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050 4 $aDA632$b.A84 2011
100 1 $aAshley, Peter.
245 10 $aCross country :$bEnglish buildings and landscape from countryside to coast /$cPeter Ashley.
260 $aChichester :$bJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.,$c2011.
300 $a240 p. :$bcol. ill., maps ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references and index.
520 $a"In Cross Country photographer and author Peter Ashley unleashes his passion for Blighty. He takes us on an enlightening jaunt that encompasses many of England's most loved regions. His love of buildings and landscape extends far beyond architecture in picturesque surroundings. By combining personal reminiscence and an ear for intriguing anecdote, he shows us with wit, and sometimes irreverent comment, just how richly varied the fabric of England is: abandoned Cornish tin mines above tide-washed caves; Norfolk boat sheds leaning on salt marches; Romney Marsh shepherd's houses disappearing behind roadside willows; and hedges looked over in Wiltshire. Local details are found in both Essex estuaries and Cumbrian sand dunes; and long abandoned railway lines are once again pressed into service to take us around his beloved High Leicestershire. Ashley never misses the curious and neglected -- be it a sheep wash in the Cotswolds or a disused petrol pump in Herefordshire. He travels deep into the countryside he cares about. His wry observations allow us to rediscover and delight in what many of us might previously have deemed familiar territory"--Back cover.
651 0 $aEngland$xDescription and travel.
650 0 $aCountry life$zEngland.
651 0 $aEngland$xRural conditions.
852 00 $bglx$hDA632$i.A84 2011g