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.[...]

A new edition, fully illustrated in color, of one of the most widely read books on modern design. Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work was first published in 1936. It remains as stimulating and challenging today as it was then. Pevsner saw Modernism as a synthesis of three main sources: William Morris a[...]

The varied architecture of this east Midland area ranges from the Norman glory of Peterborough Cathedral and notable Early English churches to many fine Elizabethan and Jacobean mansions. This work covers buildings such as Houghton House, Burghley and Luton Hoo.[...]

This work covers the architecture of Dorset. Dorset provides many pleasures in ecclesiastical buildings, from the Norman arches of Wimborne Minster, the Early English solemnity of Milton Abbey, to the splendour of Sherborne and the monuments and furnishings of numerous smaller buildings.[...]

Although so close to London this is still a rural area, with quiet country churches with fine monuments, timber-framed farmhouses, and some splendid country houses, of which the most celebrated is Cecil's Jacobean Hatfield House. Also included are St Albans, Hertford, and Hitchin.[...]

This comprehensive architectural guide encompasses three centuries of metropolitan growth, spanning an area from Georgian St. Marylebone and the riverside terraces of Chelsea and Chiswick to Heathrow Airport and the outer fringes of Middlesex. Individual buildings to be explored range from homely me[...]

More than 50 astonishing churches, a group of buildings without parallel anywhere in the world, are crowded into Europe's financial centre, the City of London. This volume explores their history, architecture, rich fittings and stained glass.[...]

This guide shows that from prehistoric Stonehenge and Avebury to railway age Swindon, the rolling countryside of Wiltshire encompasses every aspect of English building. Thirteenth-century Salisbury cathedral is set in a spacious close, within a planned medieval town.[...]

Surrey's architecture is a surprising mix of the rural and urban with many of its most important buildings, such as the 17th-century Ham House, found amongst the outgrowth of London itself. Included in this guide is a study of church architecture in Surrey.[...]

Publication of this book, one of six devoted to the buildings of London, marks the completion of the long-awaited revision of the original Pevsner guides and brings the account of the capital's buildings entirely up to date. This fascinating volume provides a historical introduction to a uniquely d[...]

Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts of Clacton, Frinton, and Southend. Its buildings encompass rich Roman survivals, powerful Norman architecture, and the [...]

Winchester, with its Cathedral, Castle, College and churches is unrivalled for medieval architecture, and the surrounding countryside is rich in historic villages and an abundance of country houses. This volume of "The Buildings of England" also includes monuments of unique national and internationa[...]

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, wit[...]