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AGM at St Mary's Church, Beddington, Surrey
Saturday, 20th July 2024
The formal business of the Annual General Meeting will be held in St. Mary’s, Beddington at 11.00a.m.
Programme
2.00 pm Welcome by the President of the Monumental Brass Society
2.05 pm Tour of St Mary’s Church led by Mrs Christine Morgan
2.40 pm John Phillips: The Carew Family and the Church
3.15 pm Tea and viewing of the brasses
3.45pm Stephen Freeth, one of our Vice-Presidents: The Brasses at St Mary’s Church
4.15pm Closing Remarks
A brief history of the church and details about how to reach the location are in the file to the right. Parking will be available at the Carew Academy (next door to the church) until 5pm, by kind permission of the Principal of the Carew Academy.
Flyer for the AGM at Beddington, including directionsBrasses in the chancel of St Mary's, Beddington. Photo by Stephen Freeth. -
Study Day at St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire
Saturday, 14th September 2024
The theme is St. Albans Abbey and its Medieval Monuments. Speakers will include David Carrington on The Restoration of the St. Amphibalus’ shrine; John Goodall on Abbot Ramridge’s Chantry, including Duke Humphrey’s tomb; Norman James on The medieval monastic community 1349-1539; and David Lepine on Re-examining the Delamare brass.
There will also be two tours: Derrick Chivers will give a tour of the indents and fragments of brasses to abbots, while Stephen de Silva, a former Head Guide, will focus on the 14th-century wall paintings in the nave. Each tour will be limited to 20 people and will be delivered twice. The audiences will swap over at the mid point.
The visit is limited to a maximum of 40 people. Fee £35 per person (M.B.S. and C.M.S. members), or £40 (non-members), to include morning coffee and afternoon tea. To book a place, email rosemaryfitchett8@gmail.com. When booking, please state whether you are M.B.S., C.M.S. or a non-member, so that the correct fee can be requested. Please do not book unless you are sure you can attend, and please do not ask to bring a guest. There will be a waiting list, and if anyone subsequently needs to cancel, it will be helpful if this can be done in good time so that someone else can take their place.
The Cathedral contains many brasses or remains of brasses, described in detail in Lack, Stuchfield and Whittemore, The Monumental Brasses of Hertfordshire (2009). Electronic copies from this book will be supplied in advance to each participant.
Tower of St Albans Cathedral. Photo copyright Challe Hudson