Traditional Building Materials

Name: Traditional Building Materials
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ISBN: 9780747808404

ISBN-10: 0747808406

ISBN-13: 9780747808404

Edition: 2012

Authors: Matthew Slocombe

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Steel and glass now dominate modern British cities, but the country can still boast millions of older houses constructed of more traditional building materials. Many date from the period before easy nationwide transportation, when these materials were usually grown on or extracted from land in the locality. As a result, Britain has a varied legacy of vernacular buildings that echoes its multitude of different landscapes. They display a rich and colourful palette of materials from the honey-coloured stone of the Cotswolds, to the red earth of Devon and grey granite of Aberdeen. In this book, buildings historian Matthew Slocombe explores the way in which locally produced constructional…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 104
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.23" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



The Emergence of the Superliner


The Wonder Ships


A Call to Arms


Peace and a New Generation


Return to Conflict


Uncertain Future


The Legends Live On


Further Reading


Places to Visit


Index