UK – Conference: Sitting in Chapel, Nonconformist Contributions to the Story of Pews, Benches and Chairs

UK – Conference: Sitting in Chapel, Nonconformist Contributions to the Story of Pews, Benches and Chairs

A one-day conference arranged by the Chapels Society at Carr’s Lane United Reformed Church Centre, Carr’s Lane, Birmingham B4 7SX on Friday 2nd March 2012

One consequence of the current pressure to remove pews from places of worship is the realization that the subject of historic seating in churches and chapels has been little studied. An impressive new publication from the Ecclesiological Society (Pews, Benches and Chairs) has helped to rectify this for the Church of England, but its findings are not entirely applicable to other denominations. This conference focuses on aspects of seating in Nonconformist places of worship, in an attempt to understand some of the things that may be significant about the historic seats in chapels and meeting houses.
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