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- ISBN 9781398114593
- Weight: 275g
- Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jul 2023
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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 churches. The Fens in the north and east had no building materials of their own, so limestone was transported from further north and may best be seen in those churches that were owned or established by monastic houses. In the former county of Huntingdonshire limestone dominates, and bricks made from the local clays make an early appearance. In this book author John E. Vigar presents a selection of the most interesting churches from across the county, including the former counties of the Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough, covering every period and type of church, from simple Saxo-Norman churches such as Hauxton, to late medieval churches where money was plentiful such as Whittlesey. Former monastic houses are represented by March and Ramsey, a rare seventeenth-century church at Guyhirn and one of the most important nineteenth-century churches in England at Cambridge All Saints, as well as many other ecclesiastical gems in the county.
This fascinating picture of an important part of the history of Cambridgeshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.
John E. Vigar is a church historian, retired university lecturer and Arts Society accredited speaker who has visited and recorded over 13,000 churches in England and Wales. He has been a professional ecclesiastical historian for over 40 years and is a Trustee of the oldest church conservation body in the country. He served as a member of the Academic Board of the Centre for Parish Church Studies for several years and also sits on the Advisory Council of the Norfolk Churches Trust. In 2024 he was appointed a Trustee of the Francis Coales Charitable Foundation. He leads popular tours to churches across England and Wales and has written guidebooks to hundreds of churches. He also runs the www.kentchurches.info and www.hampshirechurches.co.uk websites.
