Sadly the previous ‘Friends of St Mary’s’ had to close down.
A new ‘Supporters of St Mary’s’ is currently being developed.
Helping protect and keep St Mary’s House and Gardens presents a very major challenge. If you are committed and want to join us in helping ‘Save St Mary’s for the Nation’ to ensure it can be kept open to the public, then we would love to hear from you. We need dedicated people with skills, experience and time to contribute. We would love to discuss how you might help and contribute.
We want to build on and enhance the previous work of the ‘Friends of St. Mary’s’ that existed from 1991 – 2024. To continue working to raise funds to support the maintenance of this remarkable historic house, its contents and extensive gardens
We want to continue to celebrate the dedicated achievements of the current owners, Peter Thorogood and Roger Linton, who purchased the house in 1984 with the specific mission of restoring it and ensuring it is kept open to the public. They did so by undertaking major restoration works and significantly enhancing the Estate, by adding their important private collections, they were subsequently each awarded MBE’s for their efforts by Queen Elizabeth II.
The previous ‘Friends’ helped raising funds to contribute to restoration and maintenance projects. They had a standard membership subscription and also organising occasional events and functions. Some of the work they helped contribute to included:
- the installation of a shutting window
- reinstatement of the blocked-up window in the east facade
- display cases for the collections held at St. Mary’s
- the rebuilding of the main Music Room window
- a new Music Room roof
- New bookshelves designed by Roger Linton for the Music Room
- Initial restoration of the Victorian Glass House (although now further work is required)
Restoration and maintenance work is an ongoing task and genuine challenge across the St Mary’s Estate.
Your help and support for St Mary’s Bramber remains urgently needed!
To discuss ways you might help, including potentially becoming a Volunteer, email: info@stmarysbramber.co.uk
How you can help
- Help raise awareness of the challenges of keeping St Mary’s open to the public.
- Become a volunteer at St Mary’s
- Introduce your friends to the house
- Bring a group to which you may belong
- Support St Mary’s concerts and other events
- Help organise fund raising events
- Consider potential donations to ‘St Mary’s Bramber’
Supporters of St Mary’s Benefits
- Different types of Membership are currently being developed with different levels of benefits:
- 1: Standard Membership
- 2: Enhanced Membership
- 3: Gold Membership
‘Supporters’ Aims
- To support St Mary’s Bramber in restoration, maintenance and development of the historic St Mary’s Estate.
- To develop a membership scheme offering different benefits at different levels of membership
- Standard – Enhanced – Gold
- To help organised fund-raising events and initiatives.
- To help promote and advocate for the ‘Saving of St Mary’s for the Nation’.
2026 Subscription rates
- To vary according to level of membership
- Standard – Enhanced – Gold
- (Currently under development)
Please email St Mary’s Bramber at info@stmarysbramber.co.uk for any updates about the new ‘Supporters of St Mary’s’ scheme.