2 edition of Scotland"s lost houses found in the catalog.
Scotland"s lost houses
Ian Gow
Published
2008
by Aurum in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Ian Gow. |
| Contributions | National Trust for Scotland. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | NA7334 .G69 2008 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 192 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 192 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23869761M |
| ISBN 10 | 1845133935 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781845133931 |
| LC Control Number | 2009510176 |
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This is a very well produced book on Scotlands great lost estates. The text is highly informative and the images are fanstastic. It is so disgraceful that so many of these great houses were so underappreciated, they were torn down like dilapidated public housing: it's tragic.5/5(12).
Sinceit has been estimated, over of Scotland’s major houses have been lost. The reasons for the losses vary, whether fire, dry rot, or demolition when costs become prohibitive. Fortunately, photographs remain as a remarkable, often eerie record of these In terms of architectural heritage, perhaps nothing is more poignant than the ruination of a once-grand house/5(12).
Book Overview Sinceit has been estimated, over major houses have been lost in Scotland, through fire, dry rot, mining subsistence, or simply demolition resulting from the prohibitive cost of upkeep. Published by Aurum in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland, this companion to Giles Worsley’s hugely successful England’s Lost Houses leaves us in no doubt as to the magnitude of Scotland’s contribution to the apocalypse that prompted the V&A’s tide-turning ‘Destruction of the Country House’ exhibition in In terms of architectural heritage, perhaps nothing is more poignant than the ruination of a once-grand house.
Sinceit has been estimated, over of Scotland’s major houses have been lost. The reasons for the losses vary, whether fire, dry rot, or demolition when costs become prohibitive. Fortunately, photographs remain as a remarkable, often eerie record of these great houses.
The lavish photographic content in Scotland's Lost Houses derives primarily from the archive of the National Monuments Record in Edinburgh, but also draws on Country Life's photographs, local archives, even the remarkable albums taken by a Perthshire demolition contractor in the '50s as he sought to memorialise his handiwork in dynamiting country houses.
In this beautifully produced book, Ian Gow, the most distinguished authority on Scotland's historic houses /5(12). After a childhood exploring the remains of a lost country house estate, research began again inand this website was first published in Scotland's Lost Country Houses is independent, non-commercial, and receives no financial support from any public body.
You are welcome to contact the author by email at [email protected] Conceived as a follow-up to the hugely successful "England's Lost Houses", "Scotland's Lost Houses" draws primarily on the peerless photographic resource of the National Monuments Record in Edinburgh, but also even on the remarkable albums taken by a Perthshire demolition contractor in the fifties, to build a poignant and beautiful portrait of 20 magnificent country houses now lost for ever, including 5/5(14).
Lost Country Houses: A-Z. This is a list of all known lost Scottish country houses, mostly unverified at present (but based on previous research, this list is likely to prove well in excess of 95% accurate).
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This is a very well produced book on Scotlands great lost estates. The text is highly informative and the images are fanstastic. It is so disgraceful that so many of these great houses were so underappreciated, they were torn down like dilapidated public housing: it's tragic.5/5.
Summary: "Ian Gow has selected twenty of Scotland's most important lost houses, and prefaced these with a comprehensive introductory survey of the whole era of destruction.
For anyone who mourns the impoverishment of Scotland's architectural heritage, this book will be a plangent and nostalgic experience."--Jacket. Scotland's Lost Houses by Gow, Ian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at Lost Heritage / a memorial to England's lost country houses As many as 2, notable English country houses have been lost since - this website is a tribute to.
Scotland's Lost Houses by Gow, Ian. Aurum Press, Paperback. Good. Quarto paperback clean. Interior clean and tight. Illustrated with historic purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio.
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Excellent book, made all the more personal as it includes the Castle on the estate where I live. Enjoyed reading about the others as well and puts a lot of the heresay into truth.
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