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List of Friends meeting houses

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This is a list of Friends meeting houses. Numerous Friends meeting houses are individually notable, either for their congregations or events or for architecture of their historic buildings. Some in the United Kingdom are registered as listed buildings, and in the United States are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Australia

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France

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Meeting house, Congénies

United Kingdom

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Ifield Friends Meeting House, one of the oldest purpose-built Quaker buildings in the world

Britain Yearly Meeting is the organization of Quakers in England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Several meeting houses have been listed for their architectural merit. Notable individual meeting houses include:

Former meeting houses

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Several meeting houses are no longer in use by Friends, but are still listed buildings:

  • Brandeston Meeting House, Suffolk, listed Grade II[7]
  • Brigstock House, Northamptonshire, listed Grade II[8]
  • Quakers Friars, Bristol, listed Grade I
  • Farfield Friends Meeting House (1689), West Yorkshire
  • The Old Meeting House, Wymondham, Norfolk (1687) Grade II

United States

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References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Quaker Meeting House (1046356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "More about Finchley Quaker Meeting". Quakers in North West London. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Leek Quaker Meeting". Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Staffordshire. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Stafford Quaker Meeting". Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Staffordshire. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Uttoxeter & Burton Quaker Meeting". Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Staffordshire. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Quaker Meeting House (1035431)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Quaker Meeting House (1030599)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Brigstock House (1040197)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Harold Wickliffe Rose, The Colonial Houses of Worship in America (New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1963).
  10. ^ "Welcome to New Garden Friends Meeting!". Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Wilmington Friends Meeting". Retrieved 14 August 2023.

Sources

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  • Lippincott, Horace Mather. Abington Friends Meeting and School: 1682–1949. n.p.: n.p., 1949.
  • Rose, Harold Wickliffe. The Colonial Houses of Worship in America. New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1963.
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