Fast & Free Shipping
Get FREE delivery in the Republic of Ireland when you spend over €10
Currently Out Of Stock
Lost country houses of Staffordshire
Paperback
€19.19
Collect 57 Reward Points
- Currently Out Of Stock
- Book Synopsis
- For centuries, England's country houses have been where affluent, grand families have displayed their wealth and status. The country is still well endowed with these houses today, although many of them are now popular visitor attractions instead of private homes, but there are also many houses that have disappeared over the years. Some have been demolished as they could no longer be sustained due to the changes in social habits, surrounding development or because of the cost of repairs or death duties; others have been lost through fire, requisitioning, decay and rot. In Lost Country Houses of Staffordshire Maxwell Craven and James Darwin examine the county's lost stately homes. This fascinating picture of an important but often forgotten part of the history of Staffordshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in the county or know it well.
- About The Author
- Maxwell Craven has written extensively on architecture and antiques for the Georgian Group Journal, Country Life, and various local magazines. Whilst he has written extensively on the history of Derby and Derbyshire, on architecture and on the Midlands Enlightenment, his real love is for Roman history and post-Roman Britain. His most recent book is 'Magnus Maximus, a Neglected Roman Emperor and his British Legacy' and he has written a comprehensive guide to the Saxon Shore forts of Britain. He is a former chairman of Derby Conservation Area Advisory Committee, a member of Derby Cathedral FAC, a Trustee of Derby Bridge Chapel and the Derby Museums Trust, was Derby Museum Assistant Keeper of Archaeology and from 1982 Keeper of Antiquities. He was awarded an honorary DLitt.by the University of Derby; he was made MBE and elected FSA in 1999.
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9781398125056
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing, (15 August 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 165 mm
- Series:
- See all books in this series
- Categories: