Andover's Norman Church 1080: 1840: The Architecture and Development of Old St Mary, Andover, Hampshire, England

by Martin Coppen

Overview

ANDOVER’S NORMAN CHURCH was demolished in late 1840 to make way for the building of the present Victorian church of St Mary. Many have lamented the loss of the ancient building to the town, but until this time there has not been a complete survey of the surviving evidence for building and its development. By gathering and evaluating the variety of information available about the lost church, in this well illustrated book Martin Coppen describes and celebrates what was in its day one of the greatest Norman parish churches of Hampshire.
Published by Andover History and Archaeology Society
The cover picture is of the main surviving relic of the old church, the magnificent Norman west doorway, re-erected as an entrance to the churchyard from the High Street.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152336504
Publisher:	Martin Coppen
Publication date:	10/01/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Martin Coppen is a retired Church of England priest who lives in Andover, England. He was parish priest of four country parishes nearby for over twenty years. His interest in local history, particularly of the churches and church people, was kindled through stories which older parishioners told of the clergy they remembered, and the display lists of past vicars in church. Through writing a series of guide books for his churches, his interest in architecture and church building grew. He asked himself, how did this church which I am praying in come to be like this? What was it like for those who have prayed here for the past thousand years?