The Buildings Archaeologist
eBook - ePub

The Buildings Archaeologist

Discovering the Secrets of Britain's Ancient Buildings

  1. 246 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Buildings Archaeologist

Discovering the Secrets of Britain's Ancient Buildings

About this book

Why do we know so little about the buildings which surround our everyday lives?

How can a nation so obsessed with history have missed so many ancient buildings?

Britain should be proud of its approximately 500,000 listed buildings – yet as many as 60 per cent may have been identified incorrectly. Behind a Victorian façade hides a Tudor house; underneath a Georgian frontage lies a mediaeval cottage; what is now a farm was once a castle. Many centuries-old buildings are missing from the list entirely.

Drawing on his extensive field experience, James Wright explores the ways in which historic architecture has been observed, studied and conserved. The Buildings Archaeologist acts as a field guide to the written records, tree-ring dating and archaeology that help us to investigate the age, development and social history of ancient buildings from houses, castles and churches, to mills, factories and warehouses – all hidden in plain sight.

Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781837050949
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. About the Author
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Part One Antiquarian to Archaeologist
  9. Part Two How to be a Buildings Archaeologist
  10. Buildings Matter
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. References
  13. Endnotes
  14. Picture Section

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