Traditional buildings of the English countryside : an illustrated guide / Geoffrey R. Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharpe, Geoffrey R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--England.

Architecture.

Vernacular architecture--England.

Vernacular architecture.

Country homes--England.

Country homes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 await 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 use.

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; Tourist Information Offices; Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613293190

9780755603985

0755603982

9780857731234

0857731238

9781283293198

1283293196

9780857720108

0857720104

OCLC:

756484429