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The Sunderland Cottage: A History of Wearside´s ´Little Palaces´
Michael Johnson
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Paperback. For the first time, this in-depth study explores the history behind the construction of the famous 'Sunderland cottages'. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3JH; 3JJ; AMKD; AMX; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Victorian Sunderland developed a unique form of housing to accommodate its hardworking population. Resembling a terraced bungalow, the distinctive `Sunderland cottage' became the town's dominant housing type during the nineteenth century. Early examples were built for Sunderland's many shipyard workers and opened the door to home ownership for skilled artisans and their families. Well loved by local residents, these unique homes are now recognised as an important and distinctive approach to housing Britain's urban population. Even today, Sunderland cottages represent the backbone of working-class communities across the city. This book examines the development of the Sunderland cottage, ... Read more
Victorian Sunderland developed a unique form of housing to accommodate its hardworking population. Resembling a terraced bungalow, the distinctive `Sunderland cottage' became the town's dominant housing type during the nineteenth century. Early examples were built for Sunderland's many shipyard workers and opened the door to home ownership for skilled artisans and their families. Well loved by local residents, these unique homes are now recognised as an important and distinctive approach to housing Britain's urban population. Even today, Sunderland cottages represent the backbone of working-class communities across the city. This book examines the development of the Sunderland cottage, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445653754
SKU
V9781445653754
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-49
About Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is a Lecturer in Design History at Northumbria University. He received his PhD in 2009 with a thesis entitled Architectural Taste and Patronage in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1870-1914. He is Architecture Editor for the Routledge Encyclopaedia of Modernism and is co-author of The Architecture of Sunderland, 1700-1914.
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