Links

Magazines, Journals and Other Publications Although these are listed separately the majority of societies produce journals and other publications of a very high standard
	Antiquity This has been the main journal of archaelogical research for 74 years. It is published quarterly.
	History Today The world's leading history magazine published monthly in London.
	Paper: Tomb of Sir Hugh Caverley Five Medieval Effigies articles by Claude Blair, Vice President, Church Monuments Society
	BBC History Magazine A well balanced magazine dealing with history of all periods and all places although somewhat leaning towards UK history
	Medieval History Magazine Unfortunately this magazine dealing with medieval history and from the Royal Armouries is no longer published. The link however, which goes to the publisher's website, will take you to some interesting medieval links.

Societies and other Organisations
	English Heritage The Government's lead body for the historic environment in England. Their *Viewfinder* website contains 30 000 photographs from the archives which include, among other things, churches and monuments. Try searching using the general theme 'commemorative' qualified by county or place name.
	Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales Has a national role in the management of the archaeological, built and maritime heritate of Wales as an organiser and supplier of authoritive information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers and the general public; to this end it surveys, interprets and record the man-made environment of Wales, compiles and curates the National Monuments Records of Wales and promotes the understanding of this information by all.
	Ancient Monuments Society and Friends of Friendless Churches The Ancient Monuments Society was founded in 1924 for the study and conservation of ancient and historic buildings and craftmanship in GB. In association with The Friends of Friendless Churches, founded to save from demolition or ill use places of worship of architectural or historic interest.
Churches!	Ecclesiological Society Founded in 1878. For those who love churches there's everything about churches. A very fine site with many images and a wealth of interesting links.
	The National Trust Founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists who, being concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development, set up a trust for the nation for the aquisition and protection of our environment and heritage. The Trust is a registered charity and independent of government.
	Saving Graves A US organisation but with world wide concerns about endagered cemeteries. A vast amount of links.
	The Chapels Society Seeks to promote public interest in the architectural and historical importance of all non conformist places of worship and their associated structures.
	War Memorial Trust A charitable trust dedicated to ensuring war memorials are properly maintained and preserved.
	North East War Memorial Project aims to record every war memorial between the Rivers Tweed and Tees
	National Federation of Cemetery Friends Links various voluntary groups throughout the UK who work to conserve their local cemeteries and churchyards and develop them for environmental, educational and recreational purposes where appropriate.
	Public Monuments & Sculpture Association For the promotion and preservation of public sculpture and monuments in the British Isles.
	National Churches Trust
	Low Countries Sculpture A websire dealing with the study and preservation of sculpture in the Low Countires; includeschurch monuments.
	Historical Chapels Trust The HTC takes into its care redundant chapels and other (non-Anglican) places of worship in England of outstanding architectural and historic interest.
	Monumental Brass Society The website for the Society for those interested in any aspect of monumental brasses and incised slabs of all dates in all countries. Includes an extensive bibliography, themed picture library, access to a topographical index to MBS publications and other research tools for those studying brasses and incised slabs.
	The Association for Gravestone Studies The AGS is based in the United States but its aims and coverage are international. It was founded in 1997 for furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. They publish an annual academic journal, Markers, a quarterly magazine, AGS Quarterly and a monthly e-newsletter. They can be contacted at info@gravestonesstudies.org
	The Churches Conservation Trust is a national body that cares for and preserves English churches of historic, architectural or archaeological importance which are no longer needed for regular worship. It promotes public enjoyment of these chrches and encourages their use as an educational or community resource. The Trust's 330-plus churches are still consecrated and occasionally used for services. The Trust was set up in 1969 by the Parliament of the Church of England.
	Mausolea & Monuments Trust is a charitable trust founded in 1997 for protection and preservation of mausolea andmonuments in the United Kingdom. The Trust has recently launches an on-line gazetteer of mausolea, edited and partly compiled by founder-member of the Trust, Teresa Sladen.
	Society for Church Archaeology aims to promote the study of churches and other places of worship along with their associated monuments.
	Images of England funded by English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund, is a groundbreaking initiative which aims to create 'point in time' photographs of English Listed Building. Church Monuments will be included
	London Stained Glass Repository Stained glass windows sometimes act as memorials. Between 1969 and 1982 alone almost 1000 Anglican churches were declared redundent and much of the stained glass broken up into small panels for sale or even destroyed. In 1982 the London Stained Glass Repository was established as a charitble trust to rescue good quality glass and find a new home for it.
	The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is the professional institute which represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors in the UNited Kingdom and Ireland. It has approximately 1360 members, divided between fifteen branches. The institute exists to establish the highest standards of conservationpractice to support the effective protection and enhancement of the historic environment.
	Save Our Parsonages was set up in 1995 oppose the sale by the Church of England of its traditional rectories and vicarages, on pastoral, practical, financial grounds as well as for Church heritage reasons. This organisation provides support and advice to parishes and communities that seek to retain their historic parsonages.
	Centre for Death & Society (University of Bath) is the UK's only centre devoted to the study and research of social aspects of death, dying and bereavement. Established in September 2005, CDAS is an interdisciplinary centre of regional, national and international importance. Visit their web site for details of events, conferences, courses, news etc.
Virtual Societies and Sites These are societies, and other organisations, which exist only on the Internet; often (because of this) these are very fine web sites with many further links of interest.
	Church Architecture Website Phil Draper's ongoing celebration of church architecture of all periods. A wonderful site with many fine photographs and links.
	Tombstones & Monumental Inscriptions Wakefield based Guy Echell's page which provides a truely vast amount of links to churches and churchyards. Many interesting photographs.
	The National Archive of Monumental Inscriptions Hardly national yet but information from 524 burial grounds in Norfolk and some of Bedfordshire. The material which can be downloaded includes description of memorial, transcript of inscription, photograph of the church and - most interestingly - plan of burial ground. This is not free however and costs between £4 and £7 per record. The 'free trial' is strictly limited!
	Church Mouse Website The late Peter Fairweather was a long time member of the Society; this is his site about his home town Lincoln, churches and monuments especially cast iron grave markers.
	Suffolk Churches Website Simon Knott's alternative guide to Suffolk Churches which will eventually include the lot! Lots of lots of pictures of monuments.
	Norfolk Churches Website As the above site but dedicated to Norfolk Churches.
	Kent Churches Website More county church sites are appearing: this one - by John E Vigar - deals with churches of Kent. Although not specifically about monuments, there should be plenty of photographs worth seeing.
	Cambridgeshire Churches Website Ben Colburnn & Mark Ynys-Mons's county site dedicated to churches of Cambridegeshire
	Essex Church Website John Whitworth's county site; however this is so arranged to give easy access to the photographs of church monuments.
	Maritime Memorials This is a web site produced by the National Maritime Museum of the UK and is a record of over 400 church, cemetery and public memorials to seafarers and victims of maritime disasters. It includes works by famous sculptors
	Looking at Buildings and Pevsner Architectural Guides These two sites are produced by the Pevsner Architectural Guides and the Buildings Heritage Trust. The first is a new venture about British arcitecture in general but will contain inforamtion on church monuments. The second is about the famous Pevsner architectural guides which will eventually cover the whole of the British Isles; they list (nearly) every church monument.
	Gothic Eye This is a site of medieval images, including many tombs, effigies and brasses. Some of these are photographs, others reproductions from antiquarian draftsmen such as C A Stothard and T & G Hollis. This site and well worth a visit to see the reproductions and digital images may be ordered on line.
	Find A Grave A somewhat lighthearted database of just everybody who is buried just about everywhere. Very effective search facilites. Includes photographs of the graves and much else.
	Digital Atlas of England A very interesting site with lots of inforamtion about the buildings of England, including churches and church monuments. Gives maps and lists of which churches are open and which are locked. There's far too much to list here so give the site a visit!
	World Heritage Alert An online magazine that specialises in highlighting threats to the world's heritage places, paricularly focusing on human cultural heritage.
	Scottish Graveyards Aimed at professionals and enthusiasts alike, this website offers free downloads on a range of graveyard related subjects from management and conservation, to recording and researching a graveyards history. Links to over 100 useful contacts. Monthly updates on news, events and publications.
	Church Monuments Photographs Hundreds of photographs of monuments taken by several people, including Society members. Despite the title it is not about contemporary monuments but includes those from all times. Well worth a visit. Also, the following site, although concerned with church furnishing, also contains photographs of monuments: Church Furnishing Photographs More specialised group photographs: Funerary Symbolism - Photographs Church Monument Signatures Church Monuments Materials Portraits on Church Monuments Photographs on all things ecclesiastical can be found on this site hosted by Jean McCreanor Statua Loricatus Photographs of church monuments and sculpture from Europe, especially Belgium and mainly miltitary
	ArtServe: Art & Architecture An extensive site, which will takes a good while to explore, on art and architecture in general but has monuments from all over Europe including England.
	Tudor Effigy Database A pilot research by a member of the Church Monuments Society available free to anyone interested in 16th century dress.
	Wiltshire Churches Duncan and Mandy Ball's site on churches but contains photographs of monuments under the heading 'memorials' for each church.
	Norwich Historic Churches Trust the website gives details of all 36 Norwich Medieval Churches including architecture, history and monuments. It lists, with photographs, all carved wall monuments with information about the main characters commemorated.
	Worcestershire Churches and Churchyards Sally Lloyd's site with photographs of Worcestershire and surrounding counties.
	Poets' Graves This site provides photographs of the graves of poets, the churches where they sre buried, a portrait of the poet with links about their writings etc. There is a plan of where these graves are situated.
	Memorial Inscriptions Inscribed
	Portsmouth Memorials A interesting venture transcribing the gravestones at Upton St Leonard Church, Gloucestershire.
	Medieval Memoria Research in the Low Countries This is an online newsletter/website. Whenever a new online issue of MMR an e-mail will be send; in order to receive this e-mail please contact Charlotte.Dikken@let.uu.nl.
Monument Records being a list - provided by member Barbara Tomlinson of the National Maritime Museum - of organisations which hold records of church monuments.
	National Monuments Records Centre, Great Western Village, Kemble Drive , Swindon SN2 2GZ Tel: 01793 414600; Fax: 01793 414606
	Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX Tel: 01628 634221; Fax: 01628 771208
	Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA Tel: 020 7251 8799
	NADFAS, NADFAS House, 8 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DT Tel: 020 7430 0730; Fax: 020 7242 0686
	Archology Data Service Interesting information about stone etc.
	National Art Library, Victorian & Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL
	Westminster Abbey Library, The Chapter Office, 20 Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3PA Tel: 020 7222 5152; Fax: 020 7233 2070 E-mail

Various Photographs of Monuments
A Miscellany of Sites which contain photographs of Church Monuments. Some of these may be church sites, some village sites, some history sites etc. All contain at least some photographs of monuments.
This section is under progressive construction - Please report any faulty links

Some Churches in Leicestershire & Rutland This takes you to an index page of churches in these counties and following the index will take you to some photographs. This site is part of a site provided by the University of Leicester.

St Lawrence, Towcester, Northamptonshire This takes you to the home page of a site about the church.

St Andrew's, Hove, Sussex This is the history section of pages about the church

Wikipedia The on-line encyclopedia. This is the main page about church monuments with links to other pages and sites (including this one)

Royal Berkshire History Part of David Nash Ford's site on Berkshire history. This links to the church index page with lots of internal links to follow.

All Saints, Nocton, Lincolnshire The monuments page of the church site.

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