The Churches Of Britain and Ireland
Bibliography
| The best source for architectural information on English
churches can arguably be found in the series of books written by Nikolaus Pevsner (The Buildings
of England series). The series is being revised, and expanded to cover other parts of
the UK. |
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| Simon Jenkins' "England's Thousand Best
Churches", Penguin, ISBN 0-140-29795-2 is highly recommended. |
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| Other useful sources are the "Collins Guide to
Parish Churches of England and Wales," edited by John Betjeman, ISBN 0 00 216166 4,
and Paul Johnson's "Cathedrals of England, Scotland and Wales", ISBN 0 297 83013
9. |
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| Rhonda Houston has recommended Stephen Friar's "A
Companion to the English Parish Church", which, despite its title, also covers
Ireland and Scotland; ISBN 1858337380. |
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| An excellent book for the dedicated church visitor -
"How To Read A Church," which describes itself as "a guide to images,
symbols and meanings in churches and cathedrals," by Richard Taylor; ISBN
184413053-3. |
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| Tom Wesley recommends "Churches in the
Landscape", by Richard Morris, 1997 Weidenfeld & Nicholson. ISBN 0753801175. He
describes it as "a fascinating book on why churches are where they are".
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| George Weston recommends the four volume series "Non-Conformist Chapels & Meeting-Houses". All by Christopher Stell, they cover South-West England (Vol. 1, ISBN 0-11-300036-7), the North of England (Vol. 2, ISBN 0-11-300041-3), Central England (Vol. 3, ISBN 0-11-701181-9), and Eastern England (Vol. 4, ISBN 1-873592-50-7). Vols 1-3 are published by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, and Vol. 4 by English Heritage. |
If anyone can recommend other books on the churches of these islands, I would be pleased to include them here.
16 August 2006
© Steve Bulman
steve@stevebulman.f9.co.uk