Local studies and archives may be interested to know that The Quaker Meeting Houses of Britain by David Butler (Friends Historical Society, 1999) is now reduced to £25.00 hardback (originally £99) and £15.00 paperback.
This 2 volume set is the most comprehensive survey yet and gives details of every Quaker meeting house in Britain from 1652 to the late 1990's (around 1,300) and 900 Quaker burial grounds. Each entry includes research sources and is illustrated with a drawing of the exterior and a ground plan.
Copies can be bought in person from the Quaker Bookshop, Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, or by mail order from
MPH,
4 John Wesley Road,
Werrington,
Peterborough
PE4 6ZP
Tel. 01733 325002; fax. 01733 384180; email: [log in to unmask]
Mail order customers should add on £3.00 postage.
Heather Rowland
Librarian
Library of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain
173 Euston Road
London. NW1 2BJ
direct line: +44 (0)20 7663 1129
main library: +44 (0)20 7663 1135
BeFriend a Book is raising money to help conserve and restore the Library's collections. Go to www.quaker.org.uk to find out more.
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