This fourth paperback City Guide in the Buildings of England series
covers Bristol, for many centuries England's second port, and in
architectural terms still amongst its richest cities. Outstanding
buildings remain of every century from Norman times onward.
Medieval prosperity shows in the many churches, including the
Cathedral and the stately St Mary Redcliffe, with their
unforgettably ingenious vaults. Timber-framed houses large and
small survive in quantity, as do large expanses of stone-built
Georgian houses. their thrilling juxtapositions of streets and
terraces. Clifton is famous too for Brunel's mighty suspension
bridge, and the great engineer also left his mark at the Neo-Tudor
Temple Meads station, the terminus of the Great Western Railway.
Bristol's extensive quays and docks are now finding new uses:
apartments and restaurants have colonized their intriguingly
diverse warehouses, with adventurous new structures to fill the
gaps.
General
Imprint: |
Yale University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides |
Release date: |
September 2004 |
First published: |
November 2004 |
Authors: |
Andrew Foyle
(former Local History Researcher, Bristol City Museums and Art Gallery)
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Dimensions: |
216 x 121 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-10442-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
0-300-10442-1 |
Barcode: |
9780300104424 |
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