Synopses & Reviews
Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts of Clacton, Frinton, and Southend. Its buildings encompass rich Roman survivals, powerful Norman architecture, and the remains of major Tudor and Jacobean country houses. Essex is first and foremost a county famed for its timber buildings, from the eleventh-century church at Greensted to the early and mighty barns at Cressing Temple, and a wealth of timber-framed medieval houses. Later periods have also made their contribution, from Georgian town houses to Victorian and Edwardian industrial and civic buildings, and from important exemplars of early Modern Movement architecture to the major monument of High Tech at Stansted Airport.
Review
andlsquo;James Bettley is proving to be one of Pevsnerandrsquo;s most respectful successorsandhellip;andrsquo;andmdash;Gillian Darley, the Guardian.andnbsp;
Review
andlsquo;andhellip; the most ambitious recent Pevsner revision, with so many new entries it has been divided into east and west, each well over 600 pages. The illustrations, almost all taken by Paul Highnam, are a consistent triumph, capturing every building in a revealing lightandrsquo;andmdash;Marcus Binney, the Times.andnbsp;
Synopsis
Grand manor houses, historic racetracks, the abbey gates of Bury St. Edmunds, and other fine buildings are featured in this comprehensive guide to the architecture of west Suffolk.and#160;
Synopsis
From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman Englandandrsquo;s most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture as well, including Newmarket, where the racetrack and other unique structures support its role as a historic and international center for horse breeding and racing. Also attesting to the remarkable variation of west Suffolkandrsquo;s buildings are a number of impressively grand residences, such as the fine Elizabethan manors of Long Melford, Majarajah Duleep Singhandrsquo;s palace at Elveden, and the extraordinary circular mansion of Ickworth.
Synopsis
This book is an authoritative survey of east Suffolk, home to fine medieval buildings and grand castles set in a beautiful rural landscape, and charming seaside resorts.
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This authoritative survey of east Suffolk includes some of Englandandrsquo;s most beautiful landscapes, including andldquo;Constable Country,andrdquo; the land surrounding the River Stour that was home to John Constable. East Suffolkandrsquo;s rural landscape includes a variety of intriguing medieval buildings: brick and timber-framed houses, stunning churches, and the grand castles of Orford and Framlingham. Additionally, Suffolkandrsquo;s coast is home to a number of charming resorts, as well as the Viking ship burial site at Sutton Hoo. This volume also includes the town of Ipswich, where medieval buildings are situated alongside Norman Fosterandrsquo;s offices for Willis Faber, one of the major works of 20th-century British architecture.
About the Author
James Bettley is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and chairman of the Chelmsford Diocesan Committee for the Care of Churches. He is the author of Essex (Buildings of England).