Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)

Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)

by Chris Pickford (Author), Chris Pickford (Author), Nikolaus Pevsner (Author)

Synopsis

Highlights of this fully revised and updated guide are the magnificent medieval fortresses of Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, but this county is also home to some of the most significant developments of England's postwar modern architecture, notably the rebuilt city center of Coventry destroyed in the Blitz. Leamington Spa has fine terraces of the Regency period but most famous of all is the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born and educated and the houses associated with his family are preserved. Also featured are the area's greatest country houses, from Tudor Compton Wynyates and the moated Baddesley Clinton to Baroque Stoneleigh, Palladian Ragley, and Arbury Hall, one of the finest mansions of the Gothic Revival.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 800
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 15 May 2016

ISBN 10: 0300215606
ISBN 13: 9780300215601

Media Reviews
'Retains all the old-world charm one would have enjoyed with the original; it's a beautiful, quality edition, with colour photographs and illustrations ... for the connoisseur, the intellectual or the student ... contains a depth of information not easily found on the internet.' - Cotswold Life Cotswold Life The latest, revised Pevsner guides continue to excel... he writes deftly, elegantly and concisely. With these volumes in hand, glorious days of exploration lie ahead. -Marcus Binney, Country Life -- Marcus Binney Country Life One huge gain of the revision process is the scope to draw on the results of new research about all kinds of buildings... There's no need to hesitate to buy this latest Pevsner. -Philip Wilkinson, English Buildings -- Philip Watkinson English Buildings This new edition will expand our knowledge and appreciation of late 20th-century architecture, although it may be too late to save it. Go see it now. -Jeremy Gould, C20 -- Jeremy Gould C20
Author Bio
Chris Pickford is an archivist and historian born in Warwickshire.