The English Lakes by Ian Thompson
'Every ten years a new generation needs a history of the Lake District - and this looks like being the one for the next ten years' Hunter Davies
PRAISE FOR 'THE SUN KING'S GARDEN' 'Lavishly and intelligently illustrated..the best account currently available in English of how and why this extraordinary prodigy of gardening art and regal vanity came into existence.' Sunday Telegraph 'Lively and well researched, studded with anecdotes and fascinating statistics.' Daily Telegraph 'A superb account...the book is as delightful and masterly as the project it describes.' Spectator
Ian Thompson studied Philosophy at the University of Newcastle (1974-77), and later completed a B. Phil and Ph. D. in Landscape Architecture. After qualifying as a landscape architect he worked in practice first in Glasgow and then on Tyneside. Between 1986 and 1992 he was a Senior Landscape Architect in the Planning Department of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. He currently teaches postgraduate Landscape Architecture at Newcastle University. He is the author of the Sun King's Garden. Ian Thompson was born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness and now lives in Gosport with his wife and child.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747598381 |
| ISBN 10 | 074759838X |
| Title | The English Lakes |
| Author | Ian Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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