This sixth volume of the Buildings of Wales series covers two
counties, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (formerly Cardiganshire)
in the South-west of Wales. Like the same authors' Pembrokeshire,
the volume covers an architecture still little known, but
encompassing a sweep from prehistoric chambered tombs to the high
technology of the world's largest single-span glasshouse. The two
counties have deeply rural hinterlands shading into wild and empty
upland, bare of settlements but rich in the relics of lost
industry. The isolated churches and nonconformist chapels are given
knowledgeable attention in the comprehensive gazetteer, which gives
full coverage to the magnificent castles of Carmarthenshire. There
are detailed accounts of the varied small towns of the two
counties, from formal late-Georgian Aberaeron to the quiet charm of
Laugharne, winding down to its estuary. Aberystwyth with its
promenade, university and National Library, joins industrial
Llanelli and county-town Carmarthen in the wealth and variety of
its late Victorian chapels. An introduction with valuable
specialist contributions sets the buildings in context.
General
Imprint: |
Yale University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales |
Release date: |
November 2006 |
First published: |
December 2006 |
Authors: |
Thomas Lloyd
• Julian Orbach
• Robert Scourfield
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 121 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
550 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-10179-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
0-300-10179-1 |
Barcode: |
9780300101799 |
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