Devon house [[electronic resource] ] : the story of Poltimore / / Jocelyn Hemming, edited by Peter Howard

• Autore: Hemming Jocelyn
• Pubblicazione: Bristol ; ; Oregon, : University of Plymouth Press in association with Intellect Books, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (115 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.3/5
• Soggetto topico: Dwellings - Great Britain; Historic sites - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HowardPeter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Family Tree; Poltimore Plan; Introduction; Invaders, a kidnapping and a Charitable Deed: 100 BC- AD 1600; Royalist to Parlamentarian: Conflict and a Hard-won Treaty; The Bampfylde Builders: from the 17th to the 20th Century; The Pleasures that go with Learning 1923-1945; The Poltimore Hospitals: 1945-1975; Two Decades of Disaster: 1976-1997; The Millenium and Beyond; Acknowledgements
• Sommario/riassunto: A DEVON HOUSE relates the story of one of Devon's great houses through the people and events which have coloured its existence over the past 400 years. The book traces the architectural progression of Poltimore from Tudor manor to grand 20th century mansion, records its historic role in England's tempestuous Civil War and details its use after 1920 as first a school and then a hospital. It will appeal to all those who knew the house and estate in a personal capacity in the past, those who have visited it since the formation of Poltimore House Trust in 2000 and the Friends of Poltimore House in
• Titolo autorizzato: Devon house
• ISBN: 1-280-47735-0; 1-280-47737-7; 9786610477371; 1-4175-9418-7; 1-84150-937-X; 1-84150-938-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450813503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II