Christopher Howse

The first readers of The Old Curiosity Shop saw the Virgin Mary depicted at the death of Little Nell

New ways of worshipping outside church parishes run into a dilemma when it comes to Communion

The English saint inspired young idealists anxious to help Germany to recover from inhuman Nazism

The painter integrated her art, her unhappiness and her spirituality after her conversion

The importance of the strange language hammered out at Nicaea 1700 years ago is to defend the beliefs beneath it

Two decades on from the redevelopment of its shopping centre, Cornwall’s largest town feels more miserable than ever

In the second of our series visiting Britain’s ailing pubs, Christopher Howse meets a landlady closing the bar for the final time

In the third part of our series visiting Britain’s dying pubs, Christopher Howse meets a couple for whom a road closure was the final blow

In our series visiting Britain’s dying pubs, Christopher Howse meets the Maloneys, who have accepted defeat after eight years behind the bar

French organ stops at Hammersmith school betray a surprising history