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Whatever Happened to British Manufacturing

Peterborough manufacturing history

February 19, 2025 — 3 Comments

The Development of Church Architecture from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries

The period from the 16th to the 19th centuries saw the birth of the modern world out of its medieval womb. The Church was at the centre of the start of this process but in the eyes of many was by the end moving to the sidelines. A comprehensive description of the development of church […]

Church building

Church building over ten centuries consumed more labour, money and materials than any other form of building. Simon Jenkins, in his book, England’s Thousand Best Churches, is clear that they represent what is really one giant museum telling the story of this country. The village church paid for by the landowner was for the people […]

Building with Glass

Glass makers in the area of Sussex surrounding Chiddingfofd took advantage of the wood available in the Weald, the sand under foot and the bracken growing each spring to borrow making skills from France and produced the glass needed for the great English cathedrals in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. They were not alone for […]

Building in brick

Brick has been used in building for millenia, dating back certainly to ancient Egypt. During the four centuries of Roman occupation of Britain it is thought that many millions of bricks were made, a technique forgotten in the Dark Ages, but rediscovered in the early Middle Ages. Colchester Castle holds the Roman memory being built […]

Building in stone

Stone was the preserve of the well to do, of churches and of castles. An exception was the northern isles where on Orkney stone was used for communal dwellings, because trees struggled to grow in the fierce winter gales. Buildings dating back 2,500 years remain standing, although uninhabited. The Broch of Mousa on Shetland (the […]