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Scotland's Lost Houses by Not Available (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group UK
ISBN-101845133935
ISBN-139781845133931
eBay Product ID (ePID)71663140
Product Key Features
Book TitleScotland's Lost Houses
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Great Britain / Scotland, Buildings / Residential, Historic Preservation / General, Regional
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, History
AuthorNot Available
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight41.6 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal728.809411
SynopsisNothing is more poignant than the ruination of a once-grand house except, perhaps, the photographs which today represent the only surviving evidence that such a property ever existed. Since 1945, it has been estimated that over 200 major houses have been lost in Scotland, amongst them some of its grandest works of architecture, like Hamilton Palace. The reasons for the losses were many: fire, dry rot, mining subsidence, or simply demolition when the cost of a stately home's upkeep became prohibitive. The architectural styles that fell victim to such destruction were similarly varied from Scotch Baronial, typified by a house like Craigends, to a Palladian villa like Amisfield in East Lothian, or vast nineteenth-century Mixed Gothic properties like Perthshire's Abercairney and Millearne. Even some of the finest work by one of Scotland's greatest architects, Robert Adam, is gone forever with the loss of house like Mavisbank and Balbardie. But fortunately photographs remain, as a remarkably varied, often eerie record of these great lost houses. The lavish photographic content in Scotland's Lost Houses derives primarily from the archive of the National Monuments Record in Edinburgh, but also draws on Country Life's photographs, local archives, even the remarkable albums taken by a Perthshire demolition contractor in the 50s as he sought to memorialise his handiwork in dynamiting country houses. In this beautifully produced book, Ian Gow, the most distinguished authority on Scotland's historic houses, selects twenty of the country's most important lost houses, prefacing these with a comprehensive introductory survey of the whole era of destruction. For anyone who mourns the impoverishment of Scotland's architectural heritage by such large-scale post-war destruction, it will be a plangent and nostalgic experience., Since 1945, it has been estimated, over 200 major houses have been lost in Scotland, through fire, dry rot, mining subsistence, or simply demolition resulting from the prohibitive cost of upkeep. Ian Gow features details of 20 of the country's most important lost houses., - £40 hardback edition now sold out - Critically acclaimed - In Aurum's prestigious and popular series of 'Lost' books - By the most distinguished authority on Scotland's historic houses - Published in association with the National Trust for Scotland - Superbly illustrated with hundreds of rare and fascinating archive photographs of vanished houses - Lavish production standards
LC Classification NumberNA7620
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