Illuminating the English genius for mixing practicality with beauty, this book is a rich visual anthology of the evolution of the cottage. Ranging from some of England's earliest dwellings, built without plans and with whatever was to hand, to purpose built railway or canal cottages, from model cottages built by wealthy philanthropists to the bucolic follies of the eighteen century rich.
The book includes a magnificent display of landscape photography, which is complemented by a revealing text describing the history and geography of this exceptional region.
