The unique, the unusual, the rare
- these are the features that form the criteria for selection in Brian Harris's wonderful guide to churches & cathedrals. Here is a man who, in the style of Pevsner, has travelled the length & breadth of England & Wales in his quest for the most fascinating churches & cathedrals, recording his visits in minute detail & creating a marvellous treasury of facts about our religious heritage. Each church comes with a list of key must-see features
- whether it be the particularly beautiful fan-vaulted cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral, the tombstone carved by Eric Gill in the graveyard of St Mary & St Lawrence in Great Waltham, Essex, or the glowing great East window in the choir at York Minster, made from the largest single area of medieval stained glass in the world. Alongside the gazetteer to 500 churches come amazing stories about every aspect of church architecture from bells & mazes, to maidens' garlands & stained glass sundials, vamping horns & wooden effigies. Fully illustrated throughout, this book will become a standard work of reference for anyone who loves visiting churches & wants to know more.