Church Going

‘A beautiful book - in which curiosity, hand-skill and creativity combine in a hymn to craftsmanship. Ziminski is a rare and wonderful voice’ - Rory Stewart‘A lively and loving anatomy of church architecture’ - ‘Books of the Year’ - The Times ‘A penetrating insight into the craftsmanship of the Middle Ages’ - Telegraph ‘Peerless … if there is one thing even better than taking a turn around old churches, it is doing so in the company of an expert’ - Church Times ‘Joyous … this insightful book is stuffed full of ecclesiastical wonders’ - Daily Mail

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.