“Parish church treasures” talk by Dr John Goodall

Our parish churches are living repositories for a breath-taking array of artistic treasures. From painting to ironwork, sculpture to stained glass and furniture and architecture, their riches are as marvellous for their diversity as their quality.

Collectively they constitute perhaps our single greatest national collection of the arts, much of it practically unknown in a popular sense. This illustrated talk will explore the richness of this outstanding inheritance and the challenges of preserving and conserving it for the future.

John Goodall is Architectural Editor of the weekly magazine Country Life and the author of several books, most recently the much acclaimed Parish Church Treasures (2015).

All welcome: refreshments provided. There is no charge, but donations are invited: please give generously. All donations go to the Flamstead Heritage Campaign to save the church.