{"product_id":"alan-mackley-restoration-of-blythburgh-church-1881-1906-9781783271672","title":"Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906","description":"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.","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761268351318,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781783271672_1.jpg?v=1781799603","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/alan-mackley-restoration-of-blythburgh-church-1881-1906-9781783271672","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}