Surf these sites: Abbeys, Castles, Country Houses of Strangford Lough. -- Visitor guide to historic buildings in this area of County Down: brief descriptions and some photographs. About Bristol -- Series of pictorial tours displaying the city''s architecture, churches, statues and landmarks, with brief histories. Part of Bristol Index. Baltersan, Ayrshire, Scotland -- James Brown, FSA (Scot) provides a thoughtful history and description of this ruined 16th-century tower-house, with photos, drawings, floor-plans, family connections. Bath Past -- The history of a World Heritage City. Articles probe into unexpected corners, as well as the more famous. Illustrated and searchable. Suitable contributions accepted. Buildings of Hampshire -- Extracts from the Hampshire volume of Pevsner''s ''The Buildings of England'', with additional information and illustrations. By Hampshire County Council. Derby Perspectives -- Personal view of the growth of Derby, praising the 1920s-30s architect Charles Aslin. Georgian Bath: John Wood the Elder and Younger -- Old maps of Bath; tour of a typical Georgian town house. Biographies of John Wood the Elder (1704-1754) and his son, with plans, designs, images and descriptions of their buildings and bibliography, by David Billson. Greenwich Palace -- A History. Hawkstone Park - Follies and Gardens -- The Hawkstone park follies; a unique collection of grottos, streams and architectural oddities. Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre, Warwickshire -- A part-14th-century house with crown post has become a heritage centre, displaying aspects of the past life of the town. History of Henley''s market cross, visitor information. Historic Buildings in Britain -- Inventories of the Royal Commissions on Ancient and Historic Monuments of England, Scotland and Wales, covering historic buildings, monuments and sites by county and city, can be purchased on microfiche from Chadwyck-Healey. Historic Royal Palaces -- Official guide to the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House and Kew Palace. Images, histories and information for visitors. Historic buildings of Canterbury -- Photographic record and brief details by intelligent amateur Stephen Bax including the Cathedral, St Martin''s, founded in the Roman period, and the oldest almshouse in the country. Images of England -- Over 500 volunteers are taking photographs of England''s built heritage, which will be posted on the Internet by the year 2002. Project organized by RCHME within English Heritage. Images of Warwickshire -- Genuki offers 19th- and 20th-century photographs, prints and drawings of buildings in the country, predominantly churches, contributed by its members. Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, -- About Scotland provides a plan and illustrated history of this ruined but still impressive former residence of Scottish kings and queens, now in the care of Historic Scotland. Medieval Architecture in England -- A virtual tour of cathedrals, abbeys, churches and castles via a sensitive map or list: photographs and drawings. Part of Images of Medieval Art and Architecture by Alison Stones. Moyses Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds -- Rare example of Norman domestic architecture, now used as a museum of local history. History and architecture of the building; archaeology and local history collections. Part of ''Bury St Edmunds and Beyond''. Pavilions of Splendour -- Specialist agency for the sale of listed buildings gives details and colour pictures. Central register of listed buildings for sale. Guide to legislation on listed buildings. Pevsner Architectural Guides -- This series of books describes historic buildings of all types for each county in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales; a complete list of titles with descriptions. Can order online. Places to Visit in Warwickshire -- Warwickshire Local Authorities provide a quick guide to historic buildings open to the public: most get a brief history, photograph and visitor information. Port Sunlight -- Stylish guide to the village of Port Sunlight, Wirral, built by the Victorian industrial magnate and philanthropist William Hesketh Lever to house his workers. A delicious exercise in the architecture of nostalgia. Priest House and Marlipins -- 15th century timber-framed hall-house on the edge of Ashdown Forest and an unusual Norman building at Shoreham, both owned by the Sussex Archaeological Society, who provide photographs, brief details and visitor information. Red House, Bexley -- Seminal Arts and Crafts house designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. The Friends of the Red House supply photographs and brief history. Sources for Building History -- An illustrated guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles. Searchable tool for students and professionals by Jean Manco, lecturer in building history. St George''s Hall, Liverpool -- Photographs of this splendid neo-classical building, erected between 1842 and 1855 to the designs of Harvey Elmes, with the briefest of histories. The Architectural History Practice -- Dr James Anderson and Frank Kensall offer professional research on historic buildings in the UK. They provide a brief guide and bibliography to researching your own house. The Conservation Glossary -- Glossary of conservation terms referencing the built environment, from the University of Dundee. The Georgian House, Bristol -- Built by John Pinney, a Bristol sugar merchant who owned land and slaves in the Caribbean. Interior restored to the way it would have looked in his time. Photos, brief history and visitor information from owner Bristol City Council. The Mackintosh House -- a QuickTime VR tour of Charles Rennie Mackintosh''s house at the Hunterian Art Gallery at University of Glasgow. The Picture Palace -- Studies of UK cinema buildings and their architects. The Red Lodge, Bristol -- Elizabethan house open to the public. Photos, brief history and visitor information from owner Bristol City Council. The Salisbury Project -- A photographic archive of Salisbury Cathedral, town, and parish churches, provided by the McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia, directed by Marion Roberts. Theatre Royal Chatham -- Interesting site about the restoration of the Theatre Royal, Chatham UK Heritage -- A personal selection of castles, country houses, monasteries and ancient monuments visited and photographed by Jonathan and Clare of West Yorkshire. Virtual Portmeirion -- Online tours, hundreds of photographs and information about Portmeirion, North Wales, a picturesque village of architectural follies created by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. York Historical Buildings -- This is York offers a photograph, brief history and visitor information for each of the city''s notable buildings open to the public.
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