Birmingham and the Black Country

Andy Foster, Nikolaus Pevsner, Alexandra Wedgwood

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Yale University Press
07 June 2022

Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial

Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England

The latest revised volume in the Pevsner Architectural Guides, covering Birmingham and the towns and settlements of the Black Country

This fully revised account of the buildings of the City of Birmingham, its suburbs and outskirts, and the adjacent Black Country explores an area rich in Victorian and Edwardian architecture. Even the small towns of the Black Country supported local architects with their own distinctive styles, such as C. W. D. Joynson in Darlaston and A. T. Butler in Cradley Heath. Much West Midlands industry was organized in small to medium-sized firms, resulting in a rich and diverse streetscape and canalscape.

The Arts and Crafts tradition also established deep roots in the area, resulting in masterpieces such as Lethaby’s Eagle Insurance in Birmingham and Wolverhampton’s Wightwick Manor, as well as a host of fine villas and churches. Older buildings of national significance include the grand Jacobean mansion of Aston Hall, Thomas Archer’s Birmingham Cathedral, and such unexpected delights as the neoclassical barn in Solihull by Sir John Soane. Featuring new color photography and numerous maps and text illustrations, this volume will transform understanding and enjoyment of the architecture of this key English region.

By: Andy Foster, Nikolaus Pevsner, Alexandra Wedgwood
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 1.361kg
ISBN: 9780300223910
ISBN 10: 0300223919
Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England
Pages: 968
Publication Date: 07 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andy Foster is an independent architectural historian based in Birmingham.

Reviews for Birmingham and the Black Country

"“Each revision of the Pevsner architectural guides — with their copious additional details and superb colour photography — opens readers' eyes to what should have been obvious...Seldom has this been more evident than with the latest volume, Birmingham and the Black Country.”—Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph “A tirelessly comprehensive book…[This is] a city of rich oddities and pleasingly bewildering contrasts.”—Jonathan Meades, The Oldie ""The updated Buildings of England series get better and better, but Andy Foster's Birmingham and the Black Country is especially worthy of celebration...It is fair to say that it is a region that has rarely been the focus of sustained admiration, so much of the contents are revelatory...The book is a triumph.""—Otto Saumarez Smith, Friends of Friendless Churches"