The Country House Revealed

A Secret History of the British Ancestral Home

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Country House Revealed by Dan Cruickshank, Ebury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dan Cruickshank ISBN: 9781446416723
Publisher: Ebury Publishing Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: BBC Digital Language: English
Author: Dan Cruickshank
ISBN: 9781446416723
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: BBC Digital
Language: English

Spanning the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall, the classical rigour of Kinross in Scotland, the majesty and ingenuity of Hawksmoor's Easton Neston, the Palladian sweep of Wentworth Woodhouse, with over 300 rooms and frontage of 600 feet, the imperial exuberance of Clandeboye, through to the ebullient vitality of Lutyens' Marshcourt, the stories of these houses tell the story of our nation.

All are the are buildings of the greatest architectural interest, each with a fascinating human story to tell, and all remain private homes that are closed to the public. But their owners have opened their doors and allowed Dan Cruickshank to roam the corridors and rummage in the cellars as he teases out the story of each house - who built them, the generations who lived in them, and the families who lost them. Along the way he has uncovered tales of excess and profligacy, tragedy, comedy, power and ambition.

And as these intriguing narratives take shape, Dan shows how the story of each house is inseparable from the social and economic history of Britain. Each one is built as a wave of economic development crests, or crumbles. Each one's architecture and design is thus expressive of the aims, strengths and frailties of those who built them. Together they plot the psychological, economic and social route map of our country's ruling class in a rich new telling of our island story.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Spanning the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall, the classical rigour of Kinross in Scotland, the majesty and ingenuity of Hawksmoor's Easton Neston, the Palladian sweep of Wentworth Woodhouse, with over 300 rooms and frontage of 600 feet, the imperial exuberance of Clandeboye, through to the ebullient vitality of Lutyens' Marshcourt, the stories of these houses tell the story of our nation.

All are the are buildings of the greatest architectural interest, each with a fascinating human story to tell, and all remain private homes that are closed to the public. But their owners have opened their doors and allowed Dan Cruickshank to roam the corridors and rummage in the cellars as he teases out the story of each house - who built them, the generations who lived in them, and the families who lost them. Along the way he has uncovered tales of excess and profligacy, tragedy, comedy, power and ambition.

And as these intriguing narratives take shape, Dan shows how the story of each house is inseparable from the social and economic history of Britain. Each one is built as a wave of economic development crests, or crumbles. Each one's architecture and design is thus expressive of the aims, strengths and frailties of those who built them. Together they plot the psychological, economic and social route map of our country's ruling class in a rich new telling of our island story.

More books from Ebury Publishing

Cover of the book India's Unending Journey by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book No One Wants You by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Lust and Longing by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Carol Smillie's The Working Mum's Handbook by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book The Agile Mind by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Beat Cancer by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Long Road from Jarrow by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Doctor Who: Trading Futures by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Life's A Beach by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Nick Nairn's Top 100 Salmon Recipes by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Forbidden Reading by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book The Quest Of The Overself by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Springwatch: The 2019 Almanac by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Small Town England by Dan Cruickshank
Cover of the book Phantasmagoria by Dan Cruickshank
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy