The theme of today’s blog is the newly created diocesan sees in the 19th century. In that context the photo chosen above is inappropriate as the building programme for the gigantic Liverpool Anglican Cathedral did not begin until the early 20th century. However, the see was created in 1880 and a modest local parish church […]
Although the building of meeting rooms and chapels for Nonconformist Christian churches greatly increased from the late-18th to mid-19th centuries, existing buildings of the Established Church had often suffered from neglect in maintenance. Other trends stimulating the ‘Gothic Revival’ were; the Oxford Movement, spearheaded by notable academics who believed that much of the impact of
Georgian (18th and early 19th century) churches were radically different from their gothic predecessors if newly built, and often the interior of gothic churches were much altered to conform with the classical fashions beloved of the Renaissance. Typical elements of this style were; plain (often whitewashed) interiors, all features in an open-plan environment, interiors bathed