Evensong: people, discoveries and reflections on the church in England

Review by Christopher Catling. Reading this book reminds me of the University of London’s Warburg Institute Library, which has a unique classification system designed by the library’s founder, Aby Warburg (1866-1929), to encourage serendipitous discovery: looking for one book, your attention might be directed to another volume that takes you in unexpected directions. Some readers will come to Evensong in search of archaeological reminiscences: the story of how, having excavated York Minster, the author was recruited by Peter Addyman as Secretary to the Churches Committee of the Council for British Archaeology. Richard gives a wry account of working with Warwick Rodwell to excavate