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Bath Abbey contains the largest collection of monuments in any UK church or cathedral. But how did the ruined Abbey of 1539 become a Georgian gallery of sculpture', where the latest works of art by famous sculptors could be seen? And why are their appearances today so different from their original designs?

Long before the city's now-celebrated museums and galleries were established, the Abbey's monuments were one of Bath's newsworthy tourist attractions. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material on the Abbey's history, this book tells the story of its monuments for the first time how they helped the Abbey rise from the aftermath of the Dissolution to give it a new identity, a unique floor, and walls that tell the social history of Bath.



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Extract featured in Autumn edition of The Bath Magazine


Handsomely illustrated and full of insight, his book will be of real value to anyone interested in the history of the Abbey, of the city, and of memorials more generally.

* Church Times *

Bath Abbeys Monuments

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      Publisher The History Press Ltd
      Published 17 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9780750993739
      978-0750993739
      ISBN-10 0750993731
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      Architecture: religious buildings

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bath Abbey contains the largest collection of monuments in any UK church or cathedral. But how did the ruined Abbey of 1539 become a Georgian gallery of sculpture', where the latest works of art by famous sculptors could be seen? And why are their appearances today so different from their original designs?

      Long before the city's now-celebrated museums and galleries were established, the Abbey's monuments were one of Bath's newsworthy tourist attractions. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material on the Abbey's history, this book tells the story of its monuments for the first time how they helped the Abbey rise from the aftermath of the Dissolution to give it a new identity, a unique floor, and walls that tell the social history of Bath.



      Trade Review

      Extract featured in Autumn edition of The Bath Magazine


      Handsomely illustrated and full of insight, his book will be of real value to anyone interested in the history of the Abbey, of the city, and of memorials more generally.

      * Church Times *

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