Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. This is the first book to look at the building of country houses as a whole. Creating Paradise shows why owners embarked on building programmes, often following the Grand Tour or excursions around other houses in England; where they looked for architectural inspiration and assistance; and how the building work was actually done. It deals not only with great houses, including Holkham and Castle Howard, but also the diversity of smaller ones, such as...
Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. Thi...
In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin, the grand fifteenth-century church of Blythburgh, Suffolk, -The Cathedral of the Marshes-, was closed as unsafe. The church was saved - but its rescue involved a bitter twenty-five year long dispute between Blythburgh vicars and committees, and William Morris and his Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, who feared that the medieval fabric would be over-restored and the character of the building lost forever. This volume presents an edition, with notes and introduction, of original documents from both sides - providing unique insights...
In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin, the grand fifteenth-century church of Blythburgh, Suffolk, -The Cathedral of the Marshes-, was closed ...
