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  • Steeple Chasing : Around Britain by Church

    Steeple Chasing : Around Britain by Church

    The Sunday Times paperback bestseller and Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month*Featuring a brand new chapter!*'Never have the joys of exploring the churches and cathedrals of this country been so vividly conveyed as they are in this engaging and elegiac book.' - New Statesman...
    £10.99 GBP
    £10.99 GBP
  • A Home for All Seasons-9781838954802

    A Home for All Seasons

    Charming - a love-letter to home, history, and nature.'LEAH BROAD, Author of Quartet'A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world.'HORATIO CLARE'Truly a revelation on every page.'PETROC TRELAWNY'A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations.' COUNTRY LIFE'A wide-ranging meditation on place and...
    £10.99 GBP
    £10.99 GBP
  • La Serenissima : The Story of Venice

    La Serenissima : The Story of Venice

    `Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, `is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like a romance.' Dream and romance have conditioned myriad encounters with Venice across the centuries, but the city's story embodies the hard reality...
    £14.99 GBP
    £14.99 GBP
  • Church Going : A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles by Andrew Ziminski 9781800818682

    Church Going : A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles

    Embark on a delightful and enlightening journey through our magnificent legacy of ancient churches. An essential read for anyone who's ever gazed bewildered at an apse or a misericord - Sir Tony Robinson Andrew Ziminski's works are veritable goldmines of practical and scholarly wisdom....
    £25.00 GBP
    £25.00 GBP
  • Venice-9780571168972

    Venice

    Often hailed as one of the best travel books ever written, Venice is neither a guide nor a history book, but a beautifully written immersion in Venetian life and character, set against the background of the city's past. Analysing the particular temperament of Venetians,...
    £10.99 GBP
    £10.99 GBP
  • The Stonemason : A History of Building Britain-9781473663947

    The Stonemason : A History of Building Britain

    A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from the...
    £10.99 GBP
    £10.99 GBP
  • Rice's Language of Buildings

    Rice's Language of Buildings

    A new, larger format edition of Rice's Architectural Primer. This beautifully illustrated book covers the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster. Its aim is to enable the reader to recognise, understand and date...
    £20.00 GBP
    £20.00 GBP
  • The Palace : From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court-9780008436988

    The Palace : From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court

    If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts' PHILIPPA GREGORY For centuries, Hampton Court has been a place...
    £25.00 GBP
    £25.00 GBP
  • The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker : A History of the High Street by Annie Gray 9781800812246

    The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker : A History of the High Street

    Acclaimed food historian Annie Gray delves into the fascinating history of Britain's iconic high streets, illuminating these beloved public spaces with her engaging and entertaining narrative. Greg Jenner, the queen of food historians, praises Gray's work as "illuminating and entertaining," while Tessa Boase commends...
    £22.00 GBP
    £22.00 GBP
  • King of Dust : Adventures in Forgotten Sculpture by Alex Woodcock 9447910932778

    King of Dust : Adventures in Forgotten Sculpture

    King of Dust is a craftsman's personal journey through the landscapes of ancient sculpture which first inspired him to pick up tools. From the grandeur of Exeter cathedral to the strangeness of the font at Toller Fratrum in Dorset, this journey through the Romanesque...
    £12.00 GBP
    £12.00 GBP
  • The Palace : From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court by Gareth Russell 9780008437015

    The Palace : From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court

    Step inside the grand halls and intimate chambers of Hampton Court Palace, where the stories of 500 years of British royalty unfold. In this captivating historical account, Gareth Russell takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the palace's storied past, from the tumultuous Tudor...
    £10.99 GBP
    £10.99 GBP
  • The History of England's Cathedrals by Nicholas Orme 9780300275483

    The History of England's Cathedrals

    The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster � England's sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet although much...
    £20.00 GBP
    £20.00 GBP
  • England's Cathedrals by Simon Jenkins 9781408706459

    England's Cathedrals

    Inspired . . . encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar' - The TimesEngland's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation's population each year. For a millennium...
    £35.00 GBP
    £35.00 GBP
  • Medieval Graffiti : The Lost Voices of England's Churches

    Medieval Graffiti : The Lost Voices of England's Churches

    A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion. 'Rare, lovely glimmers of everyday life in the Middle Ages.' -- The Sunday Times'A...
    £17.99 GBP
    £17.99 GBP
  • Back to the Local by Maurice Gorham 9491567116586

    Back to the Local

    One of the Financial Times' 'Best Summer Books of 2024''Probably the most delightful and evocative book ever produced on the English pub.' Slightly Foxed'Will make you homesick for saloons, riverside pubs, and 'jug-and-bottle bars' you never knew existed.' Vittles 'Wonderful . . . a...
    £10.00 GBP
    £10.00 GBP
  • Writing on the Wall : Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain by Madeleine Pelling 9781800811997

    Writing on the Wall : Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain

    Beneath the pomp and grandeur of 18th century Britain, a world of rebellion and dissent simmered, etched into the very walls by the hands of its citizens. In "Writing on the Wall," Madeleine Pelling uncovers the graffiti and markings that have long been overlooked,...
    £25.00 GBP
    £25.00 GBP
  • Cathedrals of Steam : How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar 9781786499226

    Cathedrals of Steam : How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City

    Fascinating' 'Books of the Year', Financial Times'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings them to life with the knowledge of an expert and the panache of a connoisseur.' Simon Jenkins'A wonderful tour, full of vivid incident...
    £12.99 GBP
    £12.99 GBP
  • A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor 9780719555275

    A Time to Keep Silence

    From the French Abbey of St Wandrille to the abandoned and awesome Rock Monasteries of Cappadocia in Turkey, the celebrated travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor studies the rigorous contemplative lives of the monks and the timeless beauty of their monastic surroundings. In his occasional...
    £9.99 GBP
    £9.99 GBP
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens : Britain's Greatest Architect? by Clive Aslet 9781739731434

    Sir Edwin Lutyens : Britain's Greatest Architect?

    Clive Aslet's "Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain's Greatest Architect?" offers a fresh perspective on one of the 20th century's most influential architects. Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) left an indelible mark on British architecture, from his enchanting Edwardian country houses to the poignant war memorials that...
    £20.00 GBP
    £20.00 GBP
  • On The Roof : A Thatcher's Journey by Tom Allan 9781788167437

    On The Roof : A Thatcher's Journey

    The reed goes on, the reed comes off. The reed rots and returns to the earth. The houses we work on outlast us. The thatch we use has never stood still. On The Roof is a thatcher's tale - a journey of discovery, and...
    £18.99 GBP
    £18.99 GBP
  • The Broken Road : From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos by Patrick Leigh Fermor 9781848547544

    The Broken Road : From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos

    The long-awaited final volume of the trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor. A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water were the first two volumes in a projected trilogy that would describe the walk that Patrick Leigh Fermor undertook at the age...
    £12.99 GBP
    £12.99 GBP
  • Houses of Power : The Places that Shaped the Tudor World by Simon Thurley 9781784160494

    Houses of Power : The Places that Shaped the Tudor World

    Excellent . . . Fresh, learned, readable and full of life' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday Houses of Power is the result of Simon Thurley's thirty years of research, picking through architectural digs, and examining financial accounts, original plans and drawings to reconstruct the...
    £12.99 GBP
    £12.99 GBP
  • Islamesque : The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments by Diana Darke 9781805260974

    Islamesque : The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments

    Have you ever wondered about the true architects behind Europe's magnificent Romanesque structures? While history often attributes these masterpieces to religious figures overseeing sacred sites, the actual skilled artisans remain unrecognised. However, the edifices themselves reveal a different story. In this pioneering work, Diana...
    £25.00 GBP
    £25.00 GBP
  • Great Churches of London by Derry Brabbs 9780711269231

    Great Churches of London

    Embark on a grand journey through London's magnificent churches, exploring the finest examples of religious architecture in England. This illuminating guide, featuring exquisite photographs by the renowned Derry Brabbs, delves into a rich history spanning from medieval times to the present day. Despite the...
    £35.00 GBP
    £35.00 GBP
  • Doors of London by Melanie Backe-Hansen 14723005251957

    Doors of London

    Walk down any street in London and pause for a moment. To your left and right is an array of doors in different styles and colours. Craftsmen across the centuries have sought to impress you with elegant designs. Owners have added their own finishing...
    £25.00 GBP
    £25.00 GBP
  • The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard 9780143107521

    The Poetics of Space

    Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard's lyrical, landmark work examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness...
    £12.99 GBP
    £12.99 GBP