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Visit a meeting house in old Aylesbury dating back to the early 1700s. Enjoy a peaceful garden, once a Quaker burial ground, near the centre of town. Find out about Quakers and other users of the site.

Come and look round Malvern Meeting House, a Grade II-listed example of 1930s Quaker architecture. Refreshments are free, but donations to a local charity would be welcome.

Traces how the vernacular architecture of the 17th century has evolved to serve the changing needs of a Quaker Community.

An early 19th century Quaker Meeting House, in a walled garden which was once the burial ground. Beneath the building are the remains of a 14th century cell occupied by Augustinian Friars, connected to Gorleston Priory, until c.1536.

A Godalming Quaker will be on hand to explain the history of Quakerism in Godalming, the history of the buildings and the site.

Drop in and visit the Chester Quaker Meeting House on Saturday 20 September from 10am- 4pm.

Early 18th Century 2* listed Meeting House situated in a walled peace garden/burial ground near the Limey Water and pack horse bridge with an attached cottage originally built for a teacher and school as was needed at the time. Historical information

Quakers first worshipped in Lancaster in 1652 at first in each others homes until a Meeting House was built in 1677. The building you will visit was rebuilt in 1708 it is one of the oldest in Lancaster and is surrounded by a burial ground.

Visit the Southampton Quaker Burial Ground originally opened in 1662.

Historic Quaker Meeting House In Nailsworth, Gloucestershire open to visitors

Come and visit our 17th century Quaker meeting house and garden in the heart of Skipton, enjoy our hospitality and explore links between the past and the present.

An opportunity to visit the Quaker Meeting House and learn about its history.

Visit Stafford Quaker Meeting House, built 1730. Grade II listed building composed of single storey Meeting Room with Women's Gallery and Elder's Bench; Victorian Schoolroom and C20 extension. Small exhibition and refreshments.

Jordans Meeting House and Jordans Village history display.

Grade II listed Quaker Meeting House with modern additions

This Grade II listed building is an interesting example of a late 19 th century Quaker Meeting House.

Visit Spiceland's historic 200 year old Quaker Meeting House and the burial ground which came into use around 1680. Find out more about the history of Quakers and Quakers in the 21st Century.

Saturday 13th September : 11.00 -15.00 :Visit Rawdon Quaker Meeting House , built in 1697 , it is a grade 2 listed building in continuous use as a place of worship. Look around, talk to members. Refreshments available.

The main place of interest is the meeting room itself which was built in 1904. We will have a display about its history, some personal memories and its many uses. Come and experience its peaceful atmosphere.

Visit the Victorian Quaker Meeting House (1884) to view and discuss its history and design

Come and experience Quaker worship.

Bring a packed lunch or tea and enjoy the ambiance of the Meeting House and grounds. Open all day from 8am to 8pm View some history of the area made available on the Heritage Open Days

Experience the heritage of the Meeting House then enjoy the delights of the garden too.

The Quaker Graveyard is a hidden gem tucked behind a Carrstone wall on Priory Road.

The Stourbridge Quaker Meeting House, built in 1689 is one of the oldest buildings in Stourbridge and was purpose built on a plot of land Quakers paid 300 Pepper Corns for. It has been a place of Quaker Meetings and gatherings ever since.

An early Quaker Meeting House with its origins in the late 17th century.

An opportunity to visit the meeting house of the Colchester Quakers who have been active in the area for centuries.

A Stitch In Time exhibition.

Do Quakers all believe in God? Are they all Christian? Do you have to be a pacifist? The answers are: no, no and no. So what do they believe?

Heswall Quaker Meeting House was purpose built in 1961 and makes an imposing statement at the southern entrance to Heswall.

See the 17th-century meeting house, the oldest in Oxfordshire and one of the oldest buildings in Faringdon.

Truth, simplicity, equality and peace.

Exhibition on the theme of "The Nature of Simplicity" including art works by local Quakers. Visit our lovely Grade II listed Georgian house and peaceful walled garden. Cream teas and refreshments available.

the Quaker Meeting House at Queens Road Leicester was opened in 1955. come and see the current Meeting House and an exhibition of the history of Quakers in Leicester.

Early Quaker Meeting House, grade II listed, still in use by Quakers and as a community venue.

A number of notable scientists were Quakers.

Appreciate the history and setting of the 365-year-old High Flatts Quaker Meeting House which is a grade II listed building along with its surroundings and panoramic views to the East.

This Grade II* building, built in 1672, is the second oldest purpose built Quaker Meeting House. You are welcome to look around and learn about our past in Alton and the present work of Quakers. There will be activities taking place.

Quaker Meeting Houses reflect the Quaker testimony to simplicity: there are no icons and nothing ornate in them. They often have a calm aura. We aim to explain why this is.

Wide-ranging displays and demonstrations about the evolution of Henley's Quaker Architectural Heritage through the ages, in the Quaker building and the garden. Saturday, 13th September, 2.00 - 5.00 pm at 45 Northfield End, Henley on Thames, RG9 2JJ.

Simple Quaker architecture, a peaceful garden and burial ground - and an exhibition on buildings we love. Two talks - Quakers In Reading at 11.00 and Alfred Waterhouse (Quaker-born 19th C architect) at 14.00. Open 10.00 till 16.30. Free refreshments

Quaker Meeting House, garden and burial ground which date from the 19th century. The house will feature an exhibition about its history and the early history of Quakerism.

Visit the Quaker Meeting House, Grade 2 Listed and completed in 1706, with the adjoining burial ground and Peace Garden, on land donated by Robert Heath who lived at the dwelling house (now privately owned), when he emigrated to Pennsylvania, 1700.

We would like to invite you to explore our listed eighteenth-century Quaker Meeting House in Low Bentham with its ancient graveyard filled with wild flowers and its flourishing allotments.

Our historic Quaker Meeting House founded in 1690 is a quiet and peaceful place of worship. Allendale Quakers will show visitors around the Meeting House and gardens and tell the story of Allen Valley Quakers past and present.

FREE Curator’s talks on our special exhibition 'Sampled Styles' and FREE entry to the Quaker Tapestry Museum.

An opportunity to discover the Quaker Meeting House and its gardens in a different light. Refreshments, informal tours, talks and a display.

Step back to around 1620 to unravel the mysteries surrounding this ancient architectural jewel. Why was a large Meeting House built in a remote village and disguised as a barn? Why is its entrance so concealed? Join us for intrigue and refreshments.

The Meeting House is a Grade II Listed place of worship, opened well over 200 years ago, in 1806. The building, replaces the earlier place of worship and burying ground across the other side of North Street on the land now called 'Quakers Acre'.

Visit our 1694 Meeting House in Leek and learn about being a Quaker and what Quakers stand for today.

Looking for a mindful, creative way to spend some time?

Exhibition showing how the changing outlook of Quakers through the ages manifested itself through the architectural style of their Meeting Houses. The whole Meeting House is open to the public.

This Grade II* listed neoclassical building was designed by the architect John Patience and built in 1826.

Discover over 300 years of local history, view the Grade II listed Quaker Meeting House and hear about the people interred in the adjacent burial ground.

Did you know that hidden away behind the new housing estates near the High School is a hiden gem. Up a leafy lane is Garstang Quaker Meeting House, an early nineteenth centuary grade II listed place of worship along with an historic burial ground.

Visit an unusually elaborate Quaker Meeting House and the only one housing an organ. George and Richard Cadbury put their faith into action as they built their new chocolate factory and the pioneering village beyond the boundaries of the city centre.

Drop in silence.

Join the Garstang Fairtrade team for a walk to the Garstang Quakers Meeting House and back.

Come and discover the long and fascinating history of Brighton’s Quaker Meeting House. Built in 1805 and extended in 1876 it remains the home of the Quaker community established in Brighton in the 1650s.

Quakers have always spoken truth to power. Through exhibition material, we demonstrate Quakers' commitment to putting Faith into Action. We show how we work towards peace and climate justice at home and abroad. We show how we support refugees.

The Quakers Meeting House is a Grade II listed building built in 1834 and designed by Samuel Daukes.

A modest building... from Quaker Hall to Salvation Army Hall, serving the community for over 300 years.

A welcoming chance to connect with others while your child plays, creates, and learns.

Especially for Open Cambridge we will be reflecting upon Gratitude.

An opportunity to visit the oldest Friends Meeting House in Leeds; a beautiful and historic listed building where Quakers have worshipped continuously since 1756.

Welcome to Oxford Local Quaker Meeting, situated in the heart of the city. We are home to, and host of, a vibrantly diverse community.

Peaceful light-filled space; exhibition telling the story of Quakers from first beginnings to the current day; plus a warm welcome with tea and cake.

See inside the Historic Meeting House and secluded grave yard at back of the property and find the story of Jane Stuart, natural child of James II.

Visit a Grade II* listed 300 year old Quaker Meeting House in rural South Lakes. See how we have managed to improve energy efficiency with air source heat pumps and underfloor heating, whilst being sensitive to the building's history.

The exact origins of Helmsley Methodism are not recorded. However, there existed a Helmsley Primitive Chapel, a former Quaker Friends Meeting on Bridge Street, for members in 1844. The current grand building's cornerstone was laid on 1 January 1901.

This is a rare opportunity to visit the main Victorian school building constructed around 1885, learn about the school’s Quaker influence and view a remarkable selection of photographs and school magazines.

Button End Band are very pleased to be invited back to perform at the Quaker Meeting House and will play an eclectic mix of traditional music from the British isles and beyond.

A Different Kind of Courage: In memory of Corder Catchpool, and all other Conscientious Objectors of the First World War. Talk by Andrew Greaves, Corder Catchpool's grandson.

We meet simply as people, who one day are going to die. Tea, cake and conversation about death in an open, respectful and confidential space.

An external tour of school buildings/grounds with a tour guide, lasting approximately one hour, with an additional optional 30 minutes Q&A session.

Ackworth School is a collection of Grade I, II* & II listed buildings.

A little bit of Bournville in the centre of Rugby. In 1909 a dual purpose adult school and meeting house was built for Rugby Quakers in what was then Moat Street. Designed and built by Bedford Tyler the architect of the Bournville Estate.

In 1989 David Keate put his collection of mid twentieth century prints, ceramics and other artworks into trust in the form of the Keate Family Arts Trust.

Discover Holyhead Studios - Fine Art Studios

See the notable sites of Alston. Take this approximately 1-1.5-hour guided walk learning more about Alston, its buildings, and former inhabitants.

Studies show that across the world many teenagers and young adults are worrying about climate change and fearful for the future.

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful two-acre walled garden

A visit to the James Reckitt reading room in Hull's Central Library with a talk by Paul Schofield - A History of Hull's Library Service at 10.30 on 13th September.

Free entry Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life

Walk through our lovely 27 acre Victorian cemetery site, open seven days a week. This year we are opening our 1843 Gothic revival style Mausoleum (on Saturday 13th and Sunday 21st only) with its beautiful stained glass and an atmospheric interior.

Access all areas in a guided tour of Preston Playhouse - built for worship, used for drama! See front of house and backstage, discovering the history of the building and how performances are created here today.

A guided walk through the normally gated private glade in the heart of Hopetown Darlington. Celebrate 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington railway with us and discover its links to the unique nature, architecture and social history of Westbrook.

A chance to visit an historic Chapel with a brave and independent history.

Beautiful Bank House - A Home with a History

Finch Foundry was a mainstay of Dartmoor's industrial landscape for 150 years, producing up to 400 tools per day for local industry. The waterwheels and machinery are still mostly operational today. Tours of the site start on the hour from 1100-1500.

A guided walk in which you'll discover the names and places associated with Bristol’s thousand-year fight to end the city’s involvement in slavery – from Saxon times to the nineteenth century.

Frenchay Unitarian Chapel is one of the oldest purpose-built ‘dissident’ chapels in the country, built 1691. Set in a beautiful garden with 1720 4-stage tower and Halley’s comet wind-vane representing personal search for deeper truths of all kinds.

Discover the world's only grotto with a microclimate pool ringed by six Grotesque Faces carved into the walls, built from recycled waste from one of the first large-scale industrial brassworks - an important milestone in the Industrial Revolution.

St Mary's Church, Hemyock will be open on Monday 15th September for a display of the architecture of St Mary's. There will also be a display of the History of the Blackdown Hills through the centuries.