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Belief, Liturgy and Structure – Annual Conference 2025

April 5 @ 09:30 - 16:00 BST

£10.00 ā€“ £29.75

How doctrine and practice shaped churches and their furnishings from the Anglo-Saxons to Charles IIIĀ 

Saturday 5th April 2025
Wolfson College, Cambridge CB3 9BB

We are pleased to announce details of our conference, which as usual we hope will be of interest to our members and others and will enhance their knowledge and understanding of church buildings in our county and elsewhere.

Programme

0930Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Registration
1000Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Welcome : His Honour Neil McKittrick, Chair of the Trust, a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
1005Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  The emergence of the parish church, St Augustine to 1200 ā€“ Richard Halsey, former Regional Director, English Heritage, former Chair of the Trust
1055Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Coffee
1120Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  The high and late Middle Ages ā€“ Professor Paul Binski, Professor of the History of Medieval Art at the University of Cambridge.
1210Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  The place of the pulpit in the post-Reformation church – Dr Mark Kirby, Research Fellow in Architectural History at Lincoln College, Oxford.
1300Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Finger buffet lunch, for those who have ordered
1400Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  The work of the Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust – Nicholas Leigh-Smith, Vice-Chair of the Trust
1415Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  The Victorian Church: Gothic Revival and the Science of Ecclesiology ā€“ The Revd Canon Dr Nicholas Thistlethwaite, Trustee of Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust, Bye-Fellow of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
1455Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  From the Liturgical Movement to Fresh Expressions ā€“ nave altars and community uses ā€“ Dr Nigel Walter, Architect, Trustee of the National Churches Trust.
1545Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Closing remarks

Our Speakers

His Honour Neil McKittrick is Chair of the Trust, a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and a former High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and former circuit judge.

Richard HalseyĀ is former Chair of the Trust and formerly served English Heritage as lead officer on cathedrals and major churches and Regional Director for Eastern England.

Professor Paul Binski is Emeritus Professor of the History of Medieval Art at the University of Cambridge and author of numerous published books on the subject.

Dr Mark KirbyĀ is a Research Fellow in Architectural History at Lincoln College, Oxford.

Nicholas Leigh-Smith is Vice-Chair of the Trust and Chair of its Executive Committee and former district judge.

The Revd Canon Dr Nicholas Thistlethwaite is a Trustee of Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust and Bye-Fellow of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

Dr Nigel Walter is a specialist conservation architect and a trustee of the National Churches Trust.

Our venue

The Lee Hall is a fully equipped purpose-built lecture hall.Ā  Lunch is served in the comfortable and attractive setting of the Combination Room.

Wolfson College is located just within the southwestern city limits of Cambridge, on the left of Barton Road A603, approaching Cambridge from M11 Junction 12.Ā  A map and directions can be found at www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/directions. Cambridge city centre and the railway station are each some distance away.Ā  Ā For bus services with stops near the College, visit www.whippetbus.co.uk/times/universal/u1/.Ā Ā  Otherwise, delegates arriving by rail are advised to hire taxis.Ā  There is parking in some nearby streets.Ā  If you have limited mobility, please indicate, as we have a very small supply of permits to park within the College.Ā  Otherwise, passengers can be dropped off at the front of the College, and the driver can look for parking on the street.

 

For those who would prefer a paper booking form click here to download.

Details

Date:
April 5
Time:
09:30 - 16:00 BST
Cost:
£10.00 ā€“ £29.75

Organiser

David Stazicker
Phone
01353 778129
Email
events@camhct.uk

Venue

Wolfson College
Cambridge, CB3 9BB United Kingdom + Google Map

Tickets

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CHCT members and guests
£ 24.75
49 available
Non-members
£ 29.75
49 available
Student
£ 10.00
49 available
Finger Buffet Lunch
£ 13.75
49 available