Manor Houses of England

by P.H. Ditchfield

. dw, 1985, 211pp

Genres: Architecture, British Literature

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1910

About the author

Rev. Peter Hempson Ditchfield, FSA (1854–1930) was a Church of England priest, an historian and a prolific author. He also co-edited with W.H. Page three Berkshire volumes of the Victoria County History, which were published in 1907, 1923 and 1924. (wikipedia)

Reviews

[Simon Wardell]

A really interesting read, despite some of the details and opinions being somewhat dated having been originally published in 1910. What made me buy it from a second hand bookshop apart from the subject matter was the excellent pen and ink illustrations by Sydney R. Jones which are absolutely beautiful.

[Jlnpeacock Peacock]

A charming book written in 1910, explaining the designs of manor houses. It was fascinating to learn of the periods and changes for these structures. The author was lamenting the loss of so many of the more renowned. I wonder how many of those he wrote about remain today?