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Sussex: East: With Brighton and Hove
Nicholas Antram
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Description for Sussex: East: With Brighton and Hove
Hardback. A volume of "The Buildings of England" that covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of Sussex county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. It also features castles at Camber, Bodiam and fortified town walls at Rye and Winchelsea that attest to its military past. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 124 x 51. Weight in Grams: 868.
The East Sussex volume of The Buildings of England covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of the county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. Its coastal resorts are particularly distinguished, none more so than Brighton and Hove, where John Nash's oriental Pavilion for the Prince Regent sets the tone. Elsewhere castles at Camber, Bodiam and fortified town walls at Rye and Winchelsea attest to its military past and Battle Abbey to its medieval endowments. The towns and villages are especially rich in timber-framed, ... Read more
The East Sussex volume of The Buildings of England covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of the county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. Its coastal resorts are particularly distinguished, none more so than Brighton and Hove, where John Nash's oriental Pavilion for the Prince Regent sets the tone. Elsewhere castles at Camber, Bodiam and fortified town walls at Rye and Winchelsea attest to its military past and Battle Abbey to its medieval endowments. The towns and villages are especially rich in timber-framed, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England
Condition
New
Weight
864g
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300184730
SKU
V9780300184730
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Ref
99-50
About Nicholas Antram
Nicholas Antram is co-author of the Brighton and Hove City Guide in the Pevsner series (Yale) and was formerly on the staff of English Heritage.
Reviews for Sussex: East: With Brighton and Hove
The revised Pevsner Architectural Guide to East Sussex was truly a labour of love for Nicholas Antram. Suffering from a mortal illness, he was determined to finish his task of updating Pevsner's 1964 original; he died soon after its completion. It has all the rigour of this admirable series, and a humanity and sensitivity of its own. -Charlotte Moore, The ... Read more