From the stark drama of the Yorkshire Dales to the rich, warm limestone villages of the Cotswolds, Richard Turpin's camera captures the very essence of the quintessential English village as it has unfolded and developed over the centuries.
Cottages, churches, village greens, markets, pub signs and the English love of gardening all play their part in this photographic journey which reflects the glory and diversity of village architecture and the rural landscapes that surround it.
Villages of England is organised under subject headings that encapsulate different facets of English village life, rather than on a strictly geographical basis. Chapters include: `Waterside Villages', `Industrial Villages', `The Village Church' and `Timber, Clay & Stone'. Author Roger Hunt writes knowledgeably about the development of the English village as moulded by centuries of politics, laws, disease, conflict and changes in lifestyle, living standards and economics.
- ISBN13 9780004140797
- Publish Date 2 August 1999 (first published 15 April 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 August 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperCollins Illustrated
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk