Natural Stone and World Heritage: The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

ISBN-13: 9780367433154 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 314 str.

Ruth Siddall

Opis

This book is about the stone used to build the castles of Edward I in North West Wales. It describes the available geological resources and the building materials used in the construction of Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech and Beaumaris Castles. It places the stone used in the castles in the context of buildings, from the Neolithic to the present day.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Regional Geology, Building Stones and Quarries in North West Wales. 3. North West Wales before Edward I. 4. The Castles and Town Walls of Edward I. 5. Building the Towns of North West Wales: Churches, Civic Centres and Manor Houses. 6. The Building Stones of North West Wales: A Final Word

O autorze

Ruth Siddall was a lecturer/senior lecturer in Geology at UCL from 1996 to 2013 and currently works in the area of student experience for the Office of the Vice-Provost for Education and Student Affairs (OVPESA) at UCL. She has been working for over 30 years on the applications of geological knowledge and techniques to further the understanding of materiality in cultural heritage, in research fields ranging from prehistoric, Classical and Medieval archaeology to Egyptology. She is also involved in the studying and archiving of building materials used in British cities, both historically and at present day. She was awarded the Halstead Medal by the Geologists’ Association in May 2019.