A Quaker library

Stella Clark delves into an archive of papers and books

Books in the library at Newcastle Meeting | Photo: Photo: Steve Chettle/ARTS UK.

Some of us knew they were there, of course, lurking in solid, leather-bound, rows in the basement of our Meeting house, and only accessible by lift. Most local Quakers, however, had no idea that there were thousands and thousands of pages of our past hidden underground. Next to them were boxes of papers from Local and Area Meetings. These were occasionally visited by assiduous clerks, so we knew they were there.

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