Publisher's Synopsis
The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and history of each area and what effects each has had on the landscape we see today.
Contents
The Personality of the North West
LAND & PEOPLE
A Patchwork of Landscapes
People in the Landscape
Moving through the Landscape
MAKING A LIVING
The Farming Landscape
Fell, Moorlands and Moss
Landscapes of Industry
Townscapes and Cityscapes
EXPRESSIONS OF THE ABSTRACT
Expressions of Power
The Quest for Utopia
LANDSCPE AND MIND
The Discovery of the Hills
