Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)

Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)

by Michael Hill (Author), Michael Hill (Author), Nikolaus Pevsner (Author), John Newman (Author)

Synopsis

Fully revised, updated, and expanded, this book offers a fresh and comprehensive account of the buildings of Dorset, one of England's best-loved and most beautiful counties. With its wonderful variety of building stones, Dorset offers visual pleasures which few English counties can match. Its country houses are exceptionally rich and varied, from medieval Woodsford and Athelhampton to the late Victorian splendors of Norman Shaw's Bryanston. Highlights among the churches include the former abbeys of Sherborne, Wimborne, and Milton. Towns include the mid-Georgian showpiece of Blandford Forum, the seaside resort of Weymouth, and ports large and small, from busy Poole to charming Lyme Regis. Featuring all new color photography, this volume is the ideal guide to one of the most architecturally rewarding regions in England.

$60.52

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 864
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 15 May 2018

ISBN 10: 0300224788
ISBN 13: 9780300224788

Media Reviews
[A] splendid new edition of Pevsner's architectural guide to Dorset. --Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Michael Hill is an independent scholar based in south-west England. John Newman is the former associate editor of the Buildings of England series, and co-author of the original (1972) edition. Nikolaus Pevsner was the series founder.