Brass Castles : West Yorkshire New Rich and Their Houses 1800-1914

Sheeran, George

The History Press Ltd（2006/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 160 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780752438061
• DDC分類 728.809428109034

Full Description

The West Yorkshire families who grew rich through commerce and industry during the Industrial Revolution used their newly acquired wealth to build houses and gardens that were markedly different from those of older landed and commercial families. "Brass Castles" is the first book to explore these nineteenth-century mansions as a group in their own right. In this fascinating sociological approach to architectural history, George Sheeran examines the urban as well as the rural homes of ninety-two of the wealthiest families from the 'New Rich' section of the population. He analyses their wealth and where it came from, contrasts the architecture and functions of their houses, compares them with the general development of the nineteenth-century house and looks at how far they were modified by local or individual conditions.

Contents

Introduction 1. The New Rich Defined 2. Designs al a mode 3. The Workings of the House 4. The Garden Setting 5. Businessmen or Gentlemen? 6. Ten Case Histories Gazetteer of Surviving Houses Bibliography Index