Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside : An Illustrated Guide.
Title:
Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside : An Illustrated Guide.
Author:
Sharpe, Geoffrey R.
ISBN:
9780857731234
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. The Landscape and How it Developed -- 2. The Origins of Place Names -- 3. Farm Buildings and Farming -- 4. Industry in the Countryside -- 5. Schools in the Countryside -- 6. Churches, Abbeys and Priories -- 7. Castels and Other Fortifications -- 8. The Way People Lived -- 9. Houses in the Countryside -- 10. Building Materials -- 11. Vernacular Styles - Some Notable Features -- Appendices -- Museums with Items of Interest on Historical Buildings, Including How they Were Used -- Lime Kilns to Visit -- Abbey and Priorities to Visit -- Mining Museums to Visit -- Castles to Visit -- Hillforts to Visit -- Selected Places with Pargeting -- Great Houses and Gentry Houses to Visit -- Mills to Visit -- Pottery Kilns to Visit -- Blast Furnaces to Visit -- Gunpowder Museums to Visit -- Museums that Feature Historical Brickwork -- Tourist Information Offices -- Index.
Abstract:
No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures awaits discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for historic structures Geoffrey R. Sharpe provides a simple but informed guide to these delights and curiosities of the English countryside. He explains not just the purpose of these buildings but the part they played in the history of the countryside, showing how the buildings evolved and the ways in which people lived and worked in them. He uses his expert knowledge to explain the differences in materials, how they were worked, and the many regional variations to be enjoyed. The result is an invaluable guide that will enhance the reader's understanding and appreciation of England's rich and varied heritage.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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