The Destruction of the Country House 1875-1975

[Country Houses]

The influential book on the destruction of country houses in Britain. The book was published concurrently with the exhibition of the same name at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It acted as a call-to-arms to stop the demolition of stately homes that had started in the 19th century and which gathered momentum after the two World Wars when the upkeep of these houses became too expensive and impractical. The campaign garnered much coverage and achieved much success in its aims. Over 300 demolished houses are illustrated in archival photographs and many more are listed in the appendix.



Roy Strong, Marcus Binney & John Harris. Thames and Hudson. London. 1974. First edition. Paperback, quarto; illustrated wrappers. 192 pages. 383 b&w illustrations. English. 260 x 210mm. 0.95kg. 9780500270523. Very good; slight shelf wear, previous owner's inscription to first page.