Requisitioned by John Robinson
Requisitioned analyses twenty houses around Britain, who endured a number of varying wartime roles - whether they be hospitals, storage areas, troops billets, headquarters for senior staff, or seats of foreign governments in exile.
'Packed with excellent photos this is a collector's item' This England 'Well-researched book' House & Garden 'This is a riveting subject handled brilliantly by John Martin Robinson and written in his characteristically elegant prose style' -- Jeremy Musson Historic Houses 'blends scholarship with elegance of style, as well as black-and-white photographs of historic consequence' The Spectator 'enthralling book..enlivened with plentiful wartime photographs' -- Marcus Binney Country Life
JOHN MARTIN ROBINSON is a leading historian of the British country house and a consultant to many of the great country house restorations. He is Maltravers Herald Extraordinary and Librarian to the Duke of Norfolk. A regular contributor to Country Life, he is also vice-chairman of the Georgian Group. His other books include The Regency Country House and Felling the Ancient Oaks (also published by Aurum).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781310953 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781310955 |
| Title | Requisitioned |
| Author | John Robinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |