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  • Abbey Christmas Fair

    Tewkesbury Abbey

    The Friends will have a stand at the Abbey - do come and say hello

  • The Fitzhamon Lecture – “The Last Monks of Medieval Tewkesbury”

    Tewkesbury Abbey

    Professor James Clark, Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, Professor of History, Exeter University. Further details about Professor Clark available from this link Tickets £10 to include refreshments are now on sale in the Abbey Shop Please note: If you purchased tickets for the 2020 Fitzhamon Lecture which was cancelled due to Covid restrictions […]

    £10

  • Friends’ Autumn Lecture: “Sir George Gilbert Scott – Hero or Villain”

    Parish Hall, Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street, Tewkesbury

    Tewkesbury Abbey was a recipient of the interventions of Sir George Gilbert Scott, the Victorian Gothic Revivalist Architect, during the years 1870-1879. In this lecture Mr Tim Bridges, Conservation Adviser at the Victorian Society, will explore the controversies surrounding Gilbert Scott's work with many of the Medieval buildings in Great Britain during the Victorian era. […]

    £8.00

  • Autumn Talk: Tim Jeffree, Changing Churches – updating churches for modern use

    Tim Jeffree is the maker of the Abbey's fine 'Cope Chest' located at the West End of the Abbey. He runs a carpentry business, TDJ Joinery, based at Prinknash Abbey, making church furniture that is unique, spiritual, functional and robust, with commissions from all over the country. Tickets are on sale from The Abbey Shop, […]

    £10

  • The Fitzhamon Lecture 2024

    "Ambition, Violence and Piety - the career of Robert FitzHamon" Professor Judith Green "When William the Conqueror invaded England he seized the manor of Tewkesbury ... When William Rufus became king, he gave the 'Honour of Tewkesbury' to Sir Robert Fitz-Hamon, who had not only 'come over with the Conqueror', but was his kinsman and […]

    £10

  • Cheese & Wine Quiz Evening

    Parish Hall, Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street, Tewkesbury

    A sponsored fundraising event, all proceeds will go to The Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey For the Quiz teams will be groups of 6. Either purchase 6 tickets and come as a group of 6 or purchase 1-5 tickets and be allocated to a team on the evening. Tickets may be purchased online via the link […]

    £15.00

  • Friends’ Autumn Lecture – Dr Ellie March

    Beyond the Abbey Church: An Examination of Tewkesbury's Medieval Monastic Precinct Dr Ellie March, University of Exeter and Friends' Scholar The talk will be held in The Parish Hall, Tewkesbury Abbey centre, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ Tickets are also on sale in the Abbey Shop

    £10.00

  • Fitzhamon Lecture 2025

    The Chief Glory of the Quire The survival and the restoration of the 14th century stained glass in the presbytery at Tewkesbury Abbey. 2025 marks the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Kempe and Co restoration of the stained glass windows in the presbytery, so it is fitting that the theme for this year's […]

    £12.00