Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906

Name: Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906
Brand: Boydell Press
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By Alan Mackley

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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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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 384
Release Date:: 2017-05-19
Publication Date:: 2017-05-01
Publisher:: Boydell Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1783271671
ISBN13:: 9781783271672
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 740 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 25 cm

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