Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-425) and index.
Contents:
The British country house revisited -- Design & construction -- An inheritance restored: a private owner's experience -- Sharing treasures: the National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- Magnificence & power -- Wealth & Consumption -- Stories of the "Big House": new approaches in Irish country house studies -- Learning & religion -- An inviting alliance: the Yorkshire country house partnership -- Keeping the roof on: National Trust for Scotland's "Country Houses Scheme" -- Pleasure & recreation -- Household & function -- Legacies of British slave ownership: facing a difficult past -- When the walls come down: after the destruction of Marks Hall -- Destruction & survival -- Downton Abbey and the country house: exploring new fiction.
Subject Terms:
Country homes -- England. | Mansions -- England -- History. | Country life -- England -- History. | England -- Social life and customs. | Interior decoration -- England. | Country homes -- Decoration. | Country homes. | Country homes -- Decoration. | Country life. | Interior decoration. | Manners and customs. | Mansions. | England.
Form/Genre:
Essays. | Photobooks. | Essays. | History. | Photobooks.
Contributors:
Musson, Jeremy, author. | Royal Oak Foundation, issuing body.