Download or read book Annual Report of the Registrar General for England and Wales written by Great Britain. General Register Office and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book England s Hideaways written by Meg Nolan Van Reesema and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Van Reesema takes us on a four of England's most pampering, exclusive hideaways. An invaluable guide to England's finest guestrooms, featuring thirty destinations across the romantic landscape.
Download or read book England s Magnificent Gardens written by Roderick Floud and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the seventeenth-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today. In this rich, revelatory history, Sir Roderick Floud, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians, writes that gardens have been created in Britain since Roman times but that their true growth began in the seventeenth century; by the eighteenth century, nurseries in London took up 100 acres, with ten million plants (!) that were worth more than all of the nurseries in France combined. Floud’s book takes us through more than three centuries of English history as he writes of the kings, queens, and princes whose garden obsessions changed the landscape of England itself, from Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian England to today’s Windsors. Here are William and Mary, who brought Dutch gardens and bulbs to Britain; William, who twice had his entire garden lowered in order to see the river from his apartments; and his successor, Queen Anne, who, like many others since, vowed to spend little on her gardens and instead spent millions. Floud also writes of Frederick, Prince of Wales, the founder of Kew Gardens, who spent more than $40,000 on a single twenty-five-foot tulip tree for Carlton House; Queen Victoria, who built the largest, most advanced and most efficient kitchen garden in Britain; and Prince Charles, who created and designed the gardens of Highgrove, inspired by his boyhood memories of his grandmother’s gardens. We see Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, who created a magnificent garden at Blenheim Palace, only to tear it apart and build a greater one; Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, the savior of Chatsworth’s 100-acre garden in the midst of its 35,000 acres; and the gardens of lesser mortals, among them Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West, both notable garden designers and writers. We see the designers of royal estates—among them, Henry Wise, William Kent, Humphrey Repton, and the greatest of all English gardeners, “Capability” Brown, who created the 150-acre lake of Blenheim Palace, earned millions annually, and designed more than 170 parks, many still in existence today. We learn how gardening became a major catalyst for innovation (central heating came from experiments to heat greenhouses with hot-water pipes); how the new iron industry of industrializing Britain supplied a myriad of tools (mowers, pumps, and the boilers that heated the greenhouses); and, finally, Floud explores how gardening became an enormous industry as well as an art form in Britain, and by the nineteenth century was unrivaled anywhere in the world.
Download or read book Fodor s 2009 England written by Linda Cabasin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fodor s Essential England written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a limited time, receive a free Fodor's Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook! Go to fodors.com for details. Written by locals, Fodor’s Essential England is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to England. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring one of the most exciting countries in Europe. With its irresistible mix of storied heritage and cosmopolitan charm, England will wow you with its history, culture, and must-see towns and cities. Fodor's England captures the most memorable sights and experiences in dazzling color, from fabulous historic houses and quaint villages to cozy country pubs and London's cutting-edge food, art, and nightlife scenes. Fodor’s England includes: •UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: This edition includes new restaurants and hotels from all over the country, to make sure you find the best places to eat and stay. You’ll also get up-to-date information on popular destinations such as Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, and more. London's hot hotel and restaurant scenes get attention too, along with the East End's thriving art galleries. •ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A brief introduction and spectacular color photos capture the ultimate experiences and attractions throughout England. •DETAILED COLOR MAPS: Over 80 color city and regional maps to help you plan and get around stress-free. •GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Stunning magazine-style color features highlight must-have experiences, from making the most of a visit to the Tower of London or York Minster to planning a perfect garden tour or Lake District walk. Other features will give you the inside scoop on England's culinary scene, presenting the best cheeses, seafood, and Indian food in the country. •ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries help you plan and make the most of your time. We include tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports, and the outdoors. “Fodor's Choice” designates our best picks in every category. •INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Convenient overviews show each region and its highlights, and detail-rich chapter planning sections have on-target advice and tips for planning your time and for getting around the country by car, bus, and train. •COVERS: London, Bath, Cambridge, the Cotswolds, Liverpool, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Manchester, Stonehenge, York, Oxford, Cornwall, and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Looking for a guide about London or the rest of the United Kingdom? Check out Fodor’s London, Fodor’s Essential Great Britain, and Fodor’s Scotland.
Download or read book Fodor s England 2015 written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 1817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. With its irresistible mix of storied heritage and cosmopolitan pizzazz, England attracts more than 3 million Americans each year. Fodor's England 2015 captures the most memorable sights and experiences in dazzling color, from fabulous historic houses and age-mellowed towns to cozy country pubs and London's cutting-edge galleries. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Coverage of London; The Southeast; The South; The West Country; The Thames Valley; Bath and the Cotswolds; Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Heart of England; Manchester, Liverpool, and the Peak District; The Lake District; East Anglia; Yorkshire; The Northeast; Wales Planning to focus on London? Check out Fodor's travel guides to London.
Download or read book The Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire written by Marshall G. Hall and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges have always played an important role in the social and economic history of human development and Buckinghamshire has a great wealth of them. Through delightful photographs, stories, and historical facts, this book looks at the historic bridges that make up the chronology of Buckinghamshire. Bridges in this book are more than 100 years old, mostly lie on public roads or rights-of-way, are publicly accessible, and have a significant proportion of the original bridge intact. Trade systems and road networks must solve the challenges of geographys waterways, and bridges, causeways, fords, and flood systems were necessarily a key aspect of the experience of historical travel. Bridges and river crossings anchored the Buckinghamshire road network in the landscape, and once established it proved remarkably durable. Settlements, villages, and eventually cities have traditionally sprung up at bridgeheads or where a river could be crossed at any time of the year. Some examples in Buckinghamshire are Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, and Cookham. The most ancient, vital, and interesting architectural structures linked to use of these crossings are bridges, and people hold a deep fascination for them. There are thousands of bridges in Buckinghamshire, varying vastly in size, style, and materials. Many are stone, a few are wooden, and there are numerous brick and more modern steel and concrete constructions.
Download or read book The English Folly written by Gwyn Headley and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If this were a novel, the tales of astounding wealth, sexual perversion, murder, munificence, rape, insanity, brutality, slavery, religious mania, selfishness, snobbery, charity, suicide, generosity, theft, madness, wickedness, failure and eccentricity which unfold in these pages would be too concentrated to allow for the willing suspension of disbelief. All these sins and virtues, and more, are displayed by the characters in this book, some exhibiting several of them simultaneously. Folly builders were not as we are. They never built what we now call follies. They built for beauty, utility, improvement; it is only we, struggling after them with our imperfect understanding, who dismiss their prodigious constructions as follies. Follies can be found around the world, but England is their spiritual home. Having written the definitive books on follies in Great Britain, Benelux and the USA, Headley & Meulenkamp have turned their attention to the folly builders themselves, people so blinded by fashion or driven by some nameless ideology that they expended great fortunes on making their point in brick, stone and flint. Most follies are simply misunderstood buildings, and this book studies the motives, characters, decisions and delusions of their builders. If there was madness in their building, fortunately there was no method in it.
Download or read book England 2008 written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.
Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 1672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries written by John Austin Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fodor s England 2011 written by Fodor's and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions and other valuable features. Original.
Download or read book The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings written by Carley Roney and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest trend to hit weddings in the past decade is the destination wedding. Whether on a Caribbean beach or in the Italian countryside, more and more couples throw their weddings far from home. The idea is an exciting one, but planning long distance can be complicated. In The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings, Carley Roney and JoAnn Gregoli break down the unique process of planning from afar—from deciding on your destination to whether or not you should fly in your officiant—and all the legal and practical considerations in between. Armed with a variety of experts on the subject, tips, and lessons from couples who have been through the experience, this book is jam-packed with checklists and practical, insightful advice from wedding people in-the-know. With so many intricacies to take care of, couples “wedding away” need a clear game plan. The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings ensures no detail, big or small, will fall through the cracks. The authors tackle: •picking out and booking the perfect location •listings of the top wedding spots worldwide •establishing the wedding budgets •hiring planners and/or vendors from a distance •the etiquette of destination weddings •countless ways to make your wedding unique •legal marriage requirements for foreign locales •planning a full weekend of events, including the reception, rehearsal dinner, and guest activities •using the Internet to coordinate the event
Download or read book Fodor s 2007 England written by Linda Cabasin and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a travel guide to England and Wales, providing recommendations on hotels, restaurants, shopping, local transportation, sights of interest, and nightlife.
Download or read book The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Embracing Recent Changes in Counties Dioceses Parishes Etc Index written by John Marius Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Estates Seats of the Nobility and Gentry written by Edward Gorton Davis and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
