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Victorian Stained Glass by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $15.96A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers. Victorian stained glass - magnificent, colourful and artistic - adorns countless... -
The Cotswold Cottage by Trevor Yorke 9781846743337
RRP: $14.60Booksplease Price: $11.89Using photographs and illustrations, Trevor Yorke lists the key attributes which make the cottage an iconic building type. The cottage breathes history, witnessing centuries of social change and is... -
Victorian Pumping Stations by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $14.81Victorian pumping stations are colourful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose highly decorative cast-iron frames, built to encage powerful steam engines. They are... -
Gothic Revival Architecture by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $16.57From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of... -
Tracing Lost Railways by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $16.42The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former... -
English Churches Explained by Trevor Yorke 9781846741913
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $16.23The local church is a familiar landmark in every town, city and village. The story of its past is the story of the people for whom, down the centuries, it was the center of the community. But how... -
The 1930s House Explained by Trevor Yorke 9781846740022
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $16.23This is a guide to the style of houses built in the 1930s. Tradition continued to dominate the outside while inside art deco was all the rage. It contains many photographs and detailed drawings.About... -
The Victorian House Explained by Trevor Yorke 9781853069437
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $16.23Become an instant expert on Victorian houses with this compact and useful guide, filled with detailed drawings, diagrams and photos, alongside stories from the past.BRING THE VICTORIAN ERA TO LIFE -... -
Victorian Gothic House Styles Trevor Yorke 9781846743047
RRP: $16.70Booksplease Price: $13.31Gothic style transformed the urban landscape from the mid 19th century. In this new book, discover how leading architects reinterpreted Medieval buildings to create a dynamic style which spread from... -
What the Victorians Got Wrong by Trevor Yorke 9781846741142
Booksplease Price: $27.74This compact easy-reference book takes an alternative look at 19th-century British history, shining a light on the often-forgotten sacrifices that were required to bring about the Industrial... -
Art Deco House Styles by Trevor Yorke 9781846742477
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $13.38The lively styles of the period are still highly sought after by house buyers and homeowners today. This is the perfect book for those who want to learn more about the artistic influences of these... -
Georgian and Regency Houses Explained Trevor Yorke 9781846740510
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $16.23Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains all aspects of the Georgian and Regency house and provides a comprehensive guide to the houses of this notable period... -
How to Attack A Castle: And How To Defend It by Trevor Yorke 9781846743665
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $16.23Through colourful illustrations and accounts of actual sieges in every chapter, you'll discover how armies from medieval times up to the English Civil War attacked and besieged British castles and... -
Tracing the History of Villages by Trevor Yorke 9781853067129 [USED COPY]
Booksplease Price: $6.30Using text and illustrations, the author guides the reader through a short history of the village from Roman times to the present day, and then charts the different kinds of villages.Book... -
HOW TO DATE FURNITURE: An Easy Reference Guide by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $13.38This illustrated, easy reference guide is packed with all the information you need to help you date English furniture and bring its history to life. The book looks at many different furniture types,... -
British Architectural Styles: An Easy Reference Guide by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $12.50Booksplease Price: $10.44Here is a compact and useful guide, filled with detailed drawings, to help put a date to the variety of buildings we see around us. It covers an immense range of structures and styles from 1500 to... -
The Trench: Life and Death on the Western Front 1914 - 1918 by Trevor Yorke
RRP: $20.98Booksplease Price: $19.05The Trench - Life and Death on The Western Front - with a Foreword by Michael Morpugo.The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now,... -
What the Victorians Got Wrong by Trevor Yorke 9781846741142 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $3.93This compact easy-reference book takes an alternative look at 19th-century British history, shining a light on the often-forgotten sacrifices that were required to bring about the Industrial... -
How to Date Buildings: An Easy Reference Guide by 9781846743436
RRP: $12.58Booksplease Price: $10.50From the black and white Tudor cottage with contorted timbers to the colourful Victorian town hall with patterned brickwork, older buildings often inspire investigation and query. Who built them and... -
Homes Fit For Heroes: The Aftermath of the First World War 1918-1939 by Trevor Yorke 9781846743498
Booksplease Price: $16.70After the trauma of the war, those returning home required jobs, and with them clean and modern homes for their families. The slums and tenements of the pre-war years were not going to enable a... -
How To Read A Country House by Jeremy Musson 9780091900762 [USED COPY]
RRP: $63.00Booksplease Price: $5.40Why was heraldry so important to the families for whom houses were built? How does the layout of a house reveal the values of the people who lived in it? By reading the architectural features of a... -
The Industrial Revolution Explained: Steam, Sparks and Massive Wheels by Stan Yorke 9781853069352
RRP: $18.88Booksplease Price: $14.81In this concise illustrated guide, Stan Yorke tells the story of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, simplifying an otherwise complicated subject with his easy-to-follow writing style...