England’s Thousand Best Churches
England’s Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jenkins, published by Allen Lane on November 5, 2002, is a comprehensive exploration of England’s parish churches, which are celebrated as vital monuments to the nation’s history and culture. This edition spans 896 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a detailed guide to a selection of the country’s most significant churches, primarily medieval in origin, organized by county.
In this book, Simon Jenkins shares his extensive travels across England, highlighting a thousand churches that reflect the art, architecture, and faith of the communities they serve. Each church is accompanied by a star-rating system, with the top-rated churches featured as the ‘hundred best.’ The county sections include maps for easy navigation and are illustrated with photographs from the Country Life Archive, providing a visual context to the rich heritage of church buildings in Great Britain.
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Parish churches are England’s glory. They enshrine the history of a people, most of whom have lived far from the capital, court and Parliament. These people – their art, architecture and faith – are seldom recorded or celebrated. The parish church is their public monument.
Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. They are of all periods and denominations, though most are medieval foundations. Organized by county, each church is described, often with delightful asides, and is given a star-rating from one to five. The four- and five-star churches are listed as the ‘hundred best’ . The county sections are prefaced by a map locating each church and illustrated with photographs by Paul Barker from the Country Life Archive.
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