Great Houses of London

'This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures' Mail on Sunday The great houses of London represent one of the marvels of English architecture and yet they are almost entirely unknown. They are for the most part disguised behind sober facades but their riches within are astonishing. There are many architectural wonders among them Robert Adam's 20 St James's Square and William Burges's Tower House. Several - including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels and Titians - have held great art collections. These are houses that hold extraordinary stories: half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; and on 4 August 1914 at 9 Carlton House Terrace then the German Embassy young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another. Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest and grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners and occupants artists and architects their restoration adaptation and change.

Hardcover: 328 pages

Publisher: Frances Lincoln; Revised edition (October 20 2015)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780711237223

ISBN-13: 978-0711237223

ASIN: 0711237220

Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 1.2 x 12.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds