A Guide to the Churches and Chapels of Wales
Author | : Nigel Yates |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2011-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781783164578 |
ISBN-13 | : 1783164573 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive guide to the most important church and chapel buildings in Wales from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Introduced with an overview of religious history of the country, this invaluable guide explores and illustrates Wales’s surviving churches and chapels by region, charting the fascinating story of religion in Wales. This carefully organised guide to welsh religious history, documents each building by area, providing an insightful description of each, including helpful directions and opening information to the reader. The first of its kind in Wales, Yates’ comprehensive introduction to these important churches and chapels is an indispensible guide for tourists in Wales.