From Stonehenge in Wiltshire to Land's End in Cornwall, Jason Hawkes has compiled a magnificent portrayal of the glorious west of England. His bird's-eye views show the land and the buildings from often startling angles, and cover such famous sites as Stourhead, Longleat, Wells and Salisbury Cathedrals, the Cheddar Gorge, Maiden Castle, Lulworth Cove, Dartmoor, St Michael's Mount, lovely towns like Dorchester, Taunton, Newquay and Exeter, and very much more besides.
A highly informative commentary on the pictures is provided in the captions, which often show us details of the photographs which the cursory glance might miss, and explain how the shape of modern towns, cities and their surrounding countryside have been influenced by history.
Among other unexpected highlights are superb views of the surfers on the north Cornish coast, the disused tin mines at Wheal Coats, the wilds of Dartmoor and Exmoor, the amazing Chesil Bank, and great Channel ports like Plymouth and Dartmouth.
