Eccentric Britain

Eccentric Britain

by Chris Coe (Photographer), Des Hannigan (Author), Des Hannigan (Author), Chris Coe (Photographer)

Synopsis

Eccentric Britain offers a delightful journey from Land's End to John o' Groats, through a succession of over 140 gloriously useless follies, stately homes full of weird and wonderful features and odd artefacts, hills and headlands with magical powers, and buildings that have gone engagingly awry. Scattered among this banquet of the bizarre are colourful events that honour ancient ceremonies or promote wildly illogical sports and pastimes. Packed with stunning, specially-commissioned photographs and organised by area, complete with locator maps, Eccentric Britain explores every quirky corner of the nation, from the Lake District lighthouse that is miles from the sea to Scotland's pineapple-shaped house.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd
Published: 31 Oct 2004

ISBN 10: 1843307316
ISBN 13: 9781843307310

Author Bio
Des Hannigan works as a freelance writer, mainly in travel publishing. He has written over 20 books, including travel guides to Ireland, Denmark, Spain, Greece and North Pakistan, for AA Publishing and Lonely Planet, as well as several books about the hidden corners of Britain, where eccentricity is a way of life. Des lives in the far west of Cornwall. Chris Coe is an established photographer specialising in landscape, travel and people. He is winner of the inaugural BGTW Best Travel Photography Award.