Historic Houses & Gardens of Warwick
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Historic Houses & Gardens of Warwick by Christine M Cluley
Owing to the superb defensive position of the great castle, which still stands sentinel above the River Avon, Warwick has been important for the past thousand years or more. The town has a long and interesting history, and still has many attractive buildings dating from medieval times, the Elizabethan era and the Georgian period. The interesting variety of gardens and parks in Warwick includes the grounds of the castle, which were redesigned by Capability Brown in the mid-eighteenth century. There are numerous other gardens, many associated with historic houses, as well as the recently restored Hill Close Gardens, a rare survival of a group of nineteenth-century urban leisure gardens once common on the outskirts of most towns. In this superbly illustrated, full-colour guide, Christine Cluley and Jennifer Meir take the reader on a tour of Warwick's historic houses and gardens, from the Court House, to Lord Leycester Hospital, through Priory Park, and to the castle itself.
Award-winning historian & researcher, Christine M. Cluley, has worked on Heritage Education projects at Warwickshire Record Office and Museum. She is the Trustee of the Friends of the Warwickshire Record Office. Although now a resident of Gloucestershire she lived in Warwickshire for 30 years and considers herself a Warwickshire woman. She has worked at Compton Verney for sixteen years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked at Compton Verney for three years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked closely with Dorothie Feilding's family in the creation of this title. Jennifer Meir co-founded Warwickshire Gardens Trust. She has produced a number of A4 booklets for the Trust on individual sites. Jennifer also wrote Sanderson Miller and his Landscapes (Phillimore 2004) based on her PhD research.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445607429 |
| ISBN 10 | 1445607425 |
| Title | Historic Houses & Gardens of Warwick |
| Author | Christine M Cluley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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