{"id":29194,"date":"2026-01-14T07:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=29194"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:21:09","slug":"books-country-church-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=29194","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS: Country Church Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I bought myself this, as a birthday present. Partially funded by Amazon voucher giftage (thanks to those who helped).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first saw it in Topping Books, Ely, at the list price of \u00a340. I bought it via Amazon, at closer to \u00a330. I\u2019d prefer to support Topping, not Bezos, in all honesty. But sometimes, alas, economics dictate\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The above images are just a few from the first wee of chunk of this absolute treasure trove. As Diarmaid MacCulloch so rightly says, on the back cover blurb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What fortunate isles are these, to boast thousands of local sculpture galleries, scattered through towns and villages, nearly all accessible for free: churches that host funeral monuments and memorials spanning more than a millennium.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen to that, aulde fruit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve only just started in on this weighty and handsome but not oversized tome. So this is hardly a full on review. Just a few initial thoughts, notes, and snaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice map of areas covered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are, it says in the intro, 365 monuments, covered here. One for every day of the year. Culled from visiting nearly nine thousand parish churches! I can\u2019t wait to really dig in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I bought myself this, as a birthday present. Partially funded by Amazon voucher giftage (thanks to those who helped). I first saw it in Topping Books, Ely, at the list price of \u00a340. I bought it via Amazon, at closer to \u00a330. I\u2019d prefer to support Topping, not Bezos, in all honesty. But sometimes, alas, … <\/p>\n

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