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Suffolk: West
James Bettley
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Description for Suffolk: West
Hardback. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides. Num Pages: 680 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 760.
From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman England’s most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture as well, including Newmarket, where the racetrack and other unique structures support its role as a historic and international center for horse breeding and racing. Also attesting to the remarkable variation of west Suffolk’s buildings are a number of impressively grand residences, such as the ... Read more
From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman England’s most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture as well, including Newmarket, where the racetrack and other unique structures support its role as a historic and international center for horse breeding and racing. Also attesting to the remarkable variation of west Suffolk’s buildings are a number of impressively grand residences, such as the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England
Condition
New
Weight
764g
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300196559
SKU
V9780300196559
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About James Bettley
James Bettley is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and chairman of the Chelmsford Diocesan Committee for the Care of Churches. He is the author of Essex (Buildings of England).
Reviews for Suffolk: West
‘James Bettley is proving to be one of Pevsner’s most respectful successors…’—Gillian Darley, the Guardian.
Gillian Darley
The Guardian
‘… the most ambitious recent Pevsner revision, with so many new entries it has been divided into east and west, each well over 600 pages. The illustrations, almost all taken by Paul Highnam, are a consistent triumph, capturing ... Read more
Gillian Darley
The Guardian
‘… the most ambitious recent Pevsner revision, with so many new entries it has been divided into east and west, each well over 600 pages. The illustrations, almost all taken by Paul Highnam, are a consistent triumph, capturing ... Read more