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22 October 2012

John Betjeman’s churches

One of our all-time favourite projects was Betjeman's Best British Churches, a major work commissioned to us by Harper Collins that involved publishing, photography, mapping, design and digital … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches, Photography

29 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Bradford-on-Avon

Tall but tight on the ground, St Laurence is thought to be one of England's oldest Saxon churches. It possibly dates to as early as around AD700, but may have been rebuilt at the end of the first … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman, Betjeman's Best British Churches, Bradford-on-Avon, Saxon church, St Laurence

25 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Dale Abbey

An amazing semi-d church: tiny and attached to a farmhouse. It was clearly too small for purpose in the 17th/18th century, when box pews were added in any available space and galleries squeezed into … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: All Saints, Betjeman, Betjeman's Best British Churches, Dale Abbey

20 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Little Missenden

A charming church that straddles the ages in an attractive village that does much the same. The atmosphere inside the church is very special, with light falling across the rough walls and picking out … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman, Betjeman's Best British Churches, Little Missenden, St John the Baptist Church

17 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Redland Chapel, Bristol

Built as a private chapel, Redland is a fine Georgian church: neat and well-ordered. Wood panelling covers all the walls, interspersed with these cherub corbels. … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman's Best British Churches, Bristol, Redland Chapel

17 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol

A phenomenal church in the quality of its execution and the dramatic visual impact it offers when confronted by the view looking down the nave towards the chancel and altar. The careful delineation of … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman, Betjeman's Best British Churches, Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe

8 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Brentor, Dartmoor

Unsurprisingly this is a church that is all about location. From round about, it is a pinpoint on the horizon, an extra peak on the ridge at the western edge of Dartmoor; from the church itself, … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman's Best British Churches, Brentor, Dartmoor, St Michael's Church

8 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Boxgrove, Sussex

What remains here is a substantial relic of a Benedictine Priory. Parts date from the 12th and 13th centuries, while the painting on the nave ceiling is later, dating to the 1520s. Depicting family … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman's Best British Churches, Boxgrove, De la Warre, St Mary and St Blaise

1 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Bottesford

The church is home to a superabundance of decorative tombs, beautifully crafted for the most part, and necessitating the rebuilding of the chancel in the 17th century to accommodate them. The altar … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman, Bottesford, Earl of Rutland, St Mary

1 November 2011

Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Blythburgh, Suffolk

An exceptional church in every respect: far-off setting on heathland a couple of miles in from the sea, glorious array of Perpendicular windows and a wonderfully relaxed interior that's spacious and … [Read more...]

Written by Mike Ellis · Categorized: Betjeman's Best British Churches · Tagged: Betjeman's Best British Churches, Blythburgh, Holy Trinity

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