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The Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906 - The Dispute between the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Blythburgh Church Restoration Committee (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,352
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The Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906 - The Dispute between the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and...

The Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906 - The Dispute between the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Blythburgh Church Restoration Committee (Hardcover)

Alan Mackley

Series: Suffolk Records Society

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Edition of original letters and other documents sheds light on a major ecclesiastical controversy. In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin, the grand fifteenth-century church of Blythburgh, Suffolk, "The Cathedral of the Marshes", was closed as unsafe. The church was saved - but its rescue involved a bitter twenty-five year long dispute between Blythburgh vicars and committees, and William Morris and his Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, who feared that the medieval fabric would be over-restored and the character of the building lost forever. This volume presents an edition, with notes and introduction, of original documents from both sides - providing unique insights into a rancorous conflict, with vicars pitted against patrons as well as the Society.The need was local, but the significance national, with elites ranged against another. From a description of the Blythburgh committee headed by a royal princess, to accounts of lavish fund-raising fetes and garden parties, the story is vividly brought to life. Alan Mackley, an honorary research fellow at the University of East Anglia, studied history after a career as a scientist in the oil industry. He has lived in Suffolk for over 35 years.

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Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Suffolk Records Society
Release date: May 2017
First published: 2017
Editors: Alan Mackley
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 978-1-78327-167-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > Conservation of buildings & building materials
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 1-78327-167-1
Barcode: 9781783271672

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