Awards
- Winner of Art+Christianity Book Award 2021 (UK)
- Winner of SAHGB's Colvin Prize 2021 (UK)
Overview
This comprehensive overview provides the first detailed account of the phenomenon of the Arts & Crafts church, examining more than 200 of the finest examples, mostly built between 1884 and 1918 in England, Scotland and Wales. Arts & Crafts studies tend to focus on houses and furniture: churches were no longer central to architects' practice. A handful of well-known churches have been written about extensively - WR Lethaby's Brockhampton, John Dando Sedding's Sloane Street, Philip Webb's Brampton, Great Warley, Roker, Mackintosh's Queen's Cross. But these famous examples obscure the existence of scores of churches that express Arts & Crafts ideas every bit as vividly. And they are rarely set alongside each other, nor seen within the wider context of not only how they were built, but why: what was going on in society? These churches are visually arresting, with often quaint, at times far-fetched and capricious exteriors. Internally, they often contain beautiful works of art, including reredoses, pulpits, lecterns, pews, doors, lighting, stained glass and altars. They also tell a fascinating story about religion as Britain entered the age of modernity. While the architects were often religiously sceptical, they were still committed to making beauty, despite their ambivalence about its higher purpose. Beginning with an introductory section in which author Alec Hamilton sets out the social and political context in which these churches were designed and constructed; on the Arts & Crafts more generally; and on the architects’ and clients’ beliefs, this book is then divided into regional sections: West Country; the South of England; the South East; London; the Home Counties; the Marches; the West Midlands; the East Midlands; the East of England; the North West; Yorkshire; the North of England; Wales; Scotland. Each section is headed by a short essay highlighting key architects and descriptions of notable churches within each region.
Full Product Details
Author: Alec Hamilton
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781848223219
ISBN 10: 1848223218
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 24 September 2020
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
What is an Arts & Crafts church? Architecture as Art. Religion in an age of irreligion. The cultural context. Regional Sections: The West Country; The South; The South East; London (and Middlesex); Home Counties; The Marches; The West Midlands; The East Midlands; The East of England; The North West; Yorkshire; North of England; Wales; Scotland. Key figures include J.D. and E.H. Sedding, Norman Shaw, E.S. Prior, W.R. Lethaby, Robert Weir Schultz, Sidney Barnsley, Henry Wilson, W.D. Caroee, Robert Lorimer. Local Heroes: Edgar Wood, Charles Ponting, Percy Currey, W.J. Hale, Herbert Luck North, W.G. Rowan, John Douglas, Richard Bassnett Preston. Artistic innovators: Heywood Sumner, Phoebe Anna Traquair, Sarah Losh, Mary Seton Watts, the Pinwills, the Ropes, the Bromsgrove Guild. Also sections on: Birmingham and Byzantium; Arts & Crafts Oxford; the Quakers; Unitarians on Merseyside; the self-built, the hand-made and local grown. Appendices
Reviews
'A must both for enthusiasts and those new to the subject' * The William Morris Society Magazine * 'A great book' - Peyton Skipwith 'So pleasantly written, and so comprehensively and beautifully illustrated, that it will surely attract many new enthusiasts.' - The Victorian Web 'A beautifully written and designed gazetteer, illustrated in colour throughout with the author's own excellent photographs, it provides detailed information, lively anecdotes and firm opinions in equal measure.' - Spectator, 'Books of the Year' 'This book is a truly major contribution to the study of Victorian and Edwardian church architecture and a wonderful travelling companion.' - Ken Powell, The Victorian magazine 'beautifully illustrated' - Ayla Lepine, Church Times
'A must both for enthusiasts and those new to the subject' * The William Morris Society Magazine * 'A great book' - Peyton Skipwith 'So pleasantly written, and so comprehensively and beautifully illustrated, that it will surely attract many new enthusiasts.' - The Victorian Web 'A beautifully written and designed gazetteer, illustrated in colour throughout with the author's own excellent photographs, it provides detailed information, lively anecdotes and firm opinions in equal measure.' - Spectator, 'Books of the Year' 'This book is a truly major contribution to the study of Victorian and Edwardian church architecture and a wonderful travelling companion.' - Ken Powell, The Victorian magazine 'beautifully illustrated' - Ayla Lepine, Church Times 'an excellent introduction' - Pre-Raphaelite Review
'So pleasantly written, and so comprehensively and beautifully illustrated, that it will surely attract many new enthusiasts.' - The Victorian Web
Author Information
Alec Hamilton completed his DPhil, ‘The Arts & Crafts in church-building in Britain 1884-1918’ at Oxford in 2017. He has lectured widely on the subject of the Arts & Crafts, and the churches in particular. Before becoming an architectural historian, he took a fine art degree, and before that, he worked in advertising and as a management trainer. He has been a Trustee of the Landmark Trust and of Friends of Friendless Churches.
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