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| ENGLAND'S THOUSAND BEST CHURCHES |
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by Simon Jenkins numerous colour photographs from the Country Life Archive "Parish churches are England's glory. They enshrine the history of a people, most of whom have lived far from the capital, court and Parliament. These people, their art, architecture and faith - are seldom recorded or celebrated. The parish church is their public monument." "These churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. From the Norman grotesques of Kilpeck to the Quaker simplicity of Come-to-Good; from the painted saints of Ranworth to the mighty fan vault of Sherbourne; from the rose Madonna of Willoughby to Sara Lush's Cumbrian homage to love, these works would rank in any national museum. Simon Jenkins has brought this museum, located in some of England's most beautiful places, to public attention and asks that we treasure it for the next millennium." |
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