Formed in 1962, the Society is a Registered Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee working to preserve the best of the heritage and fabric of the historic town of Faversham and its surrounding parishes. Created in response to modernization and the loss of historic buildings in Faversham, the Society aims to ensure that Faversham’s individual sense of place and outstanding heritage features are not lost and to ensure it is there for our children and our children's children to enjoy.
Our town has a rich architecture and a vibrant community. Almost 60 years of growth and development have shaped the Society into a complex business with many different aspects, most of which engage directly with the general public as well as with specialist researchers and enquirers. With over 800 members and run entirely by volunteers, the Society is one of the oldest civic societies in the UK and much of its early work has since been replicated by other civic organizations.
The steady collection and preservation of physical evidence from Faversham’s rich, historic past – archaeological discoveries reflecting many centuries of human activity, recent artefacts from everyday life, relics of Faversham’s diverse industrial and maritime past, and supporting documentary archives – endow the Society with a central role in the research and presentation of Faversham’s history to the widest audiences.
We aim to interpret our historic buildings and streetscapes to enable residents and visitors alike to appreciate what we have and when it is threatened to campaign to preserve it.
The Society aims to:
promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting the area;
educate the public in history, architecture, geography and natural history of the area;
and to secure the preservation, protection and improvement of features of historic or public interest.
The Society takes an active interest in Faversham and its outlying villages, an area defined by the boundaries of the following Parishes:
Badlesmere, Boughton-under-Blean, The Brents, Buckland, Davington, Doddington, Dunkirk, Eastling, Goodnestone-next-Faversham, Graveney, Hernhill, Leaveland, Luddenham, Lynsted, Newnham, Norton, Oare, Ospringe, Otterden, Preston-next-Faversham, Selling, Sheldwich, Stalisfield, Stone-by-Faversham, Teynham, Throwley and Wychling
Meet our Trustees and Board members Faversham Society Trustees - The Faversham Society
Correspondence to any of the above should be sent to the Society offices at:
10 -13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NS
Read the latest Annual Report to members of The Faversham Society AGM 2021 - The Faversham Society
The Society's Articles of Association can be found in our Governance section
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
12 Market Place, ME13 7AE
10am to 4pm - Monday to Saturday
10am to 1pm - Sunday (opening hours may vary)
FLEUR MUSEUM - FREE ENTRY
12-13 Preston Street, ME13 8NS
Open Fridays & Saturdays 11:00 to 15:00
SECOND-HAND BOOKSHOP
11 Preston Street, ME13 8NS
10am to 3.30pm - Monday to Saturday
CHART MILLS
Off Stonebridge Way, ME13 7SE
Open Saturday and Sunday from 2-5pm