The English Model Farm

Building the Agricultural Ideal, 1700-1914

Susanna Wade-Martins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Windgather Press

Published:1st Dec '02

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The English Model Farm cover

During the Agricultural Revolution, the landowners of Britain constructed an enormous range of picturesque or classical buildings on their farms, inspired by Enlightenment ideals. These model farms, a phenomenan unique to Britain, are a significant yet largely undiscovered aspect of our heritage. This book is richly illustrated with interior and exterior photographs, most of them specially commissioned, as well as plans, paintings and historic photographs. It examines the architecture and landscape context of the farmsteads themselves and considers the motives of the people who built them, drawing on the first comprehensive national survey of model farms, recently completed by English Heritage.

ISBN: 9780953863051

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250 pages