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This eclectic selection of papers looks at historic and
contemporary issues concerned with the redundancy of churches, and
their subsequent reuse and maintenance. When did it come to be
thought preferable to reuse the buildings rather than demolish
them? What is the role of the Church of England, and how has the
law changed over time? How have ideas evolved about the
acceptability of different uses - by members of other religions,
for commercial purposes, and involving for instance licensed
premises and martial arts? And how are heritage bodies entrusted
with former churches, such as the Society for the Protection of
Ancient Buildings, the Churches Conservation Trust and the Norwich
Historic Churches Trust (NHCT), coping with the challenges of
maintaining and converting the buildings in an age of austerity?
Papers presented at conferences organized by the NHCT and its
Friends in 2014 and 2015 are supplemented by four specially written
contributions on aspects of the NHCT itself: its history, its
guiding principles, the Heavenly Gardens project to enhance
churchyards, and the experiences of a tenant. The NHCT is entrusted
with the care of 18 of Norwich's redundant medieval churches, and
works not only to maintain them but to increase awareness of
architectural, historical and other related aspects of our medieval
ecclesiastical heritage. All profits from the sale of this book go
to support its work.
His energy, his sometimes eccentric convictions and his failure to
consider others' points of view perhaps hampered the career of W.
S. Gilly (1789-1855) in the Church of England. But they contributed
to a life which was remarkable in its depth and breadth of
achievement - as preacher, writer, social reformer and
philanthropist. Gilly was born in Suffolk and spent his early years
in south-east England, including a spell as a student at Christ's
Hospital. He later lambasted the public school system of his day.
As a young clergyman in East London he preached to an inattentive
Charles Dickens. But the main path of his life was set by two
events: his second marriage to a connection of a Bishop of Durham,
which brought him access to considerable funds, and his visit to
the valleys in Piedmont where Waldensian Protestants had settled.
Gilly spearheaded English attempts to help the Waldensians,
including the setting-up of a college to train their pastors. As
Prebend of Durham Cathedral and Vicar of Norham, in the Borders, he
also became a notable agitator for social reform in the North-East,
working to relieve poverty in the city of Durham and championing
the hinds, the travelling labourers of the Borders region. He
published many books and articles, and a number of memorials to his
work survive. This thoughtful and wide-ranging review of Gilly's
life and work is illustrated with maps, genealogies, photographs
and contemporary illustrations, including sketches by Gilly's wife
Jane.
Academical dress has been worn by students and graduates for
hundreds of years and even in this modern time shows no obvious
sign of becoming obsolete. Each new university, on receiving its
charter, adopts its own distinctive robes. This is an updated and
expanded third edition of Dr George Shaw's comprehensive guide to
the academical dress of British and Irish universities, produced in
accordance with the original author's wishes, and published by the
Burgon Society.
The Norwich Historic Churches Trust, entrusted with the care of 18
of Norwich's redundant medieval churches, works not only to
maintain them but to increase awareness of architectural,
historical and other related aspects of our medieval ecclesiastical
heritage. This is the first of two books the Lasse Press is
publishing in association with the Trust, with all profits going to
support its work. It focuses on historically oriented papers from
its 2014 and 2015 conferences. An authoritative but also
entertaining (and at times eccentric) collection, which ranges well
beyond Norwich itself, they are copiously illustrated and should
appeal to all those interested in the history of Norwich or in
medieval churches more generally. The collection is edited by
Nicholas Groves, convenor of the conferences and co-author of
William Stephen Gilly, also published by the Lasse Press.
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