GREAT HOUSES OF ENGLAND & WALES
Written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Christopher Simon Sykes
Published by Laurence King Publishing
in 1994
ISBN: 9781780674025
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- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
GREAT HOUSES OF ENGLAND & WALES
Written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Christopher Simon Sykes.
Stock no. 1830476
2014.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A choronological selection of thirty-two of the most notable houses in England and Wales, a stunning visual history of the evolution of the 'great house', including Castle Howard, Chatsworth and Highclere Castle (familar to television viewers as 'Donwton Abbey'). Large format. A heavy volume. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Colour photos. 424 pages including index. ISBN: 9781780674025. Reprint. A lovely copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- ALNWICK CASTLE
- HADDON HALL
- POWIS CASTLE
- PENSHURST PLACE
- SYON HOUSE
- KNOLE
- COMPTON WYNYATES
- GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE
- WILTON HOUSE
- BURGHLEY HOUSE
- BURTON CONSTABLE
- LONGLEAT
- HARDWICK HALL
- BLICKLING HALL
- WOBURN ABBEY
- TREDEGAR HOUSE
- BADMINTON HOUSE
- RAGLEY HALL
- CHATSWORTH
- PETWORTH HOUSE
- BOUGHTON HOUSE
- CASTLE HOWARD
- BLENHEIM PALACE
- HOUGHTON HALL
- HOLKHAM HALL
- SLEDMERE HOUSE
- HAREWOOD HOUSE
- KEDLESTON HALL
- BELVOIR CASTLE
- HIGHCLERE CASTLE
- CARLTON TOWERS
- WADDESDON MANOR