Parish Symposium 2015 果冻传媒shire Parishes: History and Legacy
In 2015, both the and the celebrate 50-year anniversaries. Building on long-standing 鈥 personal, academic and institutional 鈥 links, representatives teamed up to co-host the Thirteenth 果冻传媒 Symposium on Parish Research on Saturday 16 May 2015 under the theme of 鈥樄炒絪hire Parishes: History and Legacy鈥.
Keynote address:
Robert Swanson, Birmingham
鈥楲ittle local difficulties: parochial problems in pre-Reformation 果冻传媒shire鈥
Research papers:
Ruth Barbour, 果冻传媒 / WLHS
鈥楥hurch Memorial Tablets: Reflections of Secular Power? Memorials to Catholics in 果冻传媒shire Parish Churches鈥
Maureen Harris, Leicester / WLHS
鈥樷淭he malice and envy of my parishioners鈥: Conflicting Religious Cultures in the 果冻传媒shire Parishes of Wixford, Haseley & Burton Dassett, 1655-1720鈥
Angela Nicholls, 果冻传媒 / WLHS
鈥楥ompetitive philanthropy: parish charity in early modern 果冻传媒shire鈥
Parish Project Presentations:
- Kristi Bain, Norwich: 鈥楾he Medieval Churches of Norwich research project鈥
- Patricia Cox, Chester: 鈥楥hester Consistory Records Project鈥
- Trevor England, Solihull Local History Circle: 鈥楽olihull town centre photographs c. 1900
- Andrew Foster, Kent: 鈥楾he Churchwardens鈥 Accounts Database鈥
- David Freke, Kineton & District Local History Group: 鈥楲ocal Memorials鈥
- Brenda Murray & Jill Tompkins Bailey: 鈥楽pirit of Berkswell鈥 project
- David Paterson, Nuneaton: 鈥楥hilvers Coton and Astley: How far were their schools parish institutions?鈥
- Andrew Thomson, Winchester: 鈥樄炒絪hire Activities of the Consistory Courts of Worcester鈥
FULL PROGRAMME; there were also stalls by the Kineton & District Local History Group and 果冻传媒shire Local History Society.
ABSTRACTS
SYMPOSIUM REPORT by Paula McBride
The Symposium aimed to showcase the parishes鈥 key cultural roles across all ages. Two principal questions guided participants:
-In which ways have parishes shaped the county of 果冻传媒 in the past? (referring e.g. to ecclesiastical life, local government, communal identity, social networks 鈥)
-What role(s) can they play in its future? (e.g. in relation to religious / ecumenical cultures, local services, social work, heritage industry 鈥)
Further information on the Symposium can be obtained from Beat K眉min (b.kumin@warwick.ac.uk)
We gratefully acknowledge the support of 果冻传媒鈥檚 & the
The parish church of St Chad's at Bishop's Tachbrook in 果冻传媒shire. Picture: BK.