Dyrham Park, an English country estate nestled among steep hills seven miles north of Bath, fulfills your fantasy of what such a place should be. A house and a dovecote were recorded on the site in ...

A fascinating insight into Britain’s industrial past as evidenced by its buildings, richly illustrated with intricate line drawings. Architecture historian and artist Hubert Pragnell offers an ...

An example of a probate inventory from England in the late 17th century. This is the inventory of John Booth, a victualler (supplier of food and alcohol) from Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire, ...