Lost Buildings of Britain - Hardcover

Thurley, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670915211 ISBN 13: 9780670915217

Publisher: Viking, 2004

Synopsis

In LOST BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN leading historian Simon Thurley takes a journey into our nation's past and reveals the hidden narratives behind what we have lost from our historic landscape. Today they are ruins, destroyed by fire, neglect, war and even progress. But once they were places of great importance and beauty. Sifting through the remains, Thurley paints a fascinating portrait of how our ancestors once lived and worked.

LOST BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN is accompanied by a six-part television series on Channel 4.

The six buildings are: Glastonbury Abbey, the Palace of Whitehall, Nottingham Castle, Millbank Penitentiary, Fonthill Abbey and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

About this title

From the Publisher:

For fans of Restoration and Simon Jenkins's England's Thousand Best Houses.

To coincide with a major 6-part Channel 4 TV series.

Will establish Simon Thurley alongside Simon Schama and David Starkey as one of our premier TV historians.

About the Author:

Simon Thurley is a world authority on the royal palaces of the Tudor and Stuart kings. From 1990-1997, he was curator of the Historic Royal Palaces. In 1998 he was made director of the Museum of London. Since 2002 he has been Chief Executive of English Heritage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0670915211
• ISBN 13: 9780670915217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213