English Parish Churches: Their Architecture, Design and Use

Architecture

Art History

History

Residential course

Philip Wilkinson

21 October 2022 to 23 October 2022

From £240 Non-residential fee

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Description

English parish churches date from every period from the 6th century to today.

This course looks at their architecture and how this evolved to accommodate the ways in which they were used.  It explores who paid for the churches, changing attitudes to the non-religious uses of sacred buildings, and the rich array of ‘treasures’, from sculptures to wall paintings, that they contain.  It concludes with a look at the prospects for parish churches today.

All comers welcome.

Residential Fees From: £358.   Non Residential: £240

Course runs from Dinner on Friday to Lunch on Sunday.

Tutor information

Philip Wilkinson is the author of many books on architecture and history. He wrote a series of books to accompany the BBC2 series Restoration and Restoration Village and is the author of The English Buildings Book (publisher English Heritage), Fifty Architecture Ideas You Really Need To Know (Quercus), Phantom Architecture (Simon & Schuster) and Irreplaceable (Historic England). He explores buildings ceaselessly, recording discoveries on his blog (englishbuildings.blogspot.co.uk) and gives talks on architectural subjects

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