Betjeman’s Best British Churches

Betjeman’s Best British Churches
Author: Sir John Betjeman
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 1171
Release: 2011-08-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0007416881

A beautiful and practical up-to-date guide to over two thousand of Britain’s best parish churches.

John Betjeman on Churches

John Betjeman on Churches
Author: Jonathan Glancey
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The best-loved of English poets, John Betjeman (1906-1984) was also a great champion of British heritage and his legacy lives on, not just in his poetry, but in his diaries, broadcasts, and letters. He famously campaigned to save many church buildings, and his work encouraged a greater appreciation of overlooked Victorian churches and architects. Illustrated with black and white photographs and accompanied by Glancey's amusing editorial notes, this is a beautiful book for enthusiasts of Betjeman, and people similarly passionate about conservation and restoration.

Church Poems

Church Poems
Author: John Betjeman
Publisher: Pan
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1982
Genre: Church buildings
ISBN: 9780330268493

City of London Churches

City of London Churches
Author: John Betjeman
Publisher: Pitkin Unichrome, Limited
Total Pages: 29
Release: 1993
Genre: Church architecture
ISBN: 9780853725657

Before the Fire of London in 1666 there were 97 parish churches in the City of London. 51 were rebuilt by Christoper Wren and new ones were built in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Summoned by Bells

Summoned by Bells
Author: John Betjeman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2007
Genre: Poets, English
ISBN: 9780719522208

Tells the story of a boy's growth to early manhood, seaside holidays, meddling arts, school bullies and an unexpected moment of religious awakening.

Going to Church in Medieval England

Going to Church in Medieval England
Author: Nicholas Orme
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300262612

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they—not merely the clergy—affected how worship was staged. The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before.

In Praise of Churches

In Praise of Churches
Author: John Betjeman
Publisher: John Murray Pubs Limited
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1998-03-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780719555626

John Betjeman's delightful evocation in verse and prose, of the church and church life, is gracefully rendered in 80 watercolor paintings. No one has captured as completely that intimate world, with its clergy, congregation, architecture, and ritual, than the late poet laureate.

Betjeman and the Anglican Imagination

Betjeman and the Anglican Imagination
Author: Kevin J. Gardner
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780281063444

The book centres on the most significant influence in the development of Betjeman's poetic imagination and that element of his life that he took most seriously: the Church of England. Elegantly and perceptively written, John Betjeman and the Anglican Imagination leads readers through the rollicking and humorous world of Betjeman's writings to gain a clear, grand picture of the turbulent faith behind one of Britain's most popular recent poets.

First and Last Loves

First and Last Loves
Author: John Betjeman
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2012-02-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0571286925

'Oh prams on concrete balconies, what will your children see? Oh white and antiseptic life in school and home and clinic, oh soul-destroying job with handy pension, oh loveless life of safe monotony, why were you created?' First and Last Loves is a collection of Betjeman's essays on architecture, first published to coincide with an exhibition at the Soane Museum, and a worthwhile volume in its own right. Introduced with a lively tirade against mediocrity entitled 'Love is Dead', Betjeman discusses a range of topics including conservation battles, modern architecture and his passion for railways.