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The history of London through its parish churches

Michael Hodges’s colourful guide is a welcome reminder of the sheer scale and number of churches that survived the Blitz

16 January 2016

9:00 AM

16 January 2016

9:00 AM

Parish Churches of Greater London: A Guide Michael Hodges

The Heritage of London Trust, pp.446, £25, ISBN: 9780946694082

John Betjeman, the patron saint of English parish churches, once warned against praising British buildings too much. Be careful before you call Weymouth the Naples of Dorset, he said. How many Italians call Naples the Weymouth of Campania?

Saint John was spot on, of course. When it comes to the pure ideals of church architecture, London isn’t a patch on Rome or Florence.

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