A Short History Of The Parish Church Of S Cuthbert Ackworth And The Chapel Of Ease All Saints

Author : John W. Walker
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ISBN 13 : 9781331864813
Total Pages : 404 pages
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Download or read book The History of the Old Parish Church of All Saints, Wakefield written by John W. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Old Parish Church of All Saints, Wakefield: Now the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Wakefield It is now more than sixty years since Sisson's "Historic Sketch of the Parish Church, Wakefield " appeared, and since that time much has conic to light with regard to the early history of the fabric and of the men into whose hands the patronage passed. The recent restoration, and the diligent and careful researches of Mr. J. T. Micklcthwaitc, F.S.A., accompanied by the papers which Mr. James Fowler, F.s.A., read before the Society of Antiquaries, have done much to elucidate the growth and the decoration of the building itself. When a student of medicine in London, I spent a good part of my leisure time in the Library of the British Museum, and in the Record Office, searching out and copying any documents that related to Wakefield Church, and in this way collected a mass of information, which, added to that since gained by a study of the fabric itself, and to researches at York and Oxford, has resolved itself into the present volume. I must acknowledge with gratitude the free access which has been permitted to the account books and the registers by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon Straton, and the Churchwardens; the great and valued help given by Mr. J. T. Micklethwaite, F.S.A., whose section on "the growth of the fabric" forms such an interesting feature of this work. I must also express my obligations to Mr- James Fowler, F.S.A. i Mr- H. A. Hudson for permission to examine the Archbishops' Registers at York; the Rev. Canon Raine for help with the York wills and registers; Mr. W. H. Seeker, B.A. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.