Synopses & Reviews
Winchester, with its Cathedral, Castle, College and churches is unrivalled for medieval architecture, and the surrounding countryside is rich in historic villages and an abundance of country houses. This volume of The Buildings of England also includes monuments of unique national and international significance: Jane Austenand#8217;s house at Chawton; the spectacular French Imperial mausoleum at Farnborough Abbey; and Stanley Spencerand#8217;s moving series of war paintings for the chapel at Burghclere.
About the Author
Michael Bullen is anand#160;architecturaland#160;historian working as a conservation officer inand#160;Hampshire. John Crook is an architectural historian, archaeological consultant, and photographer. Rodney Hubbuck lived in Petersfield for many years and has a special interest in the architecture and stained glass of the South and South West.