The Old Rectory

The Story of the English Parsonage

Anthony Jennings, Clive Aslet

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English

Sacristy Press
01 May 2018

Religious buildings; History of architecture; Church history

“A humdinging page-turner of a book”

The Spectator

“This book will give great pleasure”

Country Life

Traditional English rectories and vicarages have been neglected by the Church in the post-war years, but have become highly desirable to property buyers, and are now cherished by their new private owners. They combine many coveted qualities: their fine architecture, their air of civilisation, their charm and character, the traditional values and the essential “Englishness” they evoke, their large gardens and often splendidly rural locations.

This book is about these fine houses, their place in English history and the history of the Church, their architecture, their architects, their contribution to our culture, and their sometimes eccentric occupants—both clerical and secular.

This new edition has includes additional material and 68 plates (most of which are in full colour).

By: Anthony Jennings
Foreword by: Clive Aslet
Imprint: Sacristy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: second revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9781910519516
ISBN 10: 1910519510
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 01 May 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony Jennings read classics and philosophy at Trinity College, Oxford, before qualifying as a solicitor. As Senior Legal Adviser and Company Secretary at Texaco (later Chevron), he specialised in oil and gas and marine and shipping law. He is now Director of Save Our Parsonages, and on the council of the English Clergy Association and the committee of the Patrons Group. He is a member of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee, on the committee of Bourne Civic Society, and a trustee of Bourne Preservation Trust.

Reviews for The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage

Unlike so many architectural surveys, Pevsner included, it transcends the merely material to leaven the lump with tasty historical and personal details of the people involved in the construction and habitation. ... Jennings is the go-to book for detail and across the board referencing of church history, architecture (and architects) - all linked to the `story' of the English parish and its clergy. -- David Shacklock * The Georgian *