Religious Buildings

Cambridgeshire is a large and diverse county, and this is reflected in its churches. In the south, chalk provided flints for even the grandest of c...

The county of Cheshire has a rich and varied past which is reflected in its historic churches. In Churches of Cheshire , author David Paul explores...

Oxfordshire, once part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, has always been a wealthy county. Its landscapes vary from the chalk and beechwood Chi...

A fascinating and intimate portrait of a garden over time Reading is like being given a rusty key to a beautiful secret garden. - Ben Dark, Author...

Edinburgh was founded as a royal burgh by David I in the early twelfth century, though there had been a settlement on what became Castle Rock for c...

This first-person account of a legendary necropolis will delight Francophiles, tourists and armchair travelers, while enriching the experience of t...

Building St Pauls tells the story of the cathedral that has dominated Londons skyline for 300 years and of those responsible for its construction f...

This is an illustrated guide to many of the standing stones and crosses of the North York Moors. It provides a reference as an aid to finding them,...

This compact and accessible book is for anyone who would like to understand more about the architectural history of English churches. Clear and eas...

Hereford Cathedral, with its origins in the seventh century, is one of the oldest cathedral foundations in England and retains a warmth and intimac...

This unique publication, catalogue of the Holy See Pavilion at the XVI International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, presents ten c...

For the past 15 years, Michael L. Horowitz has been photographing the interiors of Manhattans historic churches and synagogues. Though their exteri...

Lancashire is a county of contrasts, with heavily industrialised and urbanised areas, remote mountain and moorland and an extensive coastline. Thes...

BBC Countryfile Magazine praised Dixe Wills for writing `intelligently and amusingly, with evident excitement and imagination'', qualities that he ...

The Parthenon is one of the worlds most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolizes Greece. Built on the rocky acropolis of Athens in the af...

Churchyards are everywhere, numbered in their thousands. Some have ancient yew trees while others have intriguing structures like parish stocks, ch...

Jedburgh Abbey is one of the most elegant examples of 12th-century architecture in Scotland. It was founded by King David I, both as an act of piet...