Yorkshire : the North Riding /

Yorkshire : the North Riding /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Grenville, Jane, author.
Imprint:	New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xxii, 815 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Buildings of England Pevsner architectural guides Buildings of England. Pevsner architectural guides.
Subject:	Architecture -- England -- North Riding of Yorkshire. Architecture -- England -- North Riding of Yorkshire -- Guidebooks. Buildings -- England -- North Riding of Yorkshire. Buildings -- England -- North Riding of Yorkshire -- Guidebooks. Architecture. Buildings. North Riding of Yorkshire (England) -- Guidebooks. England -- North Riding of Yorkshire. Guidebooks.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13150170

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983, author.
ISBN:	9780300259032 0300259034
Notes:	Originally published in 1966. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	Providing unrivalled coverage of the area, this volume offers a fully revised and updated guide to the North Riding of Yorkshire. From the fells on the Westmorland border, through the unspoilt wild beauty of Swaledale and Wensleydale to the highest cliffs in the country, the area represents some of the finest landscaping and impressive castle architecture in the north of England. Towns explored include Richmond with its large cobbled marketplace and the beautiful fishing town of Whitby presided over by the Gothic silhouette of its iconic abbey. Architectural styles range from the remains of unusually complete and beautiful monastic establishments, including the Cistercians at Rievaulx, to the stone and stucco marine terraces and villas of the Victorian seaside resort of Scarborough. Covering structures as diverse as Vanbrugh's Castle Howard, early Garden City housing by the Rowntrees at New Earswick and the Middlesbrough transporter bridge, this volume is an essential reference for visitors and residents alike.

Description
Summary:	The first complete revision of Pevsner's original volume on the North Riding of Yorkshire, from the fells on the Westmorland border to the edges of York <br> <br> <br> <br> Providing unrivalled coverage of the area, this volume offers a fully revised and updated guide to the North Riding of Yorkshire. From the fells on the Westmorland border, through the unspoilt wild beauty of Swaledale and Wensleydale to the highest cliffs in the country, the area represents some of the finest landscaping and impressive castle architecture in the north of England.<br> <br> <br> <br> Towns explored include Richmond with its large cobbled marketplace and the beautiful fishing town of Whitby presided over by the Gothic silhouette of its iconic abbey. Architectural styles range from the remains of unusually complete and beautiful monastic establishments, including the Cistercians at Rievaulx, to the stone and stucco marine terraces and villas of the Victorian seaside resort of Scarborough. Covering structures as diverse as Vanbrugh's Castle Howard, early Garden City housing by the Rowntrees at New Earswick and the Middlesbrough transporter bridge, this volume is an essential reference for visitors and residents alike.
Item Description:	Originally published in 1966.
Physical Description:	xxii, 815 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9780300259032 0300259034