UID:
almafu_9960964508902883
Format:
1 online resource (239 p.)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0-7556-0398-2
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0-85773-123-8
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1-283-29319-6
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9786613293190
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0-85772-010-4
Content:
No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures await discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for historic structures Geoffrey R. Sharpe provides a simple but informed guide to these delights and curiosities of the English countryside. He explains not just the purpose of these buildings but the part they played in the history of the countryside, showing how the buildings evolved and the ways in which people lived and worked in them. He use.
Note:
Includes index.
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List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. The Landscape and How it Developed; 2. The Origins of Place Names; 3. Farm Buildings and Farming; 4. Industry in the Countryside; 5. Schools in the Countryside; 6. Churches, Abbeys and Priories; 7. Castels and Other Fortifications; 8. The Way People Lived; 9. Houses in the Countryside; 10. Building Materials; 11. Vernacular Styles -- Some Notable Features; Appendices; Tourist Information Offices; Index.
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Also available in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84511-841-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84885-614-8
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755603985
