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Explores the rich and fascinating history of Halifax through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Discover the history and character of the Somerset town of Frome in this enriching tour of fifty of its buildings and landmarks.

Explore the rich history of the city of Durham in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Explore the rich history of Brentwood in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of the London Borough of Ealing through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Hereford through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Ipswich through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Aberdeen through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of York through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explore the rich history of Beverley in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Darlington through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

A fascinating exploration of Stockport's architectural treasures and notable landmarks from across the centuries.

Explore the rich history of the Yorkshire town of Barnsley in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Discover the history and architectural treasures of this Dorset coastal town of Poole in this fascinating exploration of 50 of its buildings and landmarks from across the centuries.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Nottingham through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explore the rich history of Stratford-upon-Avon in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Buildings are among the crucial features that define a city. They create the cityscape and form the horizon while, at a more personal level, they provide the homes for its citizens, their places of education, worship, entertainment, arts and commerce. The fifty buildings described in this book chart the history of Leeds from its pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution as a major producer of wool and white broadcloth at the White Cloth Hall, Marshall's Mill and the stunning Corn Exchange. Leeds boasts four universities, the Brotherton Library taking pride of place with the Rose Bowl Building. The Thackray museum of medical history, the City Museum and the Armouries provide cutting edge culture along with the Art Gallery, the West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Arena. For sport there is Headingley and Elland Road while the beautifully elegant Victoria Arcades provide a special shopping experience. The skyline is pierced with windy Bridgewater Place, the Electric Press and Broadcasting Tower. Fine churches and mosques abound, as do old pubs like Whitelocks, the Whip and the Angel, and further afield are the splendours of Kirkstall Abbey, Temple Newsam and Harewood House. All of these buildings and many more are covered in this fascinating book: their history and the role they play today in one of England's leading cities provide an enthralling historical narrative for the Leeds of yesterday and of today.

Explore the rich history of the town of Southport in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Huddersfield through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

From the third quarter of the seventh century when St Chad wandered into a watery valley in the heart of the Kingdom of Mercia to the Black Death, the English Civil War and the days of the Enlightenment when it was home to great minds such as Samuel Johnson and Erasmus Darwin, Lichfield has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the city. Lichfield in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. From its 1,300-year-old cathedral, the impressive Guildhall to the modernist Garrick Theatre, this unique study celebrates the city's heritage in a new and accessible way. Well-known local author Joss Musgrove Knibb guides the reader on a tour of the city's historic structures and modern architectural marvels.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Harrogate through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explore the rich history of Middlesbrough in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Discover the history and architectural treasures of Salford in this fascinating exploration of 50 buildings and landmarks from across the centuries.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Stamford through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Wakefield through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

From the founding of St Frideswide's nunnery in the sixth century and the emergence of its university in the late twelfth century - the first in the English-speaking world - through its growth and development as one of the country's leading centres of education, science, publishing and motor manufacturing, to its current status as one of the fastest growing and ethnically diverse cities in the UK, Oxford has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the many fine buildings that have shaped this 'city of dreaming spires'. Oxford in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. From neoclassical marvels such as the iconic Ashmolean Museum to the twenty-first-century Sad Business School, a welcome addition to the city's famous skyline, this unique study celebrates the city's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way. Local author Andrew Sargent guides the reader on a tour of the city's historic buildings and modern architectural marvels.

Why Whitechapel? Outside of the Square Mile (the City of London) it is probably the best known area of Greater London in the UK, if not the world. The buildings here range from the majestic - for example, the Nicholas Hawksmoor churches at the eastern and southern end of the district (Christchurch and St George in the East) and the magnificent Royal London Hospital in the centre - to a wonderful series of social housing projects dating from 1695 to the present day. In-between are buildings of immense importance to the social history of the UK. This book maps the journey of the various immigrant communities who have lived and contributed to the area, from the Huguenot weavers in the eighteenth century, the large Jewish community of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the recent growth of the Bangladeshi community, as evidenced by the changing face of Brick Lane. Join Louis Berk and Rachel Kolsky as they take the reader around some of Whitechapel's finest architectural treasures in this beautifully illustrated book.

Southend-on-Sea is a comparatively modern town. Its origins date to only the eighteenth century, but its geographical spread encompasses six historic parishes: Prittlewell, Southchurch, Leigh, Eastwood, South Shoebury and North Shoebury, whose existence goes back a further 1,100 years to at least the seventh century. Hidden within Southend's modern sprawl of predominantly nineteenth and twentieth-century streets, and often overlooked by visitors and residents alike, are a number of historic buildings that have survived from those former days and predate the modern town. In Southend In 50 Buildings Ian Yearsley delves into the town's past to locate, record and discuss Southend's most interesting buildings from the seventh century to the twenty-first century. Parish churches, manor houses, pubs, homes, agricultural structures, entertainment venues and office blocks all feature in this fully illustrated book which, for the first time ever, attempts a full list, in chronological order, of Southend's oldest buildings.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Glasgow has a long and rich history and the buildings housed within this architecturally impressive city tell its tale accordingly, from its sixth-century origins, to its current role as a vibrant and cosmopolitan centre of new industry and education. Glasgow in 50 Buildings explores the history of this wonderful city by presenting a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. From the medieval Provand's Lordship to the contemporary Riverside Museum, this unique study celebrates Glasgow's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way. Historian Michael Meighan guides the reader on a tour of the city's historic buildings and modern structural marvels. The churches, theatres, commercial and public edifices of Glasgow's rich industrial heritage are presented alongside the innovative buildings of a twenty-first-century city. Images are arranged chronologically to tell the story of Glasgow's development through its most significant buildings. A specially designed map appears at the beginning of the volume to show where each building is located and the text is illustrated with colour photographs and archival images, showcasing the best of Glasgow's heritage in fifty buildings.