Edwardian Country Life
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Edwardian Country Life
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Author : Helena Gerrish
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2011-08-23
Edwardian Country Life written by Helena Gerrish and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-23 with Gardening categories.
Henry Avray Tipping (1855-1933) was a wealthy architectural historian and garden designer. As Architectural Editor of Country Life he made it essential reading for everyone interested in Britain's great country houses, their furnishings and their gardens. Tipping restored a bishop's palace for himself and his mother, built one of the last important country houses in which to entertain the Edwardian great and good, and, after the First World War, commissioned his ideal 'cottage'. Always the garden came first; each was a perfect Edwardian idyll. As a fine gardener herself, the author describes Tipping's own Monmouthshire gardens at Mathern Palace, Mounton House and her own High Glanau Manor, as well as gardens he designed for others, notably at Chequers and Dartington Hall. Tipping, who had no family of his own, was central to the lives and work of such distinguished garden designers as Robinson, Jekyll and Peto.
Victorian And Edwardian Country Life
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language : en
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Victorian And Edwardian Country Life From Old Photographs
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Author : John S. Creasey
language : en
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Release Date : 1977
Victorian And Edwardian Country Life From Old Photographs written by John S. Creasey and has been published by B. T. Batsford Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
The Edwardian Country House
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Author : Clive Aslet
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2012-11-27
The Edwardian Country House written by Clive Aslet and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-27 with Architecture categories.
The magnificent country houses built in Britain between 1890 and 1939 were the last monuments to a vanishing age. Many of these great mammoths of domestic architecture were unsuited to the changes in economic and social priorities that followed the two world wars, and rapidly became extinct. Those that survive, however, provide tangible evidence of the life and death of an extraordinarily prosperous age. Originally published in 1980, long out of print and now thoroughly revised and reillustrated, this book recounts the architectural and social history of the era, describing the clients, the architects, the styles and accoutrements of the country houses. The people who could afford them - the Carnegies, the Astors, the Leverhulmes - had grown rich by exploiting the new economic opportunities of the age, and the houses they built in the years before the First World War reflect the desire for two contrasting ways of life. The social country house was the setting for the opulent world associated with Edward VII. The romantic country house was simpler, more genuinely rural, for those who wanted to be in closer contact with the countryside and the vanishing rural crafts, or who wanted an idyll of the past that did not suggest the world of the motor car. These traditions lost coherence after the war, and the period ended with a number of spectacular, and often eccentric, houses. Some of the most remarkable were those that not only replicated the look of old buildings, but used genuinely old materials and even incorporated whole Tudor buildings moved from other places. Clive Aslet writes of the immense changes in the way country houses of this period were lived in and used. The shortage of servants, aggravated by the First World War, spurred numerous developments in the technology of the country house - vacuum cleaners, washing machines, telephones and central heating were called upon to replace the army of servants who never returned from the trenches or the factories. Interior decorators, becoming increasingly in vogue, developed the style Louis Seize into the last word in Edwardian chic. Gardens came to be seen as integral to the concept of the country house and reconciled formal planning with informal planting. This fascinating world, so popularly depicted in Downton Abbey, can now be viewed from a new perspective. The Edwardian Country House will enlighten and entertain all those interested in glimpsing the lost life style of another age.
Life Below Stairs In The Victorian And Edwardian Country House
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Author : Siân Evans
language : en
Publisher: National Trust
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Life Below Stairs In The Victorian And Edwardian Country House written by Siân Evans and has been published by National Trust this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Social Science categories.
From the cook, butler and housekeeper to the footman, lady's maid and nanny, this is a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of some of Britain's grandest houses. An entertaining social history, steering the reader through the minefield of etiquette and hierarchy that kept Britain's great houses running like clockwork. A bygone era is brought vividly to live through letters, journals, interviews, lively descriptions and stunning photography of the places and possessions left behind. The largely untold stories of innumerable, rather humble, lives spent ‘in service’ are lying just below the surface of many great houses; the physical evidence can be seen in surviving servants’ quarters, the material of their everyday life, even their uniforms and possessions. This account provides a fascinating glimpse at who's who behind the scenes, from the cook, butler and housekeeper to the footmen, lady's maids, governesses and tutors, nannies and nursemaids. Giving a fascinating insight into the heirarchy within the servant's quarters – from the power-wielding cook to the ever-discreet butler – this guide describes how relationships were forged and changed as the gap between upstairs and downstairs was bridged. Describing their typical working day as well as the holidays, entertainments and pastimes enjoyed on a rare day off, not to mention the whirl of the social season, this previously ‘unwritten history’ recalls vividly the nature of their lives below stairs.
Life In An Edwardian Country Household
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Author : Mike Graham-Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Life In An Edwardian Country Household written by Mike Graham-Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Victorian And Edwardian Country House Life
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Author : Anthony J. Lambert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Victorian And Edwardian Country House Life written by Anthony J. Lambert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Country homes categories.
Life In An Edwardian Country Household
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Author : Mike Graham-Cameron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Life In An Edwardian Country Household written by Mike Graham-Cameron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Country homes categories.
Manor House
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Author : Juliet Gardiner
language : en
Publisher: Bay Books (CA)
Release Date : 2003
Manor House written by Juliet Gardiner and has been published by Bay Books (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Drama categories.
Uses the public television reality series "Manor House" to explore the history and social customs of an Edwardian country house.
Life Below Stairs
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Author : Alison Maloney
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-12-24
Life Below Stairs written by Alison Maloney and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-24 with History categories.
UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties. DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the household. Brimming with family secrets, society scandal, and of course elaborate parties, dresses, and social customs, the world of an aristocratic Edwardian household as depicted on the hit show Downton Abbey has captivated millions. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running: the servants? In Life Below Stairs, international bestselling author Alison Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to reveal a lively and colorful picture of what went on "downstairs," describing servants' daily life in this now-vanished world. Detailing everything from household structure, pay and conditions, special duties, and rules and regulations, to perks, entertainment, and even romance, Maloney examines the drudgery and hardships below stairs, as well as the rewards and pleasures. Thoroughly researched and reliably informed, this charmingly illustrated volume also contains first-hand stories from the staff of the time, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the lifestyle and conduct of a bygone era.