Main entry:

Port, M. H. (Michael Harry)

Title & Author:

Six hundred new churches; a study of the Church Building Commission, 1818-1856, and its church building activities.

Publication:

London, SPCK, 1961.

Description:

208 pages illustrations 23 cm

Series:

Church Historical Society. Publications

Notes:
"Published for the Church Historical Society."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-194) and index.
1. The Church Building Movement, 1810-18. -- 2. The first Church Building Act, 1818. -- 3. The Church Building Commission: the first steps. -- 4. The crown architects. -- 5. The organization and regulations of the Commission. -- 6. Rickman, Goodwin, and Busby. -- 7. Architects, styles, and local schools. -- 8. The relations of the commissioners with the architectural profession and building trade. -- 9. The half-million grant. -- 10. The half-million era: 1. Change in emphasis; 2. Public or private aid; 3. Further legislation; 4. The last years. -- 11. The Church Building Commission: some general conclusions. -- Appendices: 1. Grants made by the Church Building Commission, 1818-56; List of churches: 1. The first parliamentary grant; 2. The second parliamentary grant. -- 2. List of members of H.M.Commission, 1818-56. -- 3. Architects employed on commissioners' churches. -- 4. Church Building Acts, 1818-56. -- Short bibliography. -- Index.

Subject:

Church of England. Church Building Commission.
Great Britain. Commission for Building New Churches.
Großbritannien Commissioners for Building New Churches
Gro€britannien / Commissioners for Building New Churches.
Church buildings Great Britain.
Church buildings.
Kirchenbau
Architektur
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Gro€britannien.
Architecture.

Added entries:

Church Historical Society. Publications.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 39216
Call No.: W718; ID:88-B9960
Status: Available