Information for record number MWA1957:
Friends' Meeting House, 39 High Street, Warwick

Summary A Society of Friends' Quaker Meeting House dating to the Post Medieval period. It is still in use for worship, and is situated in the High Street, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel, Friends Meeting House
Period: Modern (1694 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Conservation Area (Grade: )
Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A Meeting of Quakers was probably founded as a result of visits to Warwick by George Fox in 1655 and 1656. In 1671 a house in High Pavement was bought and a meeting-house later built there. The building was destroyed in the fire of 1694 and the present meeting-house was built on the site in the following year. It was closed in 1909 but reopened in 1949.
2 13m by 6.3m externally. Of brick with a stone plinth and quoins and a tiled roof. A cottage was built at the NW end in the 18th century. A well (MWA2158).
3 Photograph published 1986.
4 A building survey was carried out in 2015 as part of a national programme funded by Historic England assessing Friends Meeting Houses in England. This included a detailed architctual description, sketch plans, photographs and an assessment of heritage value. During the 1950s the meeting house was restored with repairs to the windows, woodwork and walls. By 1972, additional space was required by the Friends which was provided by creating a children’s rooms and kitchen in the eighteenth century cottage. In 1992 a three storey building was built to the west, to provide additional ancillary facilities at ground level and office accommodation above.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1974
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 8
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Monograph
Title: Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire
Author/originator: C F Stell
Date: 1986
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Friends Meeting House, Warwick, Historic Building Record
Author/originator: Neil, E.
Date: 2016
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PAVEMENT * A path or road for pedestrians, laid or beaten in with stones or other materials. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument KITCHEN * A building or room where food is prepared and cooked. back
monument FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE * A place of worship for members of the Religious Society of Friends, often known as Quakers. The Religious Society of Friends is a denomination founded by George Fox in c.1650 who believed in passivist principles and a rejection of the sacrament. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL * A place of worship for members of Protestant sects dissenting from the established Church. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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