Cottages and villas
Subtitle: the birth of the garden suburb
By: Mireille Galinou
Publisher: Yale University Press; The Eyre Estate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780300167269
Description: "The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to widespread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the 20th century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier, with the creation of the Eyre brothers' villa estate in the London suburb of St. John's Wood. This fascinating book gives the first detailed, accurate and well-illustrated account of the Eyre Estate. It provides the missing link in the history of British suburbs. Drawing on the resources of the newly catalogued Eyre archive, it offers an authoritative interpretation of the development and management of this pioneering estate from the eighteenth century onwards."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Eyre family and the estate of St John's Wood; title: A master plan for St John's Wood; title: First steps, 1805-20; title: Early residential designs; title: Creating and maintaining a garden quarter; title: The community and its services; title: Infrastructure; title: Artists' quarter; title: Spiritual St John's Wood; title: Postcript; title: Epilogue: from fields to tower blocks-landmarks in St John's Wood.