Description
About the Author
Christopher Webster is an architectural historian who has published extensively on late-Georgian and early-Victorian subjects. Following a career in Higher Education, he is now a Research Associate at the University of York
Reviews
This is a rich, readable book, from which all who are interested in both church and chapel architecture will profit. It is to be recommended highly. -- Ted Royle * The Chapels Society *
Anyone with an interest in church architecture will find much that is unfamiliar and fascinating here, presented in readable prose and shown in excellent illustrations. -- Peter Howell * Art Newspaper *
Let me state at the outset that this is a fine piece of book-making in every way. Beautifully and comprehensively illustrated, well designed and printed on good paper, with a text that is both scholarly and readable, it is also a much-needed volume, dealing with a neglected and under-valued period in the history of English church-building. -- James Stevens Curl * New English Review *
The book is beautifully produced, and written in an accessible style. Its nationwide coverage and well-informed commentary entitle it to be considered as the definitive work on the subject. -- Graham Parry * Ecclesiology Today *
Filled with wonderful illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography and full-bodied index, this beautifully presented volume is, by its own admission, 'the first comprehensive study of late-Georgian church-building'. -- Paul Holden * Journal of Historic Buildings & Places *
Through a multitude of examples and a profusion of stunning photographs, Webster successfully shows the real originality and interest of many of these projects. His text will open a whole new world to readers - one in which circular churches, octagonal churches, and churches supported by iron columns all seemed highly desirable. -- Revd Dr William Whyte * Church Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781739822903
Author Dr Christopher Webster
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint John Hudson Publishing
Publisher John Hudson Publishing
Weight(grams) 2g