From archaeology to geology, farm implements to historic buildings, Wood shows how the human landscape of Britain was shaped and formed through the ages. The drawings are superb, and complement the text beautifully. Don't be put off by that long-winded subtitle. This is a book you will refer to again and again, whether you are an amateur archaeologist or just an avid anglophile.
Wood makes Britain come alive and shows what makes it British.
David Ross, Editor, Britain Express. With a few glances at earlier periods, he begins with the retreat of the Romans and ends with modern times within sections such as population and demography, farming, villages and towns, parks and sports, houses, the church, castles and public buildings, communication and trade, crafts and industries, public utilities, and the coast. Highly illustrated, mostly in black and white. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Compiled by the editor of several editions of Collins Field Guide to Archaeology in Britain, the work argues against the steady disappearance of older structures and environments in favor of new buildings, roads, car parks, developments in farming, and other modern land usage.