Coast - Hardcover

Cornish, Joe; Noton, David; Wakefield, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0707803500 ISBN 13: 9780707803500

Publisher: National Trust, 1999

Synopsis

A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. However, this is not just a celebration of Britain's beauty, but an investigation into the preservation and maintenance of the UK's coastline. The Trust owns a remarkable amount of coastline, looking after it not only as a landlord and at times a harbourmaster, but caring for natural habitats, archaeological sites and historic buildings. Here is a chance to view some of the most unforgettable images of, and discover less-known truths about, our extraordinary coastline.

About this title

About the Author:

Libby Purves is one of Britain's leading journalists with a regular column in The Times, and a broadcaster, chairing the discussion prgramme Midweek on Radio 4. She has written several non-fiction books including Casting Off, One Summer's Grace and Home Leave. Joe Cornish has worked on many books including In Search of Neptune for the National Trust. David Norton's specialist areas are landscape, nature and travel, with clients that include the BBC's Natural History unit. Paul Wakefield has collaborated with Jan Morris on landscape books of Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 1997 he was given the Gold Award by the Association of Photographers.

Synopsis:

A grand tour of the National Trust's finest houses showing how the use of the rooms have changed over the centuries from the medieval charms of Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire to the Victorian extravagance of Lanhydrock in Cornwall and many more.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Trust
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0707803500
• ISBN 13: 9780707803500
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144