1st Edition
Local Style in English Architecture An Enquiry Into Its Origin and Development
Originally published in 1947, this book examines the regional styles of architecture which developed inside England itself, particularly during the later medieval period. It discusses the causes and locations of these regional variations. In explaining the cause for the geographical variations in stye, the author investigates the various factors responsible for bringing them about, such as geology, race, religion, foreign influence, transport and fashion. As churches have survived the passage of time better than many secular buildings, the emphasis is on church architecture (although not exclusively). The book contains over 120 photographs and the book is an original and important inquiry into the origin and development of local styles in English architecture.
Introduction. Part 1: Factors Determining Local Variation 1. Geology and Geography 2. Race 3. Religion 4. The Foreigner 5. Wealth 6. Transport 7. Fashion Part 2: Variations in Particular Features 8. The Parish Church Plan 9. The Steeple 10. Timber Construction, Buildings and Roofs 11. Church Furniture Part 3: General View of Local Variations. Appendices: I. Abstracts of Contracts II. Buildings in Imitation of Others III. Polygonal Steeples, Apses, Chapels, Porches Circular and Polygonal Chapter Houses IV: Gabled Steeples V. Towers with Octagonal Buttresses VI: Circular Windows and Panels VII. Bay Wall-Arcades VIII. Easter Sepulchres.
Biography
Thomas Dinham Atkinson was Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of Ely; Diocesan Surveyor, Winchester; Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester, and to the Warder and Fellows of Winchester College. He was also Consulting Architect to the Incorporated Church Building Society. He was the author of several publications on architecture, particularly on church architecture. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1910. He died in 1948
