Traditional Houses of Somerset

A richly illustrated survey of local building traditions in Somerset (including South Avon) from the late 13th to the early 18th centuries, this volume begins with a general overview of landscape and buildings in the county. It then looks in turn at rural farmhouses, cottages and village houses, high-status houses, town houses and farm buildings, describing local materials and styles, plans, roof structures and decorative features, with examples shown in drawings and photographs.