Somerset: North and Bristol by Andrew Foyle

Somerset: North and Bristol by Andrew Foyle

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The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. This is a companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. It includes a separate section that covers the port of Bristol, with its rich and confident buildings of every period and type.

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Somerset: North and Bristol by Andrew Foyle

This fully revised survey is the essential companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. A separate section covers the port of Bristol, with its rich and confident buildings of every period and type. Other highlights include John Nash's picturesque masterpiece of Blaise Hamlet, a noble inheritance of Gothic Revival churches, and some of the greatest structures designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Andrew Foyle is a freelance architectural historian and author of our Pevsner city guide to Bristol.
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ISBN 13 9780300126587
ISBN 10 0300126581
Title Somerset: North and Bristol
Author Andrew Foyle
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2011-11-15
Number of pages 800
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.