{"product_id":"the-english-house-a-history-in-eight-buildings","title":"The English House: A History in Eight Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating new account of the history of the English house, from the country's preeminent architectural historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cruickshank's enthusiasm for England's vernacular architecture shines through every infectious sentence of this glorious book... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA triumph\u003c\/b\u003e.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA mine of information presented in an effortlessly accessible style\u003c\/b\u003e. Unlike many books that merely convey stories attached to buildings, this is \u003cb\u003esocial and architectural history delivered with forensic insight'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Country Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of the superbly elegant early eighteenth-century Pallant House in Chichester. It's the story of 19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields, built for a Huguenot silk-weaver, ultimately a synagogue. It's also the story of - among others - a row of two-up, two-downs in Toxteth, a block of flats in London's East End, and what \u003ci\u003eIdeal Home\u003c\/i\u003e's magazine described in 1926 as Britain's 'first modern house' - in Northampton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether these buildings reveal the ways in which English homes have developed and changed over the past few centuries. At the same time, as Dan Cruickshank shows, they have much to tell us about the lives of their first occupants: their aspirations, their struggles, their place within society and relationship with their local community. \u003ci\u003eThe English House \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly weaves these two strands together, blending architectural and social history to create a series of brilliantly observed portraits of fascinating buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Dan Cruickshank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Genial, erudite and companionable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this heroic and heartfelt book caps a career devoted to [Spitalfields'] heritage.' ? \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With \u003cb\u003ebeguiling erudition,\u003c\/b\u003e TV historian and local resident Cruickshank tells the story of Spitalfields from Roman times to today . . . This is \u003cb\u003epeople's history at its tastiest.'\u003c\/b\u003e ? Sunday Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A passionate, scholarly energy\u003c\/b\u003e and involvement with every era of the district's long history come off Spitalfields' pages . . . Absorbing detail.' ? \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cruickshank writes perceptively and honestly . . . As well as being \u003cb\u003ea fascinating account of a unique area of London\u003c\/b\u003e, Spitalfields is a timely warning that helps us to appreciate what the city and country risk losing.' ?\u003ci\u003e Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delight to read\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Teaches one how to use one's eyes more intelligently.' -- Jean Seaton, Chair of Judges, \u003ci\u003ePEN Hessell-Tiltman History Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 512 pages | Published November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hutchinson Heinemann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867593916765,"sku":"9781529152456","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529152456.jpg?v=1773596806","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-english-house-a-history-in-eight-buildings","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}