Item 11: Oliver L. S. Holt diary, 13 August-28 October 1918 - Page 122
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were at the other end on the outskirts. This part of the village, just underneath the hill, is the main & busy portion of the village. Part of it has apparently pushed itself partly up the hill, the church being highest, just below the summit; & the Town Hall & school, – two similar buildings in modern style white & drab effect – just below, as if governing bodies of had determined have an overlooking position, to keep an eye on their charges.
That the church should be the dominating feature is at once an emblem of its position in all villages – a position of dominance one imagines the church should have. Psychologically the building of a church in such a position as to be in constant view, must have a good effect, apart from the problems outlined above.