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Books Cumbria : History : Architecture

Architecture

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A Window onto Late Medieval Cumbria

John M. Todd
£3.50

This popular book, now back in print, is a study of the drawings in the Lanercost Cartulary.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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Bastles

Julia Grint
£7.99

Bastle houses are an enduring feature of the landscape of upland Northumberland, evoking a troublesome past in one sense and yet forming an integral part of the character of the rural landscape.

Published by : Ergo
Published date : June 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Borderland Castles & Peles

Robert Hugill
£10.00

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A unique and fascinating study of over 100 strongholds on the Anglo-Scottish border.

Published by : Sandhill Press
Published date : 1996
Format : Hardback.

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Brougham Castle, Cumbria

H. Summerson; M. Trueman; S. Harrison
£30.00

An academic, thorough study of the castle, including geological and historical surveys with many plans and maps.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : 1998
Format : Large paperback.

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Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology

Mike McCarthy & David Weston (eds)
£32.00



Published by : The British Archaeological Association/Maney Pub.
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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Carlisle Cathedral


£3.50

A lavishly illustrated guide to the breathtaking beauty of Carlisle Cathedral, inside and out.

Published by : Pitkin
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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Carlisle Cathedral History

David W.V. Weston
£14.95

David Weston's history is the first detailed account of how the cathedral buildings have developed and changed over the centuries. This authoratitive and scholarly study will prove invaluable to historians. The closely illustrated text provides a comprehensive record of a wonderful building.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2000
Format : Large paperback.

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Cumberland and Westmorland

Nikolaus Pevsner
£25.00

The definitive work on the architecture of the county, in the Buildings of England series.

Published by : Yale
Published date : 1967
Format : Hardback.

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Cumbria: The Lake District and Its Counties

John Wyatt
£50.00

This monumental work, completed by some 200 magnificent illustrations mainly in full colour, covers every aspect of Cumbria. Whether it be the history, the people, the architecture, the topography, the arts or the tourist attractions, all is expertly and lovingly described. Based upon a deep knowledge of almost every valley and fell the book comprehensively embraces all that is noteworthy from Morecambe Bay in the south to Solway Firth and the Scottish border in the north, and from the Irish Sea coast in the west to the Pennines in the east.

Published by : Robert Hale Limited
Published date : 2004
Format : Large hardback.

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Cumbrian Abbeys

Carl Richardson
£3.00

A review of Cumbrias medieval abbeys and priories set against their historical background.

Published by : North Cumbria Imprint
Published date : 1999
Format : Paperback.

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Dear Mr Salvin: The Story of the Building of a 19th Century Ulverston Church

John Marsh (ed)
£9.99

This book gives a picture of the building of a 19th century Commissioners Church and the many problems encountered.

Published by : Helm Press
Published date : 1999
Format : Paperback.

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England's Thousand Best Houses

Simon Jenkins
£18.99

Jenkins has travelled throughout England, from Cumbria to Cornwall, to choose its most impressive, interesting and unusual houses. He includes castles, halls, abbeys, cottages and even prisons, amongst many others in his rich and varied selection.

Published by : Penguin
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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Farfield Mill - The Restoration

Maureen Lamb
£11.95

Why did a group of people set about the massive task of renovating a derelicy 4 story Victorian woollen mill?

Published by : Maureen Lamb
Published date : June 2008
Format : 156mm x 240mm paperback

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Going in Search of The Green Man In Cumbria

Thirlie Grundy
£2.99

A search for the almost forgotten pagan god, carved by many medieval sculptors into the wood and stone of Christian buildings in all areas of Cumbria.

Published by : Thumbprint
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback spiral bound.

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Holme Eden Abbey: The Nuns of Fort Augustus

Moira Butler
£25.00

Moira Butler has put together a fascinating story in this book, which is an important contribution to the history of the Religious life in Scotland and England in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Published by : PBK Publishing
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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Lanercost Priory

Graham D. Keevill
£2.95

This guidebook provides a full tour of all the buildings, and traces the evolution of the priory and the history of its inhabitants from medieval times to the present day.

Published by : English Heritage
Published date : 2003
Format : Paperback.

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Misericords of North West England - their Nature and Significance

John Dickinson
£12.95

Misericords, carved into the underside of choir stall seats in major churches and cathedrals, reveal the otherwise lost skills of medieval craftsmen, together with important insights into the thought of the period.

Published by : Centre for North- West Regional Studies
Published date : April 2008
Format : 168mm x 243mm paperback

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Northern Pride

John Grundy
£7.99

The north of England is often neglected by experts of English architecture. John Grundy has set out to correct this oversight as the takes us on a tour to reveal the richness of its history and the beautiful, bizarre and occasionally useless buildings that have sprung up over the centuries.

Published by : Granada Media
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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Sarah Losh and Wreay Church

Stephen Matthews
£15.00

Sarah Losh built Wreay Church in 1842. It is one of the most delightful, unusual and inspired of all Victorian churches. 'Sarah Losh and Wreay Church' is the story of this remarkable woman and her visionary work.

Published by : BOOKCASE
Published date : May 2007
Format : 170mm x 245mm paperback

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Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836 - 1942

James Price
£6.95

An historical study of a firm of architects in Lancaster.

Published by : University of Lancaster
Published date : 1998
Format : Large paperback.

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St Martin's -The Making of a Masterpiece

Arthur Penn
£12.50

'The time will come when strangers will seek Brampton, not for the sake of the town itself, but for the windows in St Martin's Church - the work of the honoured and world-famed Burne-Jones.'......Vicar Whitehead, of Brampton in Cumbria, spoke prophetically towards the end of the 19th century of the astounding achievement that is St Martins.

Published by : David Penn
Published date : May 2008
Format : 220mm x 183mm paperback

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Strongholds of the Border Reivers

Keith Durham
£11.99

In the year 1296, Edward I of England launched a series of vicious raids across the Anglo-Scottish Border in his attempt to annexe Scotland.

Published by : Osprey
Published date : March 2008
Format : 182mm x 248mm paperback

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The Buildings of Georgian Lancaster

Andrew J. White
£6.95

A study of an exceptional range of houses and public buildings dating between 1715 and 1830, which up to now have not received the attention they deserve.

Published by : University of Lancaster
Published date : 2000
Format : Large paperback.

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The Buildings of Roman Britain

Guy de la Bedoyere
£17.99

This book covers the whole range of building types: from the great public and commercial structures to intimate private villas; temples dedicated to various religions, roads, drains, aqueducts and lighthouses - and, of course, the forts of the army.

Published by : Tempus
Published date : 2001
Format : Large paperback.

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The Buildings of Scotland: Borders

Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett
£29.95

This is a beautifully written and presented guide to the Scottish Borders and its buildings, including the ruins of the great Borders abbeys, small parish churches, mills and factories, country houses, little-known shooting and fishing lodges, farm steadings, Art Deco schools and much more.

Published by : Yale University Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Large hardback,

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