But let us not forget that this beautiful historic building is still just bricks and mortar. What remains vital is the centuries-long tradition of Alton Quakers still very much alive and active within these walls.
"It is remarkable that I come to meeting in the same place as my ancestors and that I can visit the grave of my 3x great-grandfather in the Quaker Burial Ground."
"I have a strong sense of connection with the past in Alton. But it is the present, not the past, that brings me to Quakerism."
"I come to connect with an inner light and to consider how I should respond to an increasingly chaotic world." Andrew, 2023
2022 was the 350th anniversary of the building of the Meeting House, and as part of the celebrations an exhibition was staged to display something of the story of the Meeting House through those 350 years. This booklet is a record of that exhibition with copies of the photographs that formed the display.