A Study of the Region; Large Houses; Small Houses; Cottages; Farm Buildings; Industrial Vernacular Buildings; Churches and Chapels; Urban Vernacular Buildings; Materials and Construction; Architectural details - external and internal; Comparisons; Conclusion: the Vernacular Revival; Vernacular Trails.
The Lake District is known and loved by a huge number of people. Lake District buildings are exceptionally attractive, which is why so many are held by the National Trust. Professor Brunskill is the leading authority on the vernacular architecture of the Lake District. An updated new edition of the successful VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE LAKE COUNTIES.
Professor Brunskill is the acknowledged authority on vernacular architecture and author of the definitive book on the subject TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN. He was born in Cumbria and now lives in Wimslow, Cheshire.
"Ron Brunskill is the recognised authority on the history of vernacular building in Britain" Building Conservation Journal "This book maintains the very high standards that have been set in the past by Professor Brunskill... [and] easily earns a place on our bookshelves as the classic anatomy of a region and its buildings." Buildings Conservation Journal"
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