Traditional buildings of the English countryside : an illustrated guide
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Traditional buildings of the English countryside : an illustrated guide
I.B. Tauris , Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
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Description
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 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1 The landscape and how it developed
Part 2 The origins of place names
Part 3 Farm buildings and farming
Part 4 Industry in the countryside
Part 5 Schools in the countryside
Part 6 Churches, abbeys and priories
Part 7 Castles and their fortifications
Part 8 The way people lived
Part 9 Houses in the English countryside
Part 10 Building materials
Part 11 Vernacular styles
Appendix A Museums relating to historic buildings and the way people lived in the past
Appendix B Lime kilns to visit
Appendix C Abbeys and priories to visit
Appendix D Mining Museum
Appendix E Castles to visit
Appendix F Hillforts
Appendix G PargettingAppendix H Grerat Houses to visit
Appendix I Mills to visit
Appendix J Pottery kilns
Appendix K Blast frunaces
Appendix L Gunpowder Museums
Appendix M Museums that feature historic brickwork
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