'Didn't register this at all when it came out as a hardback, but the paperback had a massive promo in Waterstones and it looked interesting. It was a pleasant enough read, loosely structured but dedicated to the beauty and needs to preserve churches and cathedrals in Britain. A bit High Anglican, and there seems to be a disjoint between the author's claimed lack of belief in christianity and the reverence in which he holds the church and everything associated. I guess that is very Anglican itself though, to believe in the importance of ritual and the church at the heart of the community as moral guide, helper to those in need and defender of the natural hierarchy. It's only the belief in God which appears to be optional. His other book is about graveyards and called 'A Tomb With a View', which cannot possibly be any good with such an awful title.
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