London 2: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) - Hardcover

Pevsner, N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300096518 ISBN 13: 9780300096514

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1983

Synopsis

London 2: South is a uniquely comprehensive guide to the twelve southern boroughs. Its riverside buildings range from the royal splendours of Hampton Court and Greenwich and the Georgian delights of Richmond, to the monuments of Victorian commerce in Lambeth and Southwark. But the book also charts lesser known suburbs, from former villages such as Clapham to still rural, Edwardian Chislehurst, as well as the results of twentieth-century planners' dreams from Roehampton to Thamesmead. Full accounts are given of London landmarks as diverse as Southwark Cathedral, Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery and the arts complex of the South Bank. The outer boroughs include diverse former country houses - Edward IV's Eltham Palace, the Jacobean Charlton House, and the Palladian Marble Hill. The rich Victorian churches and school buildings are covered in detail, as are the exceptional structures of Kew Gardens.

About this title

Review:

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

About the Author:

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) was one of the most learned and stimulating twentieth-century writers on art and architecture, began his career in Germany. Bridget Cherry is editor of The Buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and is co-author of LONDON 2: SOUTH and LONDON 4: NORTH.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0300096518
• ISBN 13: 9780300096514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 800