Produced especially for the National Churches Trust, these greetings cards feature wonderful churches in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, using beautiful images from Matthew Bryne and others.

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The latest book by Dr Matthew Byrne tells two closely related stories: the history of churches as buildings and the history of The Church as a continuity of Christian believers, and how each influenced the other. 

This beautifully produced book of photographs includes a special Foreword by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Patron of the National Churches Trust. 

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Proceeds from the sale of this book will raise funds to support the work of the National Churches Trust.

After the great success of A Church Near You in 2023, Denis Dunstone has followed up with a volume of Welsh churches, which features a foreword from Bishop Rowan Williams. Wales is home to a unique tradition of church buildings. With this illustrated guide, Denis Dunstone introduces readers to the subject and shows a range of beautiful buildings, brought to life in skillfully crafted watercolours.  

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Proceeds from the sale of the book will raise funds for church preservation by supporting the work of the National Churches Trust.

Following the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars and faced with the rapid expansion of industrial towns and cities the Incorporated Church Building Society (ICBS) was set up in 1818 to help keep England holy.

Gill Hedley's book, 'Free Seats for All' is the first to tell the full story of the ICBS and is based on extensive research and access to the ICBS's archive.

With a rapidly growing population, in the early decades of the 19^th century, there was a severe shortage of churches. In some parts of London, there were barely enough places in parish churches for one in nine of the population. And many people in the Church of England feared the rise of nonconformity and competition from Methodism.

In the 19^th Century, the ICBS was responsible for the building and enlargement of many hundreds of Anglican churches and chapels.

In addition, the ICBS provided thousands of new pews in parish churches, the majority of them free for anyone to occupy, in contrast to the then customary provision of private pews.

2018 saw the bicentenary of the Incorporated Church Building Society, whose work is continued today by the National Churches Trust. With a message of support from our Vice Patron, HRH The Duke of Gloucester, and a foreword by our Vice President Bettany Hughes, this book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of churches.

This book is published by Umbria Press.