PEVSNER ARCHITECTURAL GUIDESNewsletter 2015/16

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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ISBN 978 0 300 20428 5May 35

This great reference series captures the real Scotland, with its record of our past and present social structures, our cosmopolitanism, our priorities, the legacy of our atavistic compulsions.Colin Donald, Sunday Herald

ISBN 978 0 300 19654 2April 35

James Bettleys two-volume revision of the original guide to Suffolk has divided the county into East and West, allowing for deeper exploration and evocation of the special character of each half of the county, and

confirming Pevsners assertion that Suffolks scenery and the buildings are a delight. The original descriptions of the

architectural highlights of the county its medieval churches, its timber-framed buildings have been much enriched by new research, and the scope of investigation has been widened to draw attention for the first time to the built heritage of every century. Launched in April with an event at Ipswichs University Campus Suffolk, the results have been warmly received.

This pair of volumes shows it is one of the greatest treasure troves of architecture that exists.Marcus Binney, The Times

ISBN 978 0 300 19655 9April 35

2015 has seen publication of two pairs of Buildings volumes, describing some of the richest architectural landscapes of England and Scotland.

ISBN 978 0 300 21555 7November 35

New volumes for Aberdeenshire: North and Moray and Aberdeenshire: South and Aberdeen are the result of six years of dedicated research and fieldwork in the north-east of Scotland by Joseph Sharples, David W. Walker and Matthew Woodworth, supported by the

University of Aberdeen. This is one of the most important regions in Scotlands architectural heritage. The authors have brought together in these two volumes

lively descriptions of structures of breathtaking diversity, from some of the most notable medieval ecclesiastical buildings in the country to the humblest fishermans cottage and from the greatest tower houses of the Scottish Renaissance to the buildings of the North Sea Oil boom.

Readers will be sorry to hear that Matthew Hyde died in September 2015, after a short illness. Matthew contributed three volumes to the revised Buildings of England series: Lancashire: Manchester and the South East (2004) and Cheshire (2011), both written jointly with Clare Hartwell, and Cumbria (2010). Matthews writing for the series is marked by a humane curiosity about people and places, and a gift for vivid and lively description. These interests are reflected in two more recent books, Arts and Crafts Houses of the Lake District, with Esm Whittaker (Frances Lincoln, 2014), and Britains Lost Churches (Aurum, 2015). A lecture in Matthews memory is proposed for 2016, in his home town of Macclesfield.

Author Day: Almost all the authors and researchers currently working on revising Buildings of England volumes met at Yales

offices in October for a day of discussions about working methods, problems encountered, the editorial and production process, and an excellent talk given by Catherine Croft

of the 20th Century Society on the interactions between the C20 and Pevsner.

December Special Offer!To thank you for being part of the Pevsner community, we would like to offer you 25% off all Pevsner guides, plus free P&P, in December. Valid for published volumes, UK orders only, via the Yale website.

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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS FOR 2016

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A new series of handbooks to complement the familiar Guides, providing accessible and engaging accounts of buildings by type and theme. The first two volumes are Churches by Simon Bradley and Houses by Charles OBrien.

Written by the joint editors of the Pevsner Architectural Guides, and distilling years of experience visiting buildings, these are books for anyone who would like to understand more about Englands architectural history. Lavishly illus-trated, clearly written and easy to use, the texts explain key compo-nents, stylistic changes, functional requirements, regional variations and vocabulary. Readers can equip themselves to explore more knowl-edgeably, evaluating dates and phases and interpreting patterns of patronage and use, from the early Middle Ages to the present.

Derbyshire, revised by Clare Hartwell. A new edition covering Pevsners county of contrasts, replacing Elizabeth Williamsons revision of 1978. Enhanced and updated accounts of Derbyshires great set-piece mansions Bolsover, Chatsworth, Haddon, Hardwick, Kedleston are accom-panied by greatly enriched surveys of the countys diverse inheritance of lesser houses, its pioneering (and often spectacular) industrial sites, its multifarious towns and villages, and its distinctive and rewarding traditions of church-building, tomb sculpture and ironwork.

Warwickshire, revised by Chris Pickford. The first full-scale revision of Pevsners 1966 volume, written by an author born in the county. Justly famous for the attractions of world-renowned Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire also offers rich interest in its many villages and towns. The revision enhances and supplements Pevsners assessments and provides new perspectives on major buildings such as Warwick Castle and Rugby School, on places such as Coventry, still a new city for Pevsner fifty years ago, and on the contributions of distinguished architects in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire by Rob Close, John Gifford and Frank Arneil Walker. This will be the fifteenth and final volume of the Buildings of Scotland. The series concludes with two of the least known counties. Bordering the first city Glasgow no other area can claim to encapsulate such a diversity of character, from the cottages and churches of the deeply rural villages of Clydesdale to the medieval centre of Paisley in Renfrewshire, and from the great port of Greenock along the Clyde to the former steel and iron towns of the Lanarkshire coalfield; including planned settlements of international significance, from the model weaving village of Robert Owens New Lanark to the post-war New Town of Cumbernauld.

ChurchesISBN 978 0 300 21553 3March 2016 12.99

HousesISBN 978 0 300 21554 0March 2016 12.99

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