TY - BOOK AU - Hyde,Matthew TI - Britain's lost churches: the forgotten holy sites of Britain's Christian past SN - 9781781311219 (hbk.) : AV - NA5461 U1 - 726.5094 HYD 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Aurum Press KW - Church buildings KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Church architecture KW - Church history KW - Architecture and Planning KW - eflch KW - ukslc N2 - Neglected to the elements, renovated for commercial use or demolished completely, many of Britain's beautiful churches have vanished, leaving no trace except photographs or illustrations to mark their existence. Architectural commentator Matthew Hyde travels the length and breadth of the country to seek out and tell the stories of these wonderful buildings, from churches that defy the elements in Orkney to abbeys destroyed in Henry VIII's dissolution programme and the cathedrals that suffered the terrible effects of the Blitz in World War Two ER -