| Black Country Chapels: A Third Selection Contributor(s): Williams, Ned (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750946652 ISBN-13: 9780750946650 Publisher: Sutton
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Architecture | Buildings - Religious |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" L (0.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For 250 years chapels have been at the heart of Black Country social and religious life. Poor social conditions in this heavily industrialized area stimulated the growth of religious nonconformity, and chapel influence is strong even today despite many closures and demolitions over the last few years. This study draws on interviews with chapel-goers from all over the Black Country and from a wide range of denominations--among them Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Independent, and Quaker. This is a first-hand account not only of the buildings themselves--including tin chapels, those converted to other uses, and some that have vanished altogether--but also of the wide-ranging and active social life that surrounded them, including Sunday schools, Scouts and Guides, choirs, youth groups, parades and carnivals, outings, and sporting events. Illustrated with a wide range of old and new photographs, drawings and paintings, posters and other ephemera, this volume will bring back memories for anyone who was born and brought up in the Black Country, and records a fascinating aspect of the region's history that was at the heart of every community. |
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