Description
Owing to the superb defensive position of the great castle, which still stands sentinel above the River Avon, Warwick has been important for the past thousand years or more. The town has a long and interesting history, and still has many attractive buildings dating from medieval times, the Elizabethan era and the Georgian period. The interesting variety of gardens and parks in Warwick includes the grounds of the castle, which were redesigned by Capability Brown in the mid-eighteenth century. There are numerous other gardens, many associated with historic houses, as well as the recently restored Hill Close Gardens, a rare survival of a group of nineteenth-century urban leisure gardens once common on the outskirts of most towns. In this superbly illustrated, full-colour guide, Christine Cluley and Jennifer Meir take the reader on a tour of Warwick's historic houses and gardens, from the Court House, to Lord Leycester Hospital, through Priory Park, and to the castle itself.
About the Author
Award-winning historian & researcher, Christine M. Cluley, has worked on Heritage Education projects at Warwickshire Record Office and Museum. After thirteen years she stepped down from the Chair of The Friends of the Warwickshire County Record Office and is now Vice Chairman. Although now a resident of Gloucestershire she lived in Warwickshire for 30 years and considers herself a Warwickshire woman. She has worked at Compton Verney for three years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked at Compton Verney for three years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked closely with Dorothie Feilding's family in the creation of this title. Jennifer Meir co-founded Warwickshire Gardens Trust. She has produced a number of A4 booklets for the Trust on individual sites. Jennifer also wrote Sanderson Miller and his Landscapes (Phillimore 2004) based on her PhD research.
Book Information
ISBN 9781445607429
Author Christine M. Cluley
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 307g
About the Author
Award-winning historian & researcher, Christine M. Cluley, has worked on Heritage Education projects at Warwickshire Record Office and Museum. After thirteen years she stepped down from the Chair of The Friends of the Warwickshire County Record Office and is now Vice Chairman. Although now a resident of Gloucestershire she lived in Warwickshire for 30 years and considers herself a Warwickshire woman. She has worked at Compton Verney for three years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked at Compton Verney for three years as a gallery interpreter, leading tours and talks. She has worked closely with Dorothie Feilding's family in the creation of this title. Jennifer Meir co-founded Warwickshire Gardens Trust. She has produced a number of A4 booklets for the Trust on individual sites. Jennifer also wrote Sanderson Miller and his Landscapes (Phillimore 2004) based on her PhD research.
Book Information
ISBN 9781445607429
Author Christine M. Cluley
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 307g
