North West (v. 3) (The Buildings of England) - Hardcover

Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0140710485 ISBN 13: 9780140710489

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

This volume encompasses three centuries of London's metropolitan growth westward, from Georgian St Marylebone and the riverside terraces of Chelsea and Chiswick to Heathrow Airport and the outer fringes of Middlesex Metroland. Streaked with industrial developments alongside canal, road and railway, the diverse residential suburbs extend from the select stucco streets of Kensington and Paddington, studded with Victorian churches, to more leisurely Edwardian roads winding over the uplands of Ealing and Harrow. Individual buildings range from medieval churches and farmhouses of once rural Middlesex villages to the stately Victorian cultural institutions which made South Kensington internationally famous.

About this title

Review:

"The greatest endeavour of popular architectural scholarship in the world." -- Jonathan Meades, The Observer, 25th November 2001.

Synopsis:

An architectural guide that encompasses three centuries of metropolitan growth, spanning an area from Georgian St Marylebone and the riverside terraces of Chelsea and Chiswick to Heathrow Airport and the outer fringes of Middlesex. Individual buildings to be explored range from homely medieval churches and farmhouses of once rural Middlesex villages to the stately Victorian cultural institutions. Country mansions - Burlington's Chiswick House, Soane's Pitshanger - still grace the outer areas, while from the last 50 years the selection ranges from art deco factory and cinema to progressive social housing and the late 20th-century business park. This volume also contains introductory sections outlining the historical development of each borough, whilst a general introduction and over 100 photographs provide an architectural overview.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0140710485
• ISBN 13: 9780140710489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 808