- Published: 4 June 2023
- ISBN: 9781784743963
- Imprint: Chatto & Windus
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 144
- RRP: $55.00
Kneelers
The Unsung Folk Art of England and Wales

















- Published: 4 June 2023
- ISBN: 9781784743963
- Imprint: Chatto & Windus
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 144
- RRP: $55.00
'A glorious and delightful salute to some of the UK's most neglected folk art and its makers'
Tracy Chevalier, author of A Single Thread
'A treasure of a collection'
Amber Butchart, of BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee
'For anyone who has been grateful for a kneeler, and found solace in them during a challenging sermon, this book is a Godsend!'
Alan Titchmarsh, author of The Gardener's Almanac
'I think I may already have discovered the best non fiction book of 2023'
Reverend Richard Coles, author of A Murder Before Evensong
Heart-warming . . . Includes some of the loveliest kneelers ever made
The Oldie
[A] marvellous book
Reverend Richard Coles, Daily Telegraph
[A] lovely book... both touching and surprising
Observer
'This is one of those delicious books that take an ostensibly small subject and illuminate a whole world
Literary Review
As well as a celebration of church kneelers, Mrs Bingham's book is a rallying cry that they should be valued more highly
Church Times
This book rediscovers a vital vernacular art form...[it] makes new sense of every visit you make to a church, and is funny and wise to boot
Week
Gives praise at last to an overlooked form of British folk art
Sunday Times
Fascinating
Simple Things
A lovely look at a not-quite-vanishing craft that lies, literally, below our knees… Bingham…has produced a lavishly illustrated guide to some of the most inventive and interesting kneelers in the country
Oldie, *Christmas Gift Guide 2023*