{"id":9488194893,"title":"Victorian Gothic House Styles","handle":"victorian-gothic-house-styles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign, and it quickly became the dominant form of building.  New and exciting, it reflected Britain's growing stature and a confidence in the country's past and her future direction.   Trevor Yorke describes the importance of this period of architecture and shares the joy of its exuberance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e150 years ago Victorian Gothic architecture was a colourful, innovative and exciting departure from the foreign Classical styles that had been dominant for so long. It heralded a fresh, vibrant era for English architecture; representing the nation's growing stature and confidence in its own abilities and signalling a daring, new approach to building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years its romance and flamboyance has found renewed favour with the public. Major examples such as the Midland Hotel, St. Pancras Station; the Albert Memorial, huge town halls in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford, are all well known. Recent treasures of discovery include Tyntesfield, the National Trust's country house in Somerset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA great reference for anyone with an interest in the Victorian Age and especially those living in and restoring a Gothic revival style house of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 80 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Trevor Yorke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846743047\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-03-29T12:42:00+01:00","created_at":"2017-03-29T12:47:47+01:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["architectural style","Gothic buildings","Trevor Yorke"],"price":795,"price_min":795,"price_max":795,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":35077648653,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Victorian Gothic House Styles","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":795,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-10,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781846743047","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Victorian_Gothic_300_res.jpg?v=1518331692"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Victorian_Gothic_300_res.jpg?v=1518331692","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Victorian Gothic House Styles book cover. Architectural styles reference guide.","id":281145409667,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":709,"width":501,"src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Victorian_Gothic_300_res.jpg?v=1518331692"},"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":709,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Victorian_Gothic_300_res.jpg?v=1518331692","width":501}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign, and it quickly became the dominant form of building.  New and exciting, it reflected Britain's growing stature and a confidence in the country's past and her future direction.   Trevor Yorke describes the importance of this period of architecture and shares the joy of its exuberance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e150 years ago Victorian Gothic architecture was a colourful, innovative and exciting departure from the foreign Classical styles that had been dominant for so long. It heralded a fresh, vibrant era for English architecture; representing the nation's growing stature and confidence in its own abilities and signalling a daring, new approach to building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years its romance and flamboyance has found renewed favour with the public. Major examples such as the Midland Hotel, St. Pancras Station; the Albert Memorial, huge town halls in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford, are all well known. Recent treasures of discovery include Tyntesfield, the National Trust's country house in Somerset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA great reference for anyone with an interest in the Victorian Age and especially those living in and restoring a Gothic revival style house of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 80 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Trevor Yorke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846743047\u003c\/p\u003e"}