BETJEMAN’S BEST BRITISH CHURCHES
UPDATED BY RICHARD SURMAN
With photographs by Michael Ellis and Richard Surman
Contents
How to find a Church
County Locator
INTRODUCTION by Sir John Betjeman
ENGLAND BY COUNTY
LANCASHIRE, MERSEYSIDE & GREATER MANCHESTER
NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNE & WEAR
Glossary
Index of Architects and Artists
Index of Places
Acknowledgements
Copyright
This book includes Ordnance Survey (OS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates to help readers locate the churches with precision.
USING THE OS COORDINATES
The OS grid references work on all the paper Ordnance Survey maps and the Ordnance Survey’s OpenData service on its website (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk). If using the website, simply type the full grid reference into the OpenData search bar – e.g. SE966710 – which will take you directly to a map page showing the church, usually identifiable as ‘PW’ for ‘place of worship’.
If you are using an Ordnance Survey paper map, the same six-digit grid reference will work as follows:
• THE FIRST TWO LETTERS – e.g. the SE of SE966710 – refer to the Ordnance Survey’s division of Great