BOOKS EBOOKS RARE BOOKS CLASSICAL CDs DVDs PRINTED MUSIC PODCASTS OFFERS
Click here to take a virtual tour of Blackwells, Oxford

 
ISBN: 9780300126587 - Somerset: North and Bristol
 Enlarge Bookmark and Share

Somerset: North and Bristol

Free delivery on orders over £20 in the UK

The Buildings of England

Andrew Foyle (former Local History Researcher, Bristol City Museums and, Nikolaus Pevsner

ISBN: 9780300126587
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Yale University Press
View previous edition


 Write a review

The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. This is a companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. It includes a separate section that covers the port of Bristol, with its rich and confident buildings of every period and type.

  Synopsis Details Reviews  
This fully revised survey is the essential companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. A separate section covers the port of Bristol, with its rich and confident buildings of every period and type. Other highlights include John Nash's picturesque masterpiece of Blaise Hamlet, a noble inheritance of Gothic Revival churches, and some of the greatest structures designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
 
    Printable