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Remembering Rowntree: Why Joseph’s funeral was so remarkable?

Joseph Rowntree was very highly thought of and widely respected by the time he died; there were five memorial/funerary events dedicated to him over the weekend following his death. To commemorate Joseph Rowntree’s remarkable funeral, and to commence the centenary of his passing, we held an event, “Remembering Rowntree: Why Joseph’s Funeral was so Remarkable?” on 1st March 2025, reflecting the funerary events which took place one hundred years earlier. Held in York’s Friargate Quaker Meeting house, the event began with a talk by The Rowntree Society’s Executive Director, Nick Smith, on Joseph Rowntree's funeral, followed by a talk on the traditions of Quaker Funerary practices from Barbara Windle. This and led to a series of five-minute talks given by people representing organisations who were represented and Joseph's funeral 100 years earlier - they read out passages of what was said at the time as well as their own reflections on Joseph Rowntree's legacy and influence on their own organisation over the century since his death. Importantly, this event aimed to get across how highly thought of and widely respected Joseph Rowntree was by the time he died, that York was where his impact was felt the most - evidenced by the thousands of people involved in paying their condolences on that weekend, and that he had a lasting impact within York across civic, cultural, educational, political, social and industrial spheres. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:58 Joseph Rowntree & his funeral 17:30 Quaker funerals 39:17 City of York Council 44:59 York Liberal Democrats 51:18 Nestlé York 56:54 U3A York 1:02:25 The Mount School 1:07:31 Bootham School 1:14:26 Cober Hill 1:22:25 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust 1:29:58 Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust 1:38:24 Joseph Rowntree Foundation 1:44:32 Summary and Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recording and editing by Inkblot Films: https://inkblotfilms.co.uk/ To find out more about The Rowntree Society, Rowntree histories, subscribe to our newsletter and/or donate to us visit our website: https://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Correction: 8:25 Sunday 1st March