De Figueiredo, Peter & Treuherz, Jullian — Cheshire country houses

Phillimore, Chichester. English Country House series. V.g.. V.g.. Slight corner wear to jacket. The definitive account of country houses in Cheshire, written by the former Keeper of the Walker art gallery, Liverpool (then working in Manchester) in conjunction with a former conservation officer for English Heritage. Contrasting houses grace the dust jacket: the new Ferranti mansion, Henbury Hall, on the front and Little Moreton Hall at the rear. Although Cheshire is placed by the government in England's north-west region, its grand houses have more in common with those of the west midlands, even though the wealth which built many of them came from manufacturing and trade rather than agriculture. The gentle topography limits the scope for fine vistas, though occasionally (as at Tirley Garth) there is an inspired choice of site. In addition to the main treatments, there is a gazetteer of lesser houses and useful reference notes.