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Church-going: A Stonemasons Guide to the Churches of the British Isles by Andrew Ziminski

Andrew is well-known as a locally-based stonemason who has worked on many local churches, run stone-carving courses and conserved our Roman Fates sculpture from Calne. Andrew will be sharing his love of Churches from his unique perspective as a stonemason, captured in his new book.

Churches are many things to us – they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our shared history. Andrew Ziminski has spent decades as a stonemason and church conservator, acting as an informal guide to curious visitors. Church Going is his handbook to the medieval churches of the British Isles, in which he reveals their fascinating histories, features and furnishings, from flying buttresses to rood screens, lichgates to chancels. Beautifully written and richly illustrated, it is a celebration of British architectural history.

Andrew Ziminski is a stonemason, church conservator and author living and working in Frome, Somerset. He has four decades of experience working on some of the greatest cathedrals and churches in Britain, including the tower of Salisbury Cathedral and the dome of St Paul’s in London. He is a SPAB William Morris Craft Fellow, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and conservation advisor to the Salisbury Diocesan advisory committee for the care of churches. He is the author of The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain.

Copies of Andrew’s new book will be available to purchase.

Date: Saturday 30 November

Tickets: £10 (£8 WANHS members) – booking essential.

Time: Start 2.30 pm

Location: Wiltshire Museum

Accessibility:  The activity will take place in the Museum’s lecture hall, located on the first floor.  This is accessible via a platform lift.  More details about accessibility can be found here.

Parking: there is a small car park to the rear of the Museum buildings.  Please park with care and consideration to ensure as many vehicles as possible can use the space.

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