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Steeple chasing : around Britain by church / Peter Ross.
By: Ross, Peter (Peter Alan).
Publisher: London : Headline, 2024Description: 432 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781472281951 (pbk.) :; 1472281950 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Church buildings -- Great Britain | Christianity -- Great Britain -- 21st century | Religion | Religion | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Architecture: religious buildings | Religion & beliefs | Christian Churches, denominations, groups | Aspects of religion | Great Britain -- Church historyDDC classification: 274.1 Summary: Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels, across these isles. Peter Ross sets out to tell their stories, and through them a story of Britain. Join him as he visits the unassuming Norfolk church which contains a disturbing secret, and London's mighty cathedrals with their histories of fire and love. Meet cats and bats, monks and druids, angels of oak and steel.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Adult Non-Fiction | 274.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 13/05/2024 | 38055400026442 |
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Originally published: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels, across these isles. Peter Ross sets out to tell their stories, and through them a story of Britain. Join him as he visits the unassuming Norfolk church which contains a disturbing secret, and London's mighty cathedrals with their histories of fire and love. Meet cats and bats, monks and druids, angels of oak and steel.