Restoration: Discovering Britain's Hidden Architectural Treasures
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Restoration accompanies the major BBC2 series that promises to rescue much-loved old buildings from obscurity and raise the money to restore one of these, as chosen by a phone vote, to its former glory. In addition the book paints a complete portrait of the United Kingdom's architectural heritage and is a wonderful introduction to the buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Every style and use of building is featured from crofts to castles, swimming baths to chapels dating from medieval times right up to the twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with photographs taken specially for the book, Restoration both describes some of the country's most fascinating buildings and is an inspiration to preserve our architecture.
Author: Philip Wilkinson
Format: Hardback, 224 pages, 262mm x 206mm, 975 g
Published: 2003, Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Architecture
Description
Restoration accompanies the major BBC2 series that promises to rescue much-loved old buildings from obscurity and raise the money to restore one of these, as chosen by a phone vote, to its former glory. In addition the book paints a complete portrait of the United Kingdom's architectural heritage and is a wonderful introduction to the buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Every style and use of building is featured from crofts to castles, swimming baths to chapels dating from medieval times right up to the twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with photographs taken specially for the book, Restoration both describes some of the country's most fascinating buildings and is an inspiration to preserve our architecture.
Restoration: Discovering Britain's Hidden Architectural Treasures