Historic Beverley,

Travel

Hall, Ivan

Europe

William Sessions Ltd

Georgian Hull

Arts & Photography

Architecture

William Sessions Limited

An introduction to the life and mind of one of England's most significant architects. John Carr of York (1723-1807) was one of the most prolific and significant architects of the eighteenth century, with an output of more than four hundred designs, which range from simple gateways to the grandest schemes. Highly successful in his day, he had a recognizable style that was sensitive to the latest fashions as they continued to change. His ability to create beautiful buildings and marry this with a practical approach to both the purpose of the building and the budget of his clients won him many commissions.&nbsp; Carr was born in Yorkshire in the North of England and remained there for the duration of his career. Because of this, he has often been overlooked as an architect, and his extensive output has defeated many attempts to write a complete study of his work. Although not a comprehensive review, John Carr of York seeks to situate Carr as an architect of national significance. It includes photographs and covers overarching themes such as landscape and color and some commissions in more detail.

John Carr of York: Collected Essays

History & Criticism

Paul Holberton Publishing

The author went to sea at the age of sixteen in Jan.1939. He describes the everyday             life, work and routine aboard the Saint Merriel, a cargo ship trading between Europe and             the ports of South America. The various characters on board who taught the young             apprentice the skills of seamanship are brought to life. Subsequently he learned the art             of navigation and the duties of a deck officer.  Then came the             war. On the second day a ship was sunk twenty miles astern of them, at a position they             had passed through two hours previously. The crews now had to learn to keep station in             convoy and how to operate armaments and new defensive weapons (some quite absurd). They             faced the dangers of mines, submarines, aircraft and surface raiders. Home on leave he             met Edna who was to become his wife of fifty nine years.  Sent on             one of the early Arctic convoys taking munitions to the USSR, his ship became frozen in             at Archangel for the duration of the Russian winter of 1941/42. Upon becoming qualified             as a watch keeping officer, he sailed on a succession of             ‘replacement’ ships, to the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy             and the South of France.  “Canada and the USA built             replacement ships for us, both to a similar design. Their names had the prefixes Fort             and Ocean. There is a tendency to denigrate these ships as being quickly built, cheap             and nasty. They were nothing of the kind. (Built using revolutionary methods there were             bound to be a few problems). These ships saved the free world; it’s as simple             as that.”  When the European War ended he married Edna             and they lived in Liverpool for a few weeks while he took the examinations for First             Mate. Edna was pregnant when he joined a small tanker at Falmouth as navigating officer.             Although Japan had by this time surrendered they set sail for the Far east and got as             far as Colombo before being stalled and sent back to the UK.

Christmas in Archangel: A Memoir of Life in the Merchant Navy 1939 - 1946

Literature & Fiction

Trafford Publishing

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