Lost Country Houses of Norfolk

History, Archaeology and Myth

Professor Tom Williamson, Ivan D Ringwood, Sarah Spooner

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The Boydell Press
14 June 2022

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history

"Norfolk is a county sadly rich in ""lost"" country houses; this account and gazetteer offer a comprehensive account of them. Winner of the general non-fiction category in the East Anglian Book Awards 2016.

The country houses lost from the landscape since the late nineteenth century exercise a peculiar grip on the English imagination, seeming to symbolise the passing of a world of taste and elegance, of stability and deference: a world destroyed by modernity. This important new book argues that most previous studies of the subject have been characterised by nostalgia and vagueness, and by a tendency to exaggerate the scale of the destruction and simplify its causes. It presents a balanced, systematic analysis of country house losses in Norfolk, discussing the scale and chronology of destruction. The authors argue that the loss of great houses was not an entirely new development of the twentieth century, they explain the varied reasons why houses were abandoned and destroyed, and they explore the archaeological traces which these places, their gardens and parks, have left in the modern landscape. Their arguments are illuminated by a full and lavishly-illustrated gazetteer.

This book, the results of many years of fieldwork and documentary research, will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of the country house, in the development of the post-medieval landscape, and in the archaeology and history of the county of Norfolk.

Tom Williamson is Professor of Landscape History at the University of East Anglia; Ivan Ringwood is an independent historical researcher; Sarah Spooner is Lecturer in Landscape History at the University of East Anglia."

By: Professor Tom Williamson, Ivan D Ringwood, Sarah Spooner
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781783276998
ISBN 10: 1783276991
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 14 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lost Country Houses Norfolk Houses: early losses Norfolk Houses: the twentieth-century losses Lost Country Houses in the Landscape Conclusion: The Death of the Country House? Gazetteer Appendix

Professor of Landscape History, University of East Anglia Lecturer Landscape History & Engagement, University of East Anglia

Reviews for Lost Country Houses of Norfolk: History, Archaeology and Myth

Invaluable for scholars exploring the architectural, environmental and landscape legacy of the country house in Norfolk...Excellent book. * LANDSCAPE HISTORY * It is authoritative and meticulously researched on both physical and documentary evidence. For anyone interested in the history of Norfolk, this is an important reference tool. * REFERENCE REVIEWS * The fascinating gazetteer here, from Appleton Hall to Wroxham House, includes many examples you can't help but wish somehow had made it through intact to the modern era. * EASTERN DAILY PRESS *