception The Society's summer reception was held at the premises of the Art Workers' Guild on September 2nd. The Society's President attended and gave a short address to the twenty-five members who were present. He spoke strongly in favour of screens in churches. .. This event repeated the arrangements which were made for the reception in 1979 to mark the centenary of the St. Paul's Ecclesiological Society. The Council now hopes to make the summer reception an annual event. Ancient Monuments Society's Lectures The Ancient Monuments Society, which has its headquarters at St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, Queen Victoria Street, has arranged four lectures on Monday evenings in October and November on 'Four Stages in the Classical Revival'. The lectures, which will begin at 6 p.m., will be given on October 13th, October 20th, October 27th and November 3rd. They will treat Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor and John Nash respectively. 2 *•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• !• PR03RAMME FROM SE?l'EMBER, 1980 TO FEBRUARY, 1981 :• * • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • September 27th (Saturday): TOUR OF ESSEX CHURCHES Visit by coach to the churches at Twinstead, Pebmarsh, Little Maplestead, Gosfield and perhaps Halstead. The coach leaves Grosvenor Crescent at 9.30 a.m. The charge will be £5, which includes tea. A packed lunch will not be essential. Bookings may still be made to Miss A. Zaharova, 15 Struan House, High Street, London, E11 2AH (01-989 1916). October 8th (Wednesday): LECTURE At 6.15 p.m. in the Parish Room of St. Vedast's Church, Foster Lane, Mrs. Winifred M. Walker will lecture on 'The Lumley Chapel'. November 4th (Tuesday): LECTURE Mr. S.E. Dykes Bower, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., Vice-President of the Society and formerly the Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey, will give a lecture on 'The Completion of Lancing College Chapel'. The meeting will begin at 6.15 p.m. in the Parish Room of St. Vedast's, Foster Lane. November 8th (Saturday): VISIT Visit to the churches of St. Matthias, Wordsworth Road, Stoke Newington, N.16; St. Barnabas, Shacklewell Lane, E.8; and St. Mark, St. Mark's Rise, Dalston, E.8. Meet at St. Matthias' at 2.30 p.m. Butterfield designed St. Matthias', which was built between 1851 and 1853: it was strongly praised in 'The Ecclesiologist•. St. Barnabas• vas begun in 1909 and St. Mark's in 1864. December 6th (Saturday): VISIT Visit to the churches of St. Ethelburga, Bishopsgate; St. Helen, Bishopsgate; and St. Magnus the Martyr - all in the City of London. Meet at St. Ethelburga's at 2.30 p.m. December 9th (Tuesday): LECTURE Mr. M. Lowen will lecture on 'Lesser-Known Churches of Rome' at 6.15 p.m. in the Parish Room of St. Vedast's, Foster Lane. January 21st (Wednesday): LECTURE Mr. s.c. Humphrey, Honorary Secretary, will lecture on 'A Victorian Case-Study: Hildersham Church, Cambridgeshire' at 6.15 p.m. in the Parish Room of St. Vedast's, Foster Lane. February ?th (Saturday): VISIT Visit to the churches of St. Mary Magdalene, Osnaburgh St., N.W.1 (meet at 2.30 p.m.); Christ Church, Albany St.; and St. Mark, Regent's Park. ECCLESIOLOGICAL SOCIETY jfounbeli in 1839 afi tijt Camfarilise Camften Siocietp ERRATUM Insert at the foot of page 3 of the newsletter: • ... of repairing church furnishings. There are also special collections on church spires, wallpaintings and sculptured crosses. In addition, there is ... ' :···· · · ·· ···· ····· · · ··· · ·· ··· · ···· ~ ····· ·· ··~· ··· ·· ·· ········ · =··· ···: 3 : THE LIBRARY OF THE COUNCIL FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP ! • • ! By David Williams, A.L.A. : • • ••••••••• ••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••• ••••••••• The Council for Places of Worship was established in 1921 as the central co-ordinating body for the Diocesan Advisory Committees for the Care of Churches. As from March 1st, 1981, it will revert to its former title, The Council for the Care of Churches. The Council is now a permanent Commission of the Church of England's General Synod. It is charged with statutory functions under the Faculty Jurisdiction Measure of 1964 and the Pastoral Measure of 1968. It also has an important grant- allocating function with regard to furnishings and works of art in churches. One of its principal functions is to develop and maintain a survey of English churches, and a library of books, technical information and photographic material. The Council's library now consists of about 12 , 000 volumes of printed books and approximately 15,000 files, which comprise an unequalled national survey of churches, incorporating early postcards, photogr a phs and guide book literature. The library subscribes to a wide range of periodicals within its area of interest and maintains a slide library, items from which are available on loan for a modest hire charge. Intending users of the slide collection are invited to purchase a copy of the slide catalogue . The principal interest of the Council's library is ecclesiastica l art and a rchitecture with particular reference to the buildings and furnishings of the Church of England. The collection also includes much useful material on the care and conservation of church f abric and furnishings, related subjects such a s heraldry, symbolism, hagiography a nd liturgy. Over the past sixty years the Council has benefited considerably f rom various bequests and donations; it has recently acquired the library of the late Ca non Basil Clarke , which includes a magnificent colle ction of t went i eth century postcar ds a nd a unique series of manuscript notebooks , annotated with deta ils· of church architects, r estorers and builder s . Amongst the treasures of the librar y ar e the Ber esf ord- Ho pe pamphlet collection and a n extensive seri es of conserva tion records i llustrating t echniques 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • :• THE LIBRARY OF THE COUNCIL FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP :• • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • a series of records of artists and craftsmen involved in church work. The Council's librarian is Mr. David Williams, who will be very glad to introduce members of the Society to the rich treasures of the library, preferably by prior appointment. There is much material of interest to members of the Society, including a large number of nineteenth century ecclesiological tracts and pamphlets, and a near-complete set of 'The Ecclesiologist' and its successor journals • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • !• A BIBLICGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS FROM 1942 : • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is the first part of a list of all the Society's publications from its foundation in 1839. 1942 has been chosen since it was the year in which the last series of 'Transactions' began. This first list includes all the books and booklets which have been published since then, but it excludes occasional papers, which will be treated separately in a later newsletter. ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 Transactions, Vol. 1, Part 1. Entitled 'Historic London Under Fire'. Comprised speeches delivered at a.n exhibition at the St. Martin's School of Art between March 23rd and April 18th, 1942. Foreword by W.W. Begley. Preface by Hanslip Fletcher. Pp. viii + 87. Frontis. 2 Transactions, Vol. 1, Part 2. Entitled 'English Colleges of Chantry Priests•. By A. Hamilton Thompson. Includes a list of chantry colleges and the Society's Commemoration Roll. Pp. iv + 20. 3 Transactions, Vol. 1, Pa.rt 3 . Entitled 'The Continuity of the English Town'. Comprised speeches delivered at an exhibition at the St. Martin's School of Art between April 22nd and May 8th, 1943 . Foreword by Viscount Esher. Includes a record of the Society's events from 1938 to 1942. Pp. xi + 8 ~. Frontis. and 26 other plates. ······· · ···· · ······· ··· · · · · ··········~··· · ···· ·· ······· · ················ *• • ! A BIBLI OORAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS FROM 1942 ! • • ·················· ······· · ·· · · ·· · · · ·········· · ·· ~· ··· · ·················· 4 Transactions, Vol. 1, Part 4. Entitled 'The Church and Parish of st . Nicholas, Deptford'. By B.R. Leftwich and John Summerson. Foreword by Viscount Esher. Includes a list of the contents of the previous two series of the Society's 'Transactions'. Pp. 53. Frontis. and 10 plates. 5 Transactions, Vol. 1, Part 5. Entitled 'Frederick Herbert Mansford. Selections from his papers•.