Andrew's book, Church Going, was published in October 2024 and has had many excellent reviews, including:
"A beautiful book - in which curiosity, hand-skill and creativity combine in a hymn to craftsmanship and vernacular and sacred architecture. Ziminski is a rare and wonderful voice" -- Rory Stewart
"A lively and loving anatomy of church architecture ... Every seat and stone has a story to tell. Ziminski tells them with aplomb, leading us through parish church graveyards, up spiral staircases and to the tops of spires and towers, uncovering what has been hidden" -- 'Books of the Year' ― The Times
"There are few better means of discovering local history than from a parish church: Ziminski gives us a penetrating insight into the craftsmanship of the Middle Ages"
-- '50 Best Books of 2024' ― Telegraph
"A joyous and illuminating exploration of our glorious heritage of old churches. A must for anyone who's ever stared at an apse or a misericord with no idea what they're looking at" -- Sir Tony Robinson
Bio.
Andrew Ziminski is a stonemason and church conservator with decades of experience working on some of the greatest cathedrals and churches in Britain, including Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's in London. Andrew's company, Minerva Stone Conservation, is based in Frome and specialises in the repair of country churches and medieval listed bridges.
His first book was the critically acclaimed The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain. He is a William Morris Craft Fellow (SPAB) & Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
