Late-Georgian Churches: Anglican architecture, patronage and churchgoing in England 1790-1840

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Dr Christopher Webster

Late-Georgian Churches

Anglican architecture, patronage and churchgoing in England 1790-1840

Dr Christopher Webster

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English

John Hudson Publishing
26 July 2022

Religious buildings; History of architecture; Church history

How

the Anglican church responded to population growth and the need for more

accommodation, with the building of 1500 new churches, many of the finest

quality. This book is the

first comprehensive study of late-Georgian church-building. After centuries

of post-Reformation inactivity, the Church of England began to address the

desperate shortage of accommodation and build on a huge scale. Almost all the

leading architects were involved and, amongst

approximately 1500 new churches there are some outstanding designs; buildings

of the very highest order architecturally. In this pioneering study, the churches are

considered free from the Ecclesiological zeal that condemned them and has,

for so long, prevented their serious study. It will celebrate the best of

them and provide valuable insights into the design and planning of the whole

corpus. There will be many revelations. Included is a

thorough examination of the stylistic alternatives and contemporary

liturgical imperatives, along with their architectural implications. And the

book explores a lost world of late-Georgian churchgoing: what people expected

and experienced in a church service. Also considered are some of the period's

remarkable material and constructional innovations, ones often exploited in

church-building, along with the provision of architectural services in the

era that preceded full professionalisation.

By: Dr Christopher Webster
Imprint: John Hudson Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 276mm,
Weight: 2g
ISBN: 9781739822903
ISBN 10: 1739822900
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 26 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for Late-Georgian Churches: Anglican architecture, patronage and churchgoing in England 1790-1840

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 *