BCD SPECIAL REPORT ON
HISTORIC CHURCHES
21
ST
ANNUAL EDITION
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CONTENTS
THE BUILDING CONSERVATION DIRECTORY
SPECIAL REPORT ON HISTORIC CHURCHES
Twenty-first Annual Edition
ISBN 978 1 900915 72 4
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COVER ILLUSTRATION
A detail from a WW1 memorial by Powell & Sons
in St Mary’s, Painswick, Gloucestershire, depicting
St Michael casting Satan into Hell
(Photo: Jonathan Taylor)
£5.95
FROM THE EDITORS
On the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war, this 21st annual edition of
Historic Churches includes a series of thought-provoking articles that consider the
UK’s war memorials.
Whether in stone or stained glass, bronze statuary or oil paint on canvas, ‘The
Glorious Dead’ as they are described on Lutyens’ Cenotaph, have been immortalised
in a remarkable variety of media and styles. Oldham War Memorial, crowned by a
bronze sculptural group by Albert Toft, also housed an unusual book of remembrance
which, using a concealed mechanism, displayed a daily roll call of the names of the
city’s sons lost on that date. Recently conserved, reinstated and, sadly, expanded to
include the names of more recent losses, the pages of the book are turning once more.
The revival of Oldham War Memorial, along with hundreds of others which are
being cleaned and conserved ahead of centenary events and services, is a reminder
of the continuing relevance of this facet of the UK’s heritage. Toft’s delicately posed
soldiers present an idealised view of war and Lutyens’ use of the word ‘glorious’ may
now strike a discordant note, but these representations point to one of the many
reasons why war memorials need to be conserved – they are a reminder not only of
the brave sacrifice of those killed but also of the ways in which wars are woven, often
romantically, into national narratives.
CATHEDRAL
C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
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A SPIRITUAL ENTERPRISE
Douglas Strachan’s stained glass in the Memorial Chapel,
University of Glasgow
Nick Haynes
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SHARED SPACE
Extending the use of churches in Oxfordshire
Becky Payne
10 PROTECTIVE GLAZING
Tobit Curteis and Naomi Luxford
13 100 CHURCH TREASURES
and The Altar of Sacrifice, Tostock Parish Church
Catherine Townsend and Pedro Gaspar
15 THE MANAGEMENT OF BATS IN CHURCHES
Andrew Harris
19 SAVING OLDHAM’S WAR MEMORIAL
Jane Manners
25 STRUCTURAL GLASS FOR HISTORIC CHURCHES
Peter Hazeldean
28 ALARMS FOR CHURCH ROOFS
Angus Brown
31 DAMP MOVEMENT IN RUBBLE WALLS
Tim Floyd
34 ORGAN BUILDERS & RESTORERS MAP
35 VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN STENCILLED DECORATION
Kevin Howell
39 CHURCH LIGHTING
Mark Sutton Vane
42 USEFUL CONTACTS
45 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
52 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
