About the Book
The Churches Conservation Trust is the principal organization in England caring for those churches which are no longer required for regular worship by the Church of England, but which nonetheless are a priceless part of the nation's history, ranging in date from Saxon to late Victorian. The Trust now conserves and promotes over 340 churches and the number grows each year. In addition to keeping the structures and their furnishings in good condition, it is a priority of the Trust that its churches should be well presented and readily accessible to the public, usually on a daily basis throughout the year without charge. The Trust has churches in cities and towns but the typical Trust church is in a small village or stands quite alone in some remote and beautiful location. Because of this the churches were largely untouched by the restorers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and retain wonderfully atmospheric interiors reflecting society in centuries past. This book features photographic portraits and descriptions of thirty-six of some of the Trust's most spectacular and interesting churches of every period in all parts of England.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales Map Preface by Sarah Robinson (Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Conservation, Churches Conservation Trust) Introduction The Earliest Churches: Saxon and Norman 1. St Andrew, Bywell, Northumberland 2. St Andrew, Winterborne Tomson, Dorset 3. St Margaret, Hales, and St Gregory, Heckingham, Norfolk 4. St Michael, Upton Cresset, Shropshire 5. St Peter, Northampton The Medieval Period 6. St Mary, West Walton, Norfolk 7. St Anthony, St Anthony-in-Roseland, Cornwall 8. St John the Baptist, Inglesham, Wiltshire 9. All Saints, West Stourmouth, Kent 10. Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, York 11. All Saints, Theddlethorpe All Saints, Lincolnshire 12. St Mary, Badley, Suffolk 13. St Lawrence, Evesham, Worcestershire 14. St Mary, Wiggenhall St Mary, Norfolk 15. Withcote Chapel, Leicestershire The Stuart and Georgian Periods 16. St Ninian, Brougham, Cumbria 17. St Werburgh Old Church, Warburton, Greater Manchester 18. St John the Baptist Old Church, Pilling, Lancashire 19. St Katherine, Chiselhampton, Oxfordshire 20. St Andrew, Shotley, Northumberland 21. St Andrew, Gunton, Norfolk 22. All Saints Old Church, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire 23. St Mary Magdalene, Croome d'Abitot, Worcestershire 24. All Saints, Stapleford, Leicestershire 25. St Petrock, Parracombe, Devon 26. St Mary, Lead, North Yorkshire 27. St Mary, Old Dilton, Wiltshire 28. St Bartholomew, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire 29. St Cuthbert, Holme Lacy, Herefordshire 30. St Mary, Little Washbourne, Gloucestershire 31. St John the Evangelist, Chichester, Sussex 32. St Stephen Old Church, Fylingdales, North Yorkshire 33. The Milton Mausoleum, West Markham, Nottinghamshire The Victorian Period 34. St Gregory, Sedbergh, Vale of Lune, Cumbria 35. Christ the Consoler, Skelton-cum-Newby, North Yorkshire Map of Churches Vested in the Trust Information about the Trust
About the Author :
MATTHEW BYRNE has photographed churches in every county of England and has published illustrated articles on the subject in a number of magazines. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1988 for his work in architectural photography.
Review :
'Discover the specialist crafts, histories and religious and cultural significance of these unique buildings that also shine a light on the CCT, without which many such buildings would have disappeared. A feast for the eyes and mind,' Family Tree
