Historic Towns of Britain Book

Britain has a wealth of historic towns, many of them remarkably well preserved and visually attractive. This is the only one volume guide to what is best worth seeing in Scotland and Wales, as well as England.The author has visited nearly a thousand places to present this personal selection, and his gazetteer describes 234 towns in detail and another 187 in brief. There are 174 maps, most of them first edition Ordnance Survey plans, six inches to one mile, and fascinating in their own right. Superb examples of Victorian cartography, they reveal the extent of the towns before their sudden growth in the last hundred years. In addition there is a brief history of town development in Britain, and an illustrated glossary of the architectural terms used.Tourists, whether British or not, will find the book invaluable, though they will not find here detailed descriptions of cathedrals or castles. It will be of great interest to those who live in or near a historic town, and to those architects, planners or councillors whose duty it is to preserve our magnificent heritage.This is a book which will change the way you look at what is around you.Read More