Betjeman’s Best British Churches

Betjeman’s Best British Churches
Richard Surman

Sir John Betjeman

A beautiful and practical up-to-date guide to over two thousand of Britain’s best parish churches.Although now most famous for his poetry, Sir John Betjeman’s great passion was churches. For over fifty years his guide, regularly updated, has been the eminent authority and the most distinguished guide to the best churches to visit.This edition, in full colour throughout and illustrated with over 350 specially commissioned photographs, covers over 2,500 of the very best churches in England, Scotland and Wales. Fully updated by bestselling author Richard Surman, this is the most complete and up to date guide to Britain’s church heritage.

BETJEMAN’S BEST BRITISH CHURCHES

UPDATED BY RICHARD SURMAN

With photographs by Michael Ellis and Richard Surman

Contents

Cover (#ud76f2760-4e04-5e88-9eaa-96c1c99248f4)

Title Page (#u54ae687b-ca04-5fcf-8b49-be5505d443bf)

How to find a Church

County Locator

PREFACE by Richard Surman (#ulink_2d0516a4-a64a-5042-911a-ac2b45aa52ac)

INTRODUCTION by Sir John Betjeman (#ulink_6415b04e-9226-511b-8f57-e9a732551bfe)

ENGLAND BY COUNTY

BEDFORDSHIRE (#ulink_b06e14df-eade-50c0-94c8-c16bd01a1b1e)

BERKSHIRE

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

CHESHIRE

CORNWALL

CUMBRIA

DERBYSHIRE

DEVON

DORSET

DURHAM

ESSEX

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

HAMPSHIRE & THE ISLE OF WIGHT

HEREFORDSHIRE

HERTFORDSHIRE

KENT

LANCASHIRE, MERSEYSIDE & GREATER MANCHESTER

LEICESTERSHIRE

LINCOLNSHIRE

LONDON

GREATER LONDON

NORFOLK

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNE & WEAR

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

OXFORDSHIRE

RUTLAND

SHROPSHIRE

SOMERSET & BRISTOL

STAFFORDSHIRE

SUFFOLK

SURREY

SUSSEX – EAST

SUSSEX – WEST

WARWICKSHIRE & WEST MIDLANDS