'The church steeple is the glory of the English landscape. Over a thousand years it has evolved a grandeur and a beauty unrivalled in Europe. It is the icon of every parish. At last it has achieved its biographer ' - Simon Jenkins 'Exquisite drawings and authoritative words make this definitive guide to medieval steeples a delight' - RIBA Journal 'A magisterial survey' - Church Times 'No one who buys a copy of Fifty English Steeples is going to regret it ... so beautiful, so artfully presented ... fascinating' - Ringing World 'Perfectly combines scholarship with enthusiasm' - A Magazine, RIBA Friends of Architecture 'A distinctive, valuable and beautiful book on a surprisingly neglected subject' - History Today