Religion and Urban Change - Croydon, 1840-1914

A study of the impact of urbanisation on organised religion in Croydon in the Victorian and Edwardian era.

List of contents

Introduction; social structure; the churches in Victorian Croydon I; the churches in Victorian Croydon II; the parochial system of government; the limits of voluntarism; the corporation; conclusion - a crisis in the church. Appendices: Croydon - demography 1801-1921; Croydon - occupations and social class 1861-1911; church attendance - 1851-1902; the governing elite - 1829-1889.

Product details

• Authors: J. N. Morris
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1993
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 223 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 458 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous