Lost Mansions

Essays on the Destruction of the Country House

J. Raven

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English

Palgrave Pivot
29 April 2015

The Arts: General & Reference; Architecture; British & Irish history; History: earliest times to present day; Social & cultural history

This provocative volume stimulates debate about lost 'heritage' by examining the history of the hundreds of great houses demolished in Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century. Seven lively essays debate our understanding of what is meant by loss and how it relates to popular conceptions of the great house.

Edited by: J. Raven
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 2.961kg
ISBN: 9781137520760
ISBN 10: 1137520760
Pages: 137
Publication Date: 29 April 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; James Raven 2. Lost Aspects of the Country Estate; Jon Stobart 3. The Destruction of the Country House in Ireland, 1879-1973; Terry Dooley 4. Bowen's Court as an Aesthetic of Living: A Lost Mansion's Significance in the Imagining of the Irish Gentry; Ian d'Alton 5. The Loss of Country Houses and Estates through the Destruction and Obscuring of Identity; Barbara Wood 6. Better off as Ruins? The Scottish Castle Restoration Debate; Michael Davis 7. The Demolished Mansions of Essex and the Marks Hall Estate: Reconstruction and the Heritage of Loss; James Raven

James Raven is Professor of Modern History at the University of Essex, UK, and a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK. His books include Bookscape (2014), The Business of Books (2007), and Lost Libraries (2004). He is a Trustee of the Marks Hall Estate, Essex, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.