Going green at Swarthmoor

Alan Headech reports on the ‘greening’ of Swarthmoor Quaker Meeting House

by Alan Headech 16th December 2011

The Meeting House at Swarthmoor was gifted to Friends by George Fox in 1686. Much of the structure is probably at least 350 years old, has exterior walls two foot thick, is not well insulated, has suffered from long term damp, and is difficult to heat either effectively or efficiently. Even the more recently added toilets and kitchen provide little in currently expected heating and insulation standards.