Cross Country
English Buildings and Landscape From Countryside to Coast
Will be published approx. on 11. March 2011
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-470-68611-9 (ISBN)
Description
In Cross Country photographer and author Peter Ashley unleashes his passion for Blightly. He takes us on an enlightening jaunt that encompasses England's most loved regions. This spans the Cotswolds, the Lake District, the North Cornwall coast and many other picturesque locations around England. The author and photographer travels deep into the country he cares about. His observations and photos illustrate local topography with a fresh pair of eyes, focusing in on many different highlights from country houses, local railway stations, teashops to classic inns.
Reviews / Votes
'Happily, his rich, descriptive writing, peppered with personal reminiscences and anecdotes, is every bit as evocative as his pictures.' (Eastern Daily Press, March 2011). '.so lavishly illustrated with his marvellously atmospheric images that its text could almost be described as one long picture caption.' (The Independent, April 2011). 'His [Peter's] many anecdotes help to enrich a book which is a happy blend of both familiar and unfamiliar, past and present.' (Leicester Mercury, April 2011). 'A warm, witty and intriguing view of the England we all love.' (Countryside Voice, Spring 2011). 'Such a lovely book.a joy to read.' (Shropshire Star, May 2011).More details
Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
958 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-68611-9 (9780470686119)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
03/2012
Wiley
€27.99
Available for download
Person
Peter Ashley is the author and photographer of Unmitigated England and More from Unmitigated England. He edited Railway Rhymes for the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series and collaborated with Philip Wilkinson on books accompanying the BBC Restoration programmes, as well as The English Buildings Book, the ultimate guide to building types. In June 2009, he published his first book with John Wiley & Sons, Built for Britain: From Bridges to Beach Huts.
Content
Introduction.
Squirrels & Grapes: Southwest Cumbria.
Books & Magpies: Herefordshire & Shropshire.
Flint & Samphire: North Norfolk.
Sheep & Shingle: Romney Marsh & Dungeness.
Walls & Wool: North Cotswolds.
Mud & Oysters: Essex Estuaries.
Hedges & Signposts: Wiltshire-Dorset Borders.
Fish & Tin: North Cornwall Coast.
Bells & Whistles: High Leicestershire.
Bibliography.
Index.