Strawberry Hill & Horace Walpole by John Iddon

Strawberry Hill & Horace Walpole by John Iddon

My buildings are paper, like my writings, and both will blow away in ten years after I am dead.' Horace Walpole died in 1790 yet remarkably Strawberry Hill is still standing over 200 years later. During the latter part of the 18th century, Horace Walpole, son of England's first Prime Minister, transformed a modest house into his own 'little Gothic castle,' creating a tourist attraction, which was as popular in his day as it is in ours. Walpole was a compulsive collector and filled the house with a pioneering collection of antiques and curios. The house and gardens have recently undergone a multimillion-pound restoration project to return Walpole's Gothic vision to its original splendour.

John Iddon worked for several years at St Mary's University College where, amongst other things, he trained the Strawberry Hill guides, wrote the first guidebook and ran an MA in Interpreting Heritage Sites. He now lectures, writes and deals in art.

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ISBN 13	9781857596571
ISBN 10	1857596579
Title	Strawberry Hill & Horace Walpole
Author	John Iddon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scala Publishers Ltd
Year published	2011-05-31
Number of pages	48
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