The Field Book Of Country Houses And Their Owners
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The Field Book Of Country Houses And Their Owners
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Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
language : en
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Release Date : 1988
The Field Book Of Country Houses And Their Owners written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and has been published by Michael Joseph this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Country homes categories.
A hundred years ago there were some 10,000 family seats in the British Isles - that is to say, country houses, from castles to major houses, in traditional private occupation and supported by agricultural estates, great and small. Today, after a series of acute agricultural depressions, a couple of world wars and a relentless onslaught of confiscatory taxation, there are barely 2000. Despite the booming heritage industry and the recent growth of the cult of the country house, the majority of these surviving seats are almost completely unknown. While the over-exposed statelies are revisited over and over again, their poor relations, the hidden halls and minor manor houses, too often remain unrecorded - though they are every bit as important to the fabric of the countryside as their grander neighbours.
Some Country Houses And Their Owners
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Author : James Lees-Milne
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date : 2009
Some Country Houses And Their Owners written by James Lees-Milne and has been published by Penguin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Aristocracy (Social class) categories.
During the 1930s and 1940s, a charming, clever and sharply observant young man named James Lees-Milne visited the owners of country houses all over England with a view to persuading them to hand over their properties for preservation by the National Trust. His famous diaries of these travels, first published in the 1970s, are both uproariously funny, as he describes the owners' eccentricities, and deeply poignant, as he depicts a world and way of life which are coming to an end.
Great Houses Of Scotland
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Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
language : en
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Great Houses Of Scotland written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and has been published by Laurence King Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.
The Country Houses Of Shropshire
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Author : Gareth Williams
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2021
The Country Houses Of Shropshire written by Gareth Williams and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Architecture and society categories.
A gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country houses, which covers the architecture, the owners' family history, and the social and economic circumstances that affected them.
Lord Gnome S Literary Companion
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Author : Francis Wheen
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 1994
Lord Gnome S Literary Companion written by Francis Wheen and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Literary Collections categories.
His review has got to be 'in' by mid-day tomorrow ... at about 9 pm his mind will grow relatively clear, and until the small hours he will sit ... skipping expertly through one book after another and laying each one down with the comment, 'God, what tripe!' ... Then suddenly he will snap into it. All the stale old phrases--'a book that no one should miss', 'something memorable on every page'--jump into their places like iron filings obeying the magnet. Thus did George Orwell, writing forty years ago in Confessions of a Book Reviewer, describe the labours of a typical literary hack. Precious little has changed over the intervening decades; the servility of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Lord Gnome's Literary Companion assembles, in thematic order, the best of these columns to present an astringent, rude and funny survey of publishers and the published.
The Perfect English Country House
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Author : Candida Lycett Green
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 1991
The Perfect English Country House written by Candida Lycett Green and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Architecture categories.
Country House Life
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Author : Elizabeth Drury
language : en
Publisher: National Trust
Release Date : 2012-07-19
Country House Life written by Elizabeth Drury and has been published by National Trust this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-19 with History categories.
An intriguing look at the life that was led in the country homes and estates now cared for by the National Trust in the period between the 1840s to the end of WWII. Over 250 wonderfully evocative photographs from the archives of the various properties tell intriguing tales of the owners and their families, their guests, and the men and women employed in the house and on the estate, what they looked like and what they did day to day. Some of the photographs are set pieces, taken as a record of special events such as a visit by a member of the royal family or the coming of age of the son and heir; others give a picture of a normal day in the workings of the household. Capturing unique moments such as the Duke and Duchess of York on their honeymoon at Polesden Lacey and Churchill breakfasting at Chartwell and accompanied by a fascinating commentary from social historian Elizabeth Drury, this book gives a wonderful glimpse into life in the great English country houses.
English Country Houses And Landed Estates
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Author : Heather Clemenson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-01
English Country Houses And Landed Estates written by Heather Clemenson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-01 with History categories.
Originally published in 1982, and based on extensive research in estates’ archives, this book outlines the changing fate of the 500 largest estates in England over the centuries. It examines estates in their heyday and looks at their changing role as they declined in the twentieth century, showing how some estates have survived and describing the differing uses to which country houses have been put.
The Story Of The Country House
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Author : Clive Aslet
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-09-14
The Story Of The Country House written by Clive Aslet and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with Architecture categories.
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
The Country Houses Of Sir John Vanbrugh
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Author : Jeremy Musson
language : en
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Release Date : 2008
The Country Houses Of Sir John Vanbrugh written by Jeremy Musson and has been published by White Lion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
The country houses designed by Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are some of the most original and memorable works of architecture in Britain. He was rightly judged 'The Shakespeare of architects' by Sir John Soane, and was the designer of Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, two of the great iconic houses of their age. He also designed or remodelled a string of amazing country houses, sometimes described as 'enchanted castles' such as Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland and Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. Vanbrugh's life was even more remarkable than his houses. The son of a merchant of Dutch extraction, his grandfather left Haarlem to avoid religious persecution as a protestant; his mother was related to many of the great landed families of the day, including the Earl of Abingdon and the Duke of Devonshire. He began his career as a merchant, travelled to India in the service of the East India Company, served as an army officer, was arrested, as a civilian in France and imprisoned on suspicion of being a spy, worked as both playwright and theatrical impresario, writing and producing successful comedies such as The Relapse and then, in 1699 he turned his lively mind to architecture. This new book, brings together 200 of the finest photographs of his country houses, taken for Country Life magazine over the last 100 years, and is introduced by a short biography covering his remarkable life and character and his important relationship with his assistant, Nicholas Hawksmoor. The breathtaking colour and duotone images that illustrate the book are accompanied with well-researched and readable accounts of his great houses and their landscapes. Jeremy Musson is an architectural historian, writer and broadcaster who worked for Country Life for 12 years, first as architectural writer and then as architectural editor; he has also worked as a curator for the National Trust and presented a popular BBC 2 series The Curious House Guest and is author of The English Manor House and How to Read a Country House.