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Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Architecture and society
ISBN : 9781783275397
A gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country houses, which covers the architecture, the owners' family history, and the social and economic circumstances that affected them.
Author : Michael Holmes,National Art Library (Great Britain),Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher : Graphic Arts Center Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015010969122
"The aim of this index is to provide a quick reference to the literature on individual country houses in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, held in the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Over 4,000 country houses are included. The contents of 135 general books on architecture, architectural details and county histories have been indexed, as well as guides to individual country houses, catalogues of collections and sales catalogues. Only a few periodicals, apart from Country Life up to 1982, have been included."--Introduction.
Author : Stephanie Barczewski
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789147605
The story of how the country house, historically a site of violent disruption, came to symbolize English stability during the eighteenth century. Country houses are quintessentially English, not only architecturally but also in that they embody national values of continuity and insularity. The English country house, however, has more often been the site of violent disruption than continuous peace. So how is it that the country how came to represent an uncomplicated, nostalgic vision of English history? This book explores the evolution of the country house, beginning with the Reformation and Civil War, and shows how the political events of the eighteenth century, which culminated in the reaction against the French Revolution, led to country houses being recast as symbols of England’s political stability.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Country homes
ISBN : UCSC:32106006422817
Author : Clive Aslet
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300263138
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Author : John Newman,Nikolaus Pevsner,Gavin Watson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300120834
This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the appealing and unspoiled county of Shropshire, where many historic towns, including Shrewsbury and Ludlow, are especially plentiful in Georgian and timber-framed buildings. Shropshire boasts the Cistercian abbey of Buildwas and many important country houses, including the 13th-century fortified mansions at Acton Burnell and Stokesay; John Nash's Italianate villa at Cronkhill; and Norman Shaw's splendid Late Victorian mansion at Adcote. Shropshire is also home to numerous prehistoric hill-forts and the Roman town at Wroxeter as well as Coalbrookdale's spectacular bridge, the first in the world to be built of iron. The unspoiled county of Shropshire is among the most appealing in England for lovers of architecture. The county's many historic towns, of which Shrewsbury and Ludlow are the largest, are especially plentiful in Georgian and timber-framed buildings. Shropshire's villages, intriguingly varied in plan and building materials, reflect the diverse landscape of plains, hills and moorland and the rich and complex underlying geology. The Cistercian abbey of Buildwas is the finest of several notable monastic ruins, and outstanding medieval parish churches and castles are also numerous. Many of the country houses have a central place in the story of English architecture: the fortified mansions at Acton Burnell and Stokesay, thirteenth-century design at its most sophisticated; the vigorous Baroque houses of John Prince and Francis Smith; John Nash's Italianate villa at Cronkhill, looking like something in a Claude painting; Norman Shaw's splendid Late Victorian mansion at Adcote. Shropshire is also unrivalled for its early industrial remains, including the spectacular bridge at Coalbrookdale, the first in the world to be built of iron. More ancient cultures are represented by the numerous prehistoric hill-forts and the celebrated Roman town at Wroxeter. Each city, town or village is treated in a detailed gazetteer. A general introduction provides a historical and artistic overview. Numerous maps and plans, over a hundred new colour photographs, full indexes and an illustrated glossary help to make this book invaluable as both reference work and guide.
Author : Heather Clemenson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000393897
Originally published in 1982, and based on extensive research in estates’ archives, this book outlines the changing fate of the 500 largest estates in England over the centuries. It examines estates in their heyday and looks at their changing role as they declined in the twentieth century, showing how some estates have survived and describing the differing uses to which country houses have been put.
Author : Michael Hall
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781580932561
The great English country house tradition reached its apotheosis in the nineteenth century. Designed by all the most eminent architects of the age, houses constructed during this period were larger, more elaborate, and more lavishly furnished than ever before, and they became famous throughout Europe and America for their luxury, technological innovation, and convenience of plan. Michael Hall's survey draws on the vast archive of the great British magazine Country Life to present the fullest visual record yet published of the Victorian-era country house in England and Wales. It ranges from the High Gothic of Tyntesfield to Ferdinand Rothschild's flamboyantly French Waddesdon Manor and Philip Webb's Arts and Crafts interiors at Standen. These remarkable photographs are in many cases the only record of the great houses in their heyday; those such as Wrest Park, Thoresby Hall, and Hewell Grange were all sold in the twentieth century and their magnificent furniture and priceless artwork and collections dispersed. Houses that have survived with their interiors intact but are little known or rarely accessible to the public also feature prominently, such as Flintham Hall and the Earl of Harrowby's Sandon Hall. Highclere Castle, now famous as TV's Downton Abbey, features prominently. Spectacular color photographs provide a fascinating look at some of the most celebrated houses of the period, from A. W. N. Pugin's Scarisbrick Hall and William Burges's Cardiff Castle to J. F. Bentley's Carlton Towers and J. D. Crace's astonishing interiors at Longleat. This chronologically arranged survey of Victorian houses spans the decades from the 1830s to the 1890s and includes not only new houses, but also historic county seats that have been in families for generations and were given major renovations or additions in this era. With over 150 superb color and black-and-white photographs specially selected to highlight the century's most significant houses and their architects and an authoritative commentary by Michael Hall, this book provides a thorough overview of a major period in British architectural history.
Author : RALPH. BEARDMORE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910839264
Author : Frances Stackhouse Acton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Castles
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081195240
Author : Mark Purcell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300248685
Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.
Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783276126
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UOM:39015030521697
Author : Ellis Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Shropshire (England)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028934938
Author : Tom Williamson,Ivan Ringwood,Sarah Spooner
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1783276991
Norfolk is a county sadly rich in "lost" country houses; this account and gazetteer offer a comprehensive account of them.
