English Heritage Guidebooks
4 total works
Chiswick House is one of the finest Palladian villas in England. Designed in the 1720s by the third Earl of Burlington, and set in gardens laid out with advice from William Kent, it provided a setting for Burlington's art collection and for select gatherings of his artistic circle. The design reflects the influence of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio and his English follower Inigo Jones, and also contains many erudite references to Classical antiquity. This guidebook provides a lively account of the design of Chiswick House and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. It includes a guided tour of the house and gardens, as well as new photographs of the giltwood side tables that were recently acquired by English Heritage and returned to their original position in the Gallery.
This is one of a series designed to help teachers planning a site visit. Historical background is combined with a variety of possible study approaches, documentary sources and photocopiable activity sheets for classroom and on-site work, together with practical information about the site. This book focuses on Wroxeter Roman city.
Belsay has everything - a hall inspired by the Classical architecture of ancient Greece, a medieval castle with rare wall paintings and magnificent gardens full of exotic plants and trees. This new guide includes a tour and history of the hall, castle and gardens - including the unique quarry garden - and contains full-colour maps, plans, eyewitness accounts and historic photographs.
Witley Court was one of the great country houses of England. After a devastating fire in 1937, it became one of the country's most spectacular ruins. In this vast 19th-century mansion life was lived on a grand scale, with week-long parties, glittering balls and Christmas trees hung with jewels. This new guide offers a tour and history of the house and gardens, which are now being restored, and is illustrated with historic photographs, reconstructions, maps and eyewitness accounts.