Harry Mount

All human life – and death – is here: the British parish church

As a skilled stonemason, Andrew Ziminski has dug deep into the fabric of countless churches and can explain every conceivable aspect, from baptismal fonts to gravestones

Interior of the parish church of Wingfield, Suffolk. [Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images] 
issue 02 November 2024
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  • Church Going: A Stonemason’s Guide to the Churches of Britain

    Andrew Ziminski

    Profile, pp. 336, £25

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