Forgotten Churches by Luke Sherlock & Illustrated by Ioana Pioaru (Signed Edition)

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Spending his weekends exploring historic churches across the idyllic English countryside – and sharing their beauty and unsung history across social media – Luke Sherlock is bringing English history and the heritage of our rural countryside to a new audience. Your hardback copy will be signed by the Author.

Published 20 Mar 2025 (Preorder)
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About the Book…

England is full of incredible churches, from small stone chapels and quiet Romanesque masterpieces, to thousand-year-old Saxon stalwarts, dramatic Gothic monuments and high Victorian treasures. These special places, often under-celebrated and overlooked, dot the English landscape but collectively tell a remarkable story of our nation.

Travelling to all corners of England – from the Kent marshlands to the Norfolk fens, Yorkshire hills, Somerset lanes and beyond – Sherlock carefully documents these unique buildings, celebrating their histories and decoding their hidden meanings. Bringing together 70 of the most unusual, intriguing and atmospheric of England’s churches, Sherlock tells stories of craftsmanship and local community, whilst centering these buildings at the heart of our national story and revealing their forgotten secrets and cultural significance.

About the Author and Illustrator

Luke Sherlock is a writer, pilgrim and book shop owner with a boundless enthusiasm for heritage and art. There’s little he enjoys more than throwing on a backpack, heading off down some unknown footpath and pausing to explore a hushed, ancient church along the way. His writing covers historic landmarks and the landscapes they sit within. Luke grew up exploring the Peak District of Derbyshire, a landscape that inspired his deep yearning to hit the ancient routes that criss-cross England.

Ioana Pioaru is a Romanian-British artist living in West Sussex, UK. She works with a variety of media, ranging from traditional drawing and printmaking to VR art-making and holography. Ioana Pioaru has developed an extensive exhibition record which includes national and international solo and group shows. Ioana received her BA (2008) and MA (2010) from the National University of Arts in Bucharest, where she studied fine art drawing. In 2021 she was awarded a doctoral degree by the University of Chester for her research into the concept of artistic maximalism.

Binding

Hardback

Author

Ioana Pioaru, Luke Sherlock

ISBN

9780711294103

Page Count

176

Published

20 Mar 2025

Publisher

Frances Lincoln

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