Lost Mansions [electronic resource] : Essays on the Destruction of the Country House /
Raven, J.editor.
This provocative volume stimulates debate about lost 'heritage' by examining the history of the hundreds of great houses demolished in Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century. Seven lively essays debate our understanding of what is meant by loss and how it relates to popular conceptions of the great house.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This provocative volume stimulates debate about lost 'heritage' by examining the history of the hundreds of great houses demolished in Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century. Seven lively essays debate our understanding of what is meant by loss and how it relates to popular conceptions of the great house.
Social history.
Arts.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Architecture.
Social History.
Arts.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Architecture, general.
Architectural History and Theory.