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1 Building model churches on computers Brian Farrimond Ella Pereira (Edge Hill University)

2 Churches Places where Christians worship God Some in this country are over 1000 years old

3 Examples of churches

4 Inside a church Chancel (where the altar is) Nave (where the people sit on benches)

5 Inside a church Chancel (where the altar is) Nave (where the people sit on benches)

6 Examples of churches

7 Tower (where the bells hang) Porch (fancy door into the church) Buttresses (supports for the walls)

8 Examples of churches West East North South N WE S The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who hung thereon – Crediton, Devon

9 Examples of churches Nave Transept Crossing tower Transept Chancel Side aisle Porch West North East South

10 Examples of churches Nave Sideaisle Transept Crossing tower St. Lawrence, Ludlow

11 Examples of churches Nave Sideaisle Transept Crossing tower St. Lawrence, Ludlow Which way is East? Which way is West? East West

12 Examples of churches Nave (people) Sideaisle Porch Tower (bells) Chancel (altar) Can you see Nave Chancel Sideaisle Porch Tower Spire ? Spire

13 Examples of churches Nave (people) Sideaisle Porch Tower (bells) Chancel (altar) Which way is: East West South ? Spire EastWest South

14 Examples of churches Nave (people) Sideaisle Porch Crossing tower Chancel (altar) Can you see Nave Chancel Sideaisle Porch Crossing tower Transept ? Transept St Mary’s Beverley

15 Examples of churches Nave (people) Sideaisle Porch Crossing tower Chancel (altar) Which end is East West ? Transept East West

16 Examples of churches Nave (people) Sideaisle Crossing tower Chancel (altar) Can you see Nave Chancel Crossing tower Sideaisle Transepts West towers Transepts West towers

17 Examples of churches Which end is East West ? East West

18 Inside a church Chancel (where the altar is) Nave (where the people sit on benches) Sideaisle (extra benches for people) Columns (holding up the nave wall)

19 Warming up exercise

20 Spire Crossing tower Transept Nave Porch Sideaisle Chancel

21 Part 2 Building bigger churches

22 The Romans When people wanted to build bigger churches they looked at what the Romans did. Plenty of Roman buildings still lying around for church builders to look at.

23 Pont du Gard (Roman aqueduct)

24 The Colosseum in Rome (Gladiators, Circuses)

25 Applying Roman building ideas to churches Riveaulx Abbey

26 We can do the same


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