A monument to W. E. Henley, whose best-known poem is “Invictus” ( “. . . I am the Master of my Fate, I am the captain of my soul . . .”), in the churchyard at Cockayne Hatley. From Churches of Bedfordshire by John Jackson (Amberley, £15.99 (£14.40); 978-1-3981-1821-8), a paperback with many photos, plus notes on matters of interest at each church