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The history of the Borders is expressed in the buildings described in this book, from castle strongholds and tower houses, the great abbeys, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian public buildings and c...
The history of the Borders is expressed in the buildings described in this book, from castle strongholds and tower houses, the great abbeys, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian public buildings and country houses to the remains of the textile industry ranging from weavers cottages to 19th century mills.
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- Creator
- by Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar, and Richard Fawcett ; with contributions from Sabina Strachan, John Gifford, and Ian Gow
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- English
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- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2006
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- xviii, 841 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0300107021, 9780300107029
- OCLC
- ocm69478710
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 775-780) and indexes.
- Topography, geology and building stones / Andrew A. McMillan -- Prehistoric and Roman Borders / Stratford Halliday -- The early church in the Borders -- The medieval church -- Post-Reformation churches -- Mausolea, monuments and statues -- Mottes, castles and tower houses -- Mansions and country houses -- Roads, railways, harbours and lighthouses -- Burgh and village buildings -- Rural buildings: manses, farmhouses and steadings -- Industrial buildings -- Gazetteer