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Friends Meeting House, Bakewell
Heritage Open Day: Celebrating 400 years since the birth of George Fox. Built in 1852, Bakewell Friends Meeting House was a typical Victorian Meeting House, with tall windows, and a balcony above shutters that divided the main room. At one end were benches for Elders - those responsible for the proper conduct of the Meeting's affairs.
But Quakers did not use the building for very long. Later occupants included the Salvation Army and then after the Second World War a school. In the late 1960s Friends returned to the Meeting House and began a programme of renovation, culminating in 2007 in a major refurbishment.
But Quakers did not use the building for very long. Later occupants included the Salvation Army and then after the Second World War a school. In the late 1960s Friends returned to the Meeting House and began a programme of renovation, culminating in 2007 in a major refurbishment.
Saturday 7 Sep 24
Friends Meeting House, Chapel Row, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1EL
Sat 7 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
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