CHURCHES IN THE LANDSCAPE sets out to discover why churches occupy the sites they do, and why and how these places were selected. England's parish churches have been much studied as art and architecture, but seldom as components of the communities in which they stand. We are shown the splendours of the parish church in the high Middle Ages as well as the later effects of economic change and the Reformation. Richard Morris examines the ways in which religous non-conformity, changing patterns of settlement, and the great social upheaval of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have brought about changes in function and style.

Product Description: In the sixteenth century, the people of England witnessed the physical transformation of their most valued buildings: their parish churches. This is the first ever full-scale investigation of the dramatic changes experienced by the English parish church during the English Reformation...read more

Product Description: An illustrated guide to the great English churches that are outside the traditional canons of cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey, Beverley Minster, and Fountains AbbeyThe greatest of England's cathedrals are widely considered the country's finest and most famous buildings...read more

Product Description: The local church is a familiar landmark in every town, city and village. The story of its past is the story of the people for whom, down the centuries, it was the centre of the community. But how many people actually understand the reason for it being built in that particular place, how it was constructed, or why it was decorated in such a style? Discovering this information can sometimes be difficult due to the diversity of local building materials used, and to the renovation and rebuilding of more recent years...read more

Product Description: Drawing from the thousands of churches in England, architectural historian Robert Harbison offers a detailed guide to 550 of the most outstanding examples. From the magnificent wool churches of East Anglia to the rustic simplicity of a little church in Cumbria, he describes the buildings and their contents with infectious enthusiasm and lightly worn scholarship...read more

This work brings together John Betjeman's poems and prose and Paul Hogarth's paintings about the Church. Together, they demonstrate Betjeman's intimate knowledge of and love for the Church, both High and Low, and also his joy in the comedies and the small details of Church life.

Describes Norman and Gothic cathedrals, as well as monasteries, abbeys, and parish churches throughout Britain, and provides insights into how they were constructed

Product Description: No English landscape is complete without its parish church. From Norman tower to Gothic spire, from Cotswold stone to the half-timbered churches of Essex, this guide follows their development from the first churches built on pagan sites to their present decline...read more

Product Description: CHURCHES IN THE LANDSCAPE sets out to discover why churches occupy the sites they do, and why and how these places were selected. England's parish churches have been much studied as art and architecture, but seldom as components of the communities in which they stand...read more

Surveys the historic splendor of the religious architecture that dominates the English landscape

Product Description: Book by Braun, Hugh