How We Built Britain

London England: Bloomsbury/BBC, 2007. Hardback. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Special Photography by Paul Barker. David Dimbleby leads us on a colourgul chronological journey through Britain's architectural landscapes: to towering fortresses, timber-framed barns, maginificrny palaces, railway viaducts, music halls, suburban homes and tower blocks. This very personal tour encompasses both the iconic and the curious. Among the many sites he vistis on his travels, imbleby climbs to the top of the light-flooded Ely Cathedral,. a looming vision of Norman conquest and domination; he explores Harvington Hall in Warwickshire, riddled with hidden passages to conceal Catholic priests; he rows across the glassy lakes at Stourhead in Wiltshire, whose Palladian temples echo the ancient world; he delves into Mancehster's network of sewers, constructed to flush away the polluted waters of disease; he is dazzled by the fairytale interior of the Granada Cinema in London's Tooting, built to bring motion pictures to the masses; and he takes a quizzical look at the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, they symbol of devolution. Generously illustrated with specially commissioned photography and historic images, this book reveals how these structures originated in the experiences and beliefs of the British people, and how they hold the key to who we are. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. 288 pp. .(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Decorative Illustrated Boards. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hadrback.