The Rectory Society is an organisation formed in 2006 for those interested in some our country's greatest respositories ...
The Rectory Society is an organisation formed in 2006 for those interested in some our country's greatest respositories of architectural, social, cultural and religious history - rectories and vicarages.
Rectories, parsonages and other clergy dwellings are a unique feature of the ecclesiastical history of the British Isles, and many are of exceptional architectural importance. The society aims to encourage wider appreciation of their cultural importance through events and publications, and by compiling a database to record information on these buildings
AIMS
To encourage the wider appreciation of the cultural importance of rectories, vicarages and parsonages.
To build up a database of information, photographs and, in time, to become a national inventory.
To publish material on the cultural contribution of these buildings and to maintain a website for public access to such material.
For Members:
AGM with an annual lecture. Past speakers have included: Sir Tom Stoppard, Edmund de Waal, Lord King and P D James.
Regular visits to past and present clergy dwellings and the churches they serve.
A newsletter three times a year with articles of historical, architectural and literary interest.
A local member network to exchange knowledge and advice about the care of these buildings.
