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Secrets of medieval churches

Stonemason Andrew Ziminski reveals how medieval churches may have originally looked and why they are so full of oddities

Published: December 18, 2024 at 7:30 AM

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Churches were central to life in the Middle Ages. But with the Reformation wreaking havoc on religious buildings, nowadays it's hard to get a sense of what a medieval church would actually have looked like. As a stonemason and conservator, Andrew Ziminski has spent his working life restoring medieval churches, and he is the author of a new book, Church Going, all about the ins and outs of these historic religious buildings. Andrew speaks to David Musgrove about how churches originally looked and worked – and explains some of their oddities.

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Andrew Ziminski is the author of Church Going: A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles (Profile Books, 2024)

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Authors

Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

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