A companion to the terms used in the "Pevsner Architectural Guides". It offers those who have wondered how a headstop relates to a hoodmould or what a squich looks like an understanding and enjoyment of architecture enhanced by knowledge of its components, styles and ornament.[...]

Need a handbook to your architect's business or studies? Struggling with your latest DIY project? Interested in the art of architecture? This classic work, now in its fifth edition, covers every aspect of architecture and landscape architecture. Ranging from ancient times to contemporary trends, it [...]

The Derbyshire Peak District makes a dramatic setting for some of England's finest buildings: the rambling medieval Haddon Hall, the great ducal seat and park at Chatsworth, and the late Georgian mills at Cromford and Calver.[...]

According to the work, the premier monument is Durham Cathedral, greatest of English Norman churches. Lovers of the Middle Ages will also seek out the county's exceptional Anglo-Saxon churches, while many of its great castles conceal palatial Georgian and Victorian interiors.[...]

Some of England's grandest country houses are to be found in this prosperous rural midland county with its local building stone from the limestone belt. The Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall and the interiors of Althorp provide a survey of changing taste through the centuries.[...]

This volume on London architecture covers the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey and Islington. It gives a view of London's expansion northward from formal Georgian squares, to the hill towns of Hampstead and Highgate.[...]

This second volume on Norfolk provides a comprehensive survey from prehistoric times to the present day. The 17th- and 18th-century treasures of King's Lynn are explored, as well as the market towns of Swaffham and Wymondham. Castle remains and medieval churches are also explored.[...]

The North Riding extends from the fells on the Westmorland border to the highest cliffs in England, facing the North Sea. In an area of scattered settlements, Richmond is one of the best market towns in England, as Whitby is one of the best fishing towns.[...]

This complete guide to the buildings of South-East Lancashire features the proud municipal buildings and pioneering mills and transport structures at the heart of the great industrial city of Manchester. The book also offers full accounts of the suburbs, the city of Salford, and the industrial towns[...]

This comprehensive guide to the buildings of South-West Lancashire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer. The great port city of Liverpool dominates, with its cathedrals, mighty commercial buildings and warehouses, and Georgian inner city. Full accounts are also given of the su[...]

The unspoiled county of Shropshire is among the most appealing in England for lovers of architecture. This work treats each city, town or village, with an introduction providing a historical and artistic overview. It includes maps and plans, over a hundred colour photographs, indexes and an illustra[...]

A profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. In this title, the city of Hereford is freshly presented in detail, from its splendid medieval cathedral to the architectural adventures of the Georgians a[...]

Revised and updated from its earlier edition, this latest volume in the Pevsner Architectural Guides series provides a comprehensive guide to the significant buildings of Berkshire, ranging from the "Silicone Valley" commercial buildings of Reading, to Slough (the place on which John Betjeman invite[...]