The Companion to Churches
Published on 28. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-83705-251-6 (ISBN)
Description
Every one of England's churches is unique: from St. Edwold's tiny church at Stockwood in Dorset and Bremilham in Wiltshire (twelve feet square and sitting in a farmyard) to the Gothic masterpiece of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol and the great monastic churches of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and Sherborne in Dorset.
The Companion to Churches is a comprehensive, fully illustrated A-Z guide to these churches, dating from the post Roman period to the present day, and covers subjects such as architecture, fittings and furnishings, decorative and allegorical features, stained glass, heraldry, traditions and customs, ecclesiastical history, and the role of the church in its community.
The Companion to Churches is a comprehensive, fully illustrated A-Z guide to these churches, dating from the post Roman period to the present day, and covers subjects such as architecture, fittings and furnishings, decorative and allegorical features, stained glass, heraldry, traditions and customs, ecclesiastical history, and the role of the church in its community.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
15 Illustrations, color; 217 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 68 mm
Weight
1042 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83705-251-6 (9781837052516)
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STEPHEN FRIAR is a writer and historian. His previous books include A Companion to Heraldry, The Companion to Churches, The Companion to Castles and The Sutton Companion to Local History. He lives in Painswick, Gloucestershire.