The Country Cottage - small-scale, harmonious, rooted in the landscape - seems to sum up all that is best about Britain. In this rich anthology Lydia Greeves and John Miller have sought out a range of visual treats from Cornwall to Northumbria, and from East Anglia to Wales. Some are unselfconscious reflections of place, showing how, for centuries, country people used the materials around them to create buildings that seem to grow out of their surroundings. These are the cottages that were built by hand, using vernacular traditions that resulted in the cob and thatch of the West Country, the half-timbering of the Weald and Welsh Borders, and the gabled golden stone of the Cotswolds. Others were built-to-order and architect-designed, forming trim terraces in a hundred estate villages; or set beside a waterway or on a remote coast for lock-keepers, coastguards and lighthouse attendants. Some cottages were built to be lived in, others as eye-catchers, their dripping thatch, ivy-covered walls and leaded gothic windows meant to be seen in a view across the park, or from the comfort of a carriage. And then, as today, there is the cottage as retreat, sought out by writers, artists and others seeking to escape the world. Drawing on a rich range of cottages now owned by the National Trust, Lydia Greeves explores all these themes, while John Miller's evocative photographs capture the unique appeal of what are perhaps Britain's greatest national treasures.

The Perfect English Country Cottage

Arts & Photography

Greeves, Lydia

Miller, John.

Architecture

Thames&Hudson

The National Trust guide: A complete introduction to the buildings, gardens, coast, and country owned by the National Trust

National Trust

This is a comprehensive guide to the properties of the National Trust.

The National Trust Guide

Reference

Natl Trust

History and Landscape: The Guide to National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The definitive illustrated guide to English heritage, History and Landscape celebrates the best of our historic houses, great gardens and stunning landscapes, through the Trust's unrivalled photographic collection and Lydia Greeves's imaginative and erudite text. The book showcases recent National Trust acquisitions such as the Gothic wonder of Tyntesfield in Somerset, John Lennon's childhood home Mendips, and William Morris's Arts &amp; Crafts Red House in Kent. A series of fourteen 'pictorial essays' is interwoven into the book. With subjects such as Dutch art, water in gardens, craftsmanship, early landscapes, or the work of Robert Adam, these link properties with common features, so enabling readers with a particular interest to organise their visits around these themes.

History And Landscape: The Guide To National Trust Properties In England, Wales and Northern Ireland

History

Europe

The National Trust has recently celebrated its centenary. Set up by three far-sighted Victorians in 1895 to protect places of historic interest or natural beauty, it has over the past hundred years grown from a tiny group into one of the world's leading conservation organisations. The Trust now looks after over 500,000 acres of coast and countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 200 historic houses and 150 great gardens, with the support of over 2.4 million members, and a huge number of volunteers who put in over a million hours of help each year. The National Trust is full of surprises, for as well as the houses, gardens and countryside, it looks after all kind of oddities, such as Gondola, a Victorian, Venetian-style steam yacht that plies Coniston Water in Cumbria, and the rock houses of Kinver Edge in Staffordshire, until recently home to a cave-dwelling community.

Trinick, Michael

National Trust (Great Britain)

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

A guide to British historic landmarks and monuments

The National Trust Guide: A Complete Introduction to the Buildings, Gardens, Coast and Country Properties Owned by the National Trust

Travel

Grove Pr

The National Trust cares for the finest collection of historic buildings, gardens, parks, landscape and coastline in the world. Its famous and well-respected series of guidebooks provides the essential companion to your visit and a lasting souvenir of the experience. And now you can buy the guide before your visit. Authoritative texts and superb illustrations illuminate the history of the place and tell the stories of the people who have lived and worked there.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal (National Trust Guidebooks)

Mauchline, Mary

National Trust Books

A guide to London which is arranged thematically with gazetteer entries on selected places of interest, a description and practical details such as opening times, nearest tube, availability of guided tours and entrance fees. There are also chapters on shopping, theatres and cinemas.

Harrods guide to London

Pavilion

Taken from a series which celebrates the varied beauty of the British landscape, this book deals with Exmoor and Dartmoor. The photographs include views of Castle Drogo, the medieval ruins at Okehampton and unspoilt market towns such as Chagford.

Exmoor - Dartmoor

Pavilion Books

Exmoor/Dartmoor

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