Synopses & Reviews
The second of two books exploring the buildings of Aberdeenshire, this volume surveys Aberdeenandmdash;the third-largest city in Scotlandandmdash;and its surrounding areas. Aberdeenandrsquo;s architectural highlights, including magnificent civic buildings constructed in local gray granite, are featured and comprehensively illustrated with specially commissioned photography. Also included are historic industrial buildings connected to Aberdeenandrsquo;s role as an important hub of whisky distilleries. In addition, the book showcases Aberdeenshireandrsquo;s magnificent residential buildings including Balmoral, the British royal familyandrsquo;s Scottish estate, as well as a number of other castles and fine country houses.and#160;
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This comprehensive, full-color guidebook describes all the architecturally significant buildings in Liverpool as well as in suburban areas of interest and notable sites further away.
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and#8220;A detailed, authoritative, and practical guide.and#8221;and#8212;Listed Heritage (London)
Synopsis
The second of two books exploring the buildings of the north-east of Scotland, this volume surveys Aberdeen - the nation's third-largest city - and the southern area of Aberdeenshire, including the former county of Kincardineshire. Among Aberdeen's architectural highlights are the great medieval cathedral and burgh church of St Nicholas, the buildings of King's College, and magnificent civic, commercial and domestic buildings of the Victorian and Edwardian age. In addition, the book showcases not only Aberdeenshire's greatest houses and castles including Crathes, Craigievar and Balmoral, the royal family's Scottish estate, but also buildings and monuments as varied in scale and type as prehistoric hillforts, Georgian town houses, rural churches, fishing lodges and textile mills.
Both volumes are comprehensively illustrated with specially commissioned colour photography.
Synopsis
This volume surveys the architectural highlights of Aberdeenandmdash; Scotlandandrsquo;s third-largest cityandmdash; and its surrounding areas, including historic industrial structures, civic buildings, and magnificent estates.
About the Author
Joseph Sharplesand#160;studied Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art. His first job was with the Victorian Society in Manchester,and#160;followed byand#160;eleven years asand#160;curator at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Heand#160;is author of theand#160;
Liverpooland#160;city volume in the Pevsner Architectural Guides series andand#160;has held research posts at the University of Liverpool on the architectural patronage of the cityandrsquo;s nineteenth-century merchants.and#160;He has workedand#160;most recently at Glasgow University as lead researcher on the architecture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.and#160;
David W. Walker took his degrees at the University of St Andrews, writing his doctoral thesis on Peddie and Kinnear. He worked for the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland before moving to the University of Warwick in 2005 to study the life and work of Sir Basil Spence. He is co-author ofand#160;Aberdeenshire: North and Morayand#160;in this series.and#160;
Matthew Woodworthand#160;is a specialist in medieval architecture. Heand#160;received his M.A. from the Courtauld Institute, London and his PhD from Duke University, U.S.A, where he now teaches. He is co-author ofand#160;Aberdeenshire: North and Morayand#160;in this series.