Country Houses of England
Author(s): Stoeltie, Barbara
Padded cover, 215 x 250 mm, 192 pages

From manors and cottages through to keeper's lodges, as well as the homes of the famous
The great and the good of England have traditionally aspired towards their rural retreats, often spending lifetimes designing and decorating these idyllic hide-aways, be they neat cottages or huge mansions with acres of landscaped gardens. The classic image of the country house has been defined by literature and film to create a notion of buildings in harmony with the green and pleasant vistas around them, of quiet farming villages unchanged for decades.

Country Houses of England provides the proof that this aspect of England is alive and well, with its lavish photographs of the interiors and exteriors of many great and diverse examples of the contemporary country abode. Indeed, some have been preserved as they were in the past, whereas others have had modern elements subtly added in the process of conversion.

There are all kinds of residences featured, from manors and cottages through to converted barns and keeper's lodges, as well as the homes of the famous such as Chawton Cottage, once the quarters of that great observer of country life, Jane Austen.
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