About the Author

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902–83) was founding editor of The Pelican History of Art and of The Buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Bridget Cherry became Pevsner’s research assistant in 1968, was series editor from 1971 to 2002, and is coauthor of London 2: South, London 3: North West, and London 4: North. Charles O’Brien has been an editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides since 2002.