Wales - Churches, Houses, Castles

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  • Author: Simon Jenkins
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • Catalogue: 170963
  • Size: 16x23.5cm
Wales - Churches, Houses, Castles by Simon Jenkins is an illustrated and thoughtful book which takes as its starting point the question of what is distinctly Welsh about Welsh buildings. Cumulatively Jenkins writes a broader cultural history by looking at issues surrounding how far the country has succeeded in escaping the influence of its eastern neighbour and how a nation’s identity can be embodied in its architecture.

Whilst the Victorian glories of Cardiff, the great fort of Caernarfon, St David’s cathedral and Pembrokeshire’s romantic citadel of Carreg Cennen are obvious highlights, the book also looks at important lesser known locations in a journey through Welsh history encompassing saints such as Illtud and Beuno, warriors such as the Llywelyn’s and Glyndwr and eccentrics such as the Ladies of Llangollen and Adelina Patti - the Italian diva who retreated to the Brecon Beacons at the end of the nineteenth century.