Books Cumbria : History : Architecture Architecture Cumbrian architecture, buildings and structures 1 | 2 | next>> "Neat, though not sumptuous" Lowick Hall: A Chronicle Adam & Marianne Naylor £10.99 Lowick Hall, a small Cumbrian manor house, has a history stretching back nearly a thousand years. This illustrated book traces the history of the house and its owners, from Ivo de Taillebois, a friend of King William Rufus, to the writer Arthur Ransome and beyond. Publisher : Handstand Press Published : August 2013 Pages : 168p Format : Paperback; 225 x 170mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  A Guide to the Milestones, Mileposts and Toll Buildings of Cumbria Colin Smith £14.95 This guide is based on surveys of the milestones, mileposts and toll buildings to be found in Cumbria together with historical notes about the Cumberland and Westmorland turnpikes era from which most emanate. It also includes sections on the Roman and canal milestones in the county. Publisher : Brow Bottom Enterprises Published : June 2011 Pages : 208 Format : 168mm x 238mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Alston Moor, Cumbria Lucy Jessop, Matthew Whitfield & Andrew Davison £14.99 Buildings in a North Pennines Landscape. Alston Moor is a large rural parish in Cumbria which historically both depended upon and provided important services for the agricultural and mineral industries of the North Pennines. Publisher : English Heritage Published : July 2013 Pages : 140p. Format : Paperback; 210 x 210mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Arts and Crafts Houses in the Lake District Matthew Hyde and Esme Whittaker £20.00 This book is the first to look at the development of the Arts and Crafts movement in the Lake District. The movement flourished there for a brilliant decade at the beginning of the twentieth century. The houses created by some of Britain's leading architects are arguably among the most beautiful family homes ever built and were fitted out with perfectionist eyes for craftsmanship. Publisher : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd Published : 07/2015 Pages : 240p Format : Paperback; H:287; W:215 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Brougham Castle, Cumbria H. Summerson; M. Trueman; S. Harrison £15.00 An academic, thorough study of the castle, including geological and historical surveys with many plans and maps. Publisher : CWAAS Published : 1998 Pages : 173p Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology Mike McCarthy & David Weston (eds) £32.00 Publisher : The British Archaeological Association/Maney Pub. Published : 2004 Pages : 292 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : Bookcase Published : 2000 Pages : 164 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle's First Learning Centre: Tullie House Denis Perriam & David Ramshaw £15.00 Regret was expressed by the Public Library and Museum Committee in 1943 because the war prevented the proper celebration of 50 years since Tullie House opened. There were events to mark 75 years and the centenary. Publisher : P3 Publications Published : April 2016 Pages : 144p Format : Paperback; 296 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Churches of the Ancient Parish of Crosthwaite: A Brief History Betty Walker £8.00 Publisher : Crosthwaite Church Published : November 2018 Pages : 36p Format : Paperback; 210 x 150mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbrian Curiosities Robert Woodhouse £12.99 "Cumbria Curiosities" brings together a series of unusual, intriguing and extraordinary buildings, structures, incidents and people from all parts of the county. Publisher : History Press Published : October 2009 Pages : 128 Format : 164mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Dear Mr. Salvin : The Story of the Building of a 19th Century Ulverston Church John Marsh and Anne Bonney £6.99 On 5 June 1996, 'The Westmorland Gazette' newspaper in Kendal published a story outlining the discovery by John Marsh of an 1828 water colour of the Holy Trinity Church, Ulverston, reputedly by Miles Thompson, architect to the firm, Thompson and Webster of Kendal. Publisher : Helm Press Published : 1999 Pages : 84p Format : Paperback; 207 x 149mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Dry Stone Walls Lawrence Garner £5.99 A study of the dry stone walls of Britain, which tells the reason for their development, technical details of their construction, regional styles and the state of the craft today. An ideal introduction. Includes a section on the Lake District. Publisher : Shire Publications Published : 1984 Pages : 40 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  English Medieval Church Towers: The Northern Province W. E. David Ryan £19.99 Church towers are a prominent feature of the English landscape and stand as a testament to the skill and ingenuity of medieval masons. The Northern Province, namely the ecclesiastical province of York, contains a rich and varied array of these remarkable constructions. Publisher : The Boydell Press Published : August 2018 Pages : 332p Format : Paperback; 216 x 140mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Fragments of History - Rethinking Ruthwell & Bewcastle Monuments Fred Orton & Ian Wood £18.99 Rethinking the Ruthwell and Bewcastle monuments is an innovative study of the two premier survivals of pre-Viking Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture. Both monuments are rich in finely carved images and complex inscriptions. Though in some way related, in this book, they have very different histories. Publisher : Manchester University Press Published : September 2006 Pages : 280 Format : 200mm x 257mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : Thumbprint Published : 2000 Pages : 48 Format : Paperback spiral bound. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Jaggermen's Bridges on Packhorse Trails Christine McEwan £15.00 Ever since ancient times man has been required to traverse the bleak mountainous regions of the North of England to barter or sell his wares, his animals; cattle, oxen, sheep and goats. Man has also moved his cattle on to better pastures, for the well-being of himself and his family depended on the milk, meat, hides and bones. Therefore, to enable him to live more profitably, man constructed bridges across the numerous fast flowing mountain streams and becks. Many of the pathways over the mountains and hills of Northern England had been trod by ancient Britons and also Roman soldiers. Publisher : Sledgehammer Engineering Press Published : April 2010 Pages : 200p Format : Hardback; 300 x 220mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : Centre for North- West Regional Studies Published : April 2008 Pages : 136 Format : 168mm x 243mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Real Heritage Pubs of the North West Edited by Geoff Brandwood £7.99 Compiled by the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub Heritage Group, this is a guide to the rich pub heritage treasure of the North West. Publisher : CAMRA Published : August 2017 Pages : 126p Format : Paperback; 210 x 148mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : BOOKCASE Published : May 2007 Pages : 208 Format : 170mm x 245mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : Osprey Published : March 2008 Pages : 64 Format : 182mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Beautiful Furniture of the Simpsons of Kendal Hugh Wright £12.00 The writing and publication of a comprehensive book on Arthur Simpson and the Simpsons of Kendal is long overdue. Publisher : BOOKCASE Published : November 2011 Pages : 216 Format : 146mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Best Kept Secrets of the Western Marches H. G. Wills £5.95 A unique medieval story, told over a 400-year period in the form of carvings. Publisher : Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd Published : 06 2015 Pages : 168p Format : Paperback; H:210; W:145; D:15 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Buildings of England - Cumbria, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness Matthew Hyde & Sir Nikolaus Pevsner £35.00 This fully revised volume brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions. Publisher : Yale Published : October 2010 Pages : 776 Format : 126mm x 222mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  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. Publisher : University of Lancaster Published : 2000 Pages : 76 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  The Buildings of Scotland: Borders Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett £35.00 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. Publisher : Yale University Press Published : 2006 Pages : 841 Format : small hardback, Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  1 | 2 | next>> Back to Top