Great Houses of London - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses of London write by James Stourton. This book was released on 2022-10-04. Great Houses of London available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each.
Great Houses of London
Great Houses of London - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses of London write by James Stourton. This book was released on 2022-10-04. Great Houses of London available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discover the stories of some of the most breathaking and historic great houses of London, along with their secrets, in this lavishly illustrated compedium. London has a wealth of truly stunning great houses, seen by many as one of the marvels of English architecture, and yet to many their histories, their interiors and their occupants remain unknown. This book, illustrated throughout with sumptuous photography of these breathaking residences, reveals to us this secret world of riches and splendour. From the baroque and imposing magnificence of 10 Downing Street, perhaps London's most famous address, to the extraordinary Pre-Raphaelite mosaics of Debenham House to the confident, futuristic steel and glass of the Richard Rogers House in Chelsea, this book showcases these properties and details their origin as well as the many transformations they have undergone from their construction to the present day. There are many architectural wonders, among them Robert Adam's 20 St James’s Square and William Burges’s Tower House. Several — including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels and Titians — have held great art collections. These are houses that hold extraordinary stories: half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; and on 4 August 1914, at 9 Carlton House Terrace — then the German Embassy — young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another. With photography by the world-famous and multi-award winning Fritz von der Schulenburg, this title brings these houses to life in all their grandeur, and text from historian and author James Stourton delves into the many fascinating stories hidden behind the walls of these homes. Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest and grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners and occupants, artists and architects, their restoration, adaptation and change. Now available in a more compact format.
Great Houses of England & Wales
Great Houses of England & Wales - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses of England & Wales write by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd. This book was released on 1994. Great Houses of England & Wales available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Records thirty-two of the most important estates in words and photographs.
Great Houses of Britain
Great Houses of Britain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses of Britain write by Nigel Nicolson. This book was released on 1965. Great Houses of Britain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats
Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats write by James Reginato. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated histories of some of the leading families of Great Britain and Ireland and the opulent residences that have defined their heritages. The history of England is inextricably linked with the stories of its leading aristocratic dynasties and the great seats they have occupied for centuries. As the current owners speak of the critical roles their ancestors have played in the nation, they bring history alive. All of these houses have survived great wars, economic upheavals, and, at times, scandal. Filled with stunning photography, this book is a remarkably intimate and lively look inside some of Britain’s stateliest houses, with the modern-day aristocrats who live in them and keep them going in high style. This book presents a tour of some of England’s finest residences, with many of the interiors shown here for the first time. It includes Blenheim Palace—seven acres under one roof, eclipsing the splendor of any of the British royal family’s residences—property of the Dukes of Marlborough; the exquisite Old Vicarage in Derbyshire, last residence of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (née Deborah Mitford); Haddon Hall, a vast crenellated 900-year-old manor house belonging to the Dukes of Rutland that has been called the most romantic house in England; and the island paradises on Mustique and St. Lucia of the 3rd Baron Glenconner. This book is perfect for history buffs and lovers of traditional interior design and English country life.
