London 2: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (v. 2) [Hardcover]

Bridget Cherry (Author), Nikolaus Pevsner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides | Publication Date: 2002

London 2: South is a uniquely comprehensive guide to the twelve southern boroughs. Its riverside buildings range from the royal splendours of Hampton Court and Greenwich and the Georgian delights of Richmond, to the monuments of Victorian commerce in Lambeth and Southwark. But the book also charts lesser known suburbs, from former villages such as Clapham to still rural, Edwardian Chislehurst, as well as the results of twentieth-century planners' dreams from Roehampton to Thamesmead. Full accounts are given of London landmarks as diverse as Southwark Cathedral, Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery and the arts complex of the South Bank. The outer boroughs include diverse former country houses - Edward IV's Eltham Palace, the Jacobean Charlton House, and the Palladian Marble Hill. The rich Victorian churches and school buildings are covered in detail, as are the exceptional structures of Kew Gardens.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"To historians and students and all who want to know a county in depth, the new editions form an essential encyclopedia; as Pevsner himself said when the first revisions came out, these are the ones to have." Andor Gomme, Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Simon Bradley worked for the Historic Royal Palaces Agency begfore joining The Buildings of England. He has lectured on many aspects of the City of London, and is now starting work on a new volume on The City of Westminster to complete the London series. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300096518
• ISBN-13: 978-0300096514
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,584,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)