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25%OFFAndrew Foyle - Bristol: Pevsner City Guide - 9780300104424 - V9780300104424
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Bristol: Pevsner City Guide

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Description for Bristol: Pevsner City Guide Paperback. Lively, up-to-date accounts of every significant building are included, with detailed walks exploring the outer areas, and a scholarly narrative introduction to put the architecture in context. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations, (120col). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 120 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.

This comprehensive guide to the architecture of the center of the City of Bristol encompasses all the significant buildings of the area: the cathedrals; key civic buildings; medieval, Georgian, and Victorian churches; commercial and industrial buildings; the university precinct; and the topography of the port. The book also covers the inner suburbs, including Clifton, Kingsdown, St Pauls, St Philips, Bedminster, and Hotwells. Short excursions provide a sample of the riches of five surrounding areas, Kingsweston House, Blaise Castle and hamlet, Tyntesfield, Arnos Vale, and Ashton Court Mansion. Throughout the book, significant new research findings are incorporated to illuminate the full ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300104424
SKU
V9780300104424
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Andrew Foyle
Andrew Foyle is an independent historian. He was previously a local history researcher at Bristol City Museums and Art Gallery.

Reviews for Bristol: Pevsner City Guide
“Of all the new Pevsner guides I have picked up, none has been so immediately enticing as David Foyle’s new volume on Bristol.” M.B , The Times (Business) “If you value your heritage, don’t wait until Christmas comes around: go out and buy one . . . now.”—The Bristol Evening Post

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