Post-war Catholic church architecture is beginning to attract attention from architectural historians. Its wider significance was not recognised, which meant that damaging changes to interiors and fittings were more likely to happen. Robert Proctor has given us the authoritative account that we have all needed: it is expensive, but it is thorough. Proctor’s own excellent photographs appear on almost every page, and his book concludes with plans and colour plates. It is likely to be become the bible for all professionals in the field of church design for some time to come.There is renewed interest in Catholic church architecture because it covers so many fields: the stylistic move from traditional styles to modern ones, via accommodating variations on the “Byzantine”; the