Octavia Hill was the 9th of eleven children in a family of no rank. With no formal education but an incessant desire to help the poorest in London she became one of the most influential women of the Victorian era. Today she is remembered chiefly as one of the founders of the National Trust.

Octavia Hill

DARLEY, Gillian

Biographies & Memoirs

Constable

Chronicles the evolution and development of English and Welsh farms and provides a visual record of an important part of British heritage

The National Trust book of the farm

Travel

Europe

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Built in Britain

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Weidenfeld and Nicolson in association with Channel Four Television Co

John Soane (1753-1837), one of the most influential and original of all English architects, created dramatic and unpredictable buildings that continue to inspire architects of many schools. This lavishly illustrated biography tells the story of the self-made, irascible architect`s turbulent life and the remarkable buildings he designed, including the Bank of England, the Dulwich Art Gallery, and an array of other private and public commissions.

John Soane: An Accidental Romantic

Arts & Literature

Yale University Press

John Soane (1753-1837), one of the most influential and original of all English architects, created dramatic and unpredictable buildings that continue to inspire architects all over the world. This lavishly illustrated biography tells the story of the self-made, irascible architect's turbulent life and the remarkable buildings he designed, including the Bank of England, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and an array of other private and public commissions.

This new biography of John Evelyn, diarist, scholar, and intellectual virtuoso (1620-1706), is the first account to make full use of his huge unpublished archive, deposited at the British Library in 1995. This crucial material permits a broader and richer picture of Evelyn, his life, and his friendships than permitted by his own celebrated diaries.Gillian Darley provides a rounded portrait of Evelyn’s eighty-five years--his family life, his exile in Paris, his interests, and his preoccupations. Evelyn lived through some of England’s most tumultuous history, through five reigns, the Civil War, the Restoration, and the Revolution of 1688. He was author or translator of countless publications, tackling an enormous variety of contemporary issues. Both a religious man and a key figure in the Royal Society, he viewed Christianity and the new science as wholly compatible. Evelyn remained endlessly curious and engaged into very old age, and this absorbing biography demonstrates the liveliness of his hugely busy mind.

John Evelyn: Living for Ingenuity

This new biography of John Evelyn, diarist, scholar, and intellectual virtuoso (1620-1706), is the first account to make full use of his huge unpublished archive, deposited at the British Library in 1995. This crucial material permits a broader and richer picture of Evelyn, his life, and his friendships than permitted by his own celebrated diaries. Gillian Darley provides a rounded portrait of Evelyn’s eighty-five years--his family life, his exile in Paris, his interests, and his preoccupations. Evelyn lived through some of England’s most tumultuous history, through five reigns, the Civil War, the Restoration, and the Revolution of 1688. He was author or translator of countless publications, tackling an enormous variety of contemporary issues. Both a religious man and a key figure in the Royal Society, he viewed Christianity and the new science as wholly compatible. Evelyn remained endlessly curious and engaged into very old age, and this absorbing biography demonstrates the liveliness of his hugely busy mind.

"Illustrated anthology tells the history of London in the words of those who experienced and lived through it."

The Chronicles of London

History

Saint, Andrew

St Martins Pr

Dictionary Of Ornament

Lewis, Philippa

History & Criticism

Macmillan

Book by Rivers, Tony, Cruickshank, Dan, Darley, Gillian, Pawley, Martin

The Name of the Room: A History of the British House & Home

Cruickshank, Dan

Pawley, Martin

Rivers, Tony

Bbc Pubns

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Octavia Hill

The National Trust book of the farm

Built in Britain

John Soane: An Accidental Romantic

John Soane: An Accidental Romantic

John Evelyn: Living for Ingenuity

John Evelyn: Living for Ingenuity

The Chronicles of London

Dictionary Of Ornament

The Name of the Room: A History of the British House & Home