Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness - Cumberland, Westmoreland and Furness

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Hyde is an architectural historian based in northwest England. He is coauthor of Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East and the forthcoming Cheshire in the Buildings of England series . Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) founded the Buildings of England series. Klappentext The most authoritative guide to the Lake District and surrounding area, this volume covers the outstanding vernacular architecture, unspoiled historic towns, and fine Victorian and Arts and Crafts houses throughout the region, and ranges from the shipbuilding town of Barrow-in-Furness in the south to the cathedral city of Carlisle in the north. A popular tourist destination, Cumbria inspired the Romantic poets, John Ruskin, and Beatrix Potter. Zusammenfassung Brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire! in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Hyde, Matthew Pevsner Hyde, Hyde Matthew, HYDE MATTHEW PEVSNER NIKOLAUS, Nikolaus Pevsner
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2010
• EAN: 9780300126631
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12663-1
• No. of pages: 800
• Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides; Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England; Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Lancashire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, History of Architecture