‘Christian'
Reference code
ATK/02/03
Title
‘Christian'
Date
1883-1946
Level of description
file
Scope and content
Handwritten research notes into early Christian church building practices, including lists of early churches with axis orientation listed. Some notes and sketches relating to Stonehenge and other early British and Saxon sites, including some news articles discussing Stonehenge in relation to constellations. Also, a number of drawings showing the axis placements of major English cathedrals. A handwritten draft copy of 'Orientation of Churches and Graves' (Walter Johnson) is included with some related printed articles ('The Architectural and Topographical Record' No.1 Vol.1 & a printed plan of 'The Yorkshire Philosophical Society').
Creator
Atkinson, Thomas Dinham (1864-1948), architect and historian