Chapter I: The Historical Development of the Parish Church

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1. Early parish churches in England 1

2. The monastic missionary settlements: church-building
on private estates 3

3. The Danish invasions and the monastic revival 5

4. German influence on pre-Conquest architecture 6

5. Influence of the Normans on the architecture of parish
churches 7

6. The parish church at the Norman conquest 10

7. Appropriation of churches to monasteries: ordination
of vicarages 11

8. Relation of monastic owners to the fabrics of churches 13

9. The builders of medieval parish churches 15

10. The parish church and its rectors 17

11. Disadvantages of pluralism and litigation 18

12. Growth of the chantry system 20

13. Chantry chapels at Beckingham, Lincolnshire 21

14. Summary 22

CHAPTER II

THE CHANTRY CHAPEL IN THE PARISH CHURCH

15. Chantries and colleges of chantry priests 24

16. Foundation of chantry colleges 27

17. Parochial chapels 29

18. Religious and trade guilds 30

19, 20. The chantry chapel: its influence on the church
plan 33

21. Chancels of collegiate churches 37

22. St John Baptist's, Cirencester 39

23. Chesterfield and Scarborough; charnel chapels 41

24. Burford church, Oxon 42

25. St Michael's and Holy Trinity, Coventry 45

26. Importance of the work of lay benefactors 48