Cottages and villas : the birth of the garden suburb / Mireille Galinou.
Published / Created:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
Physical Description:
544 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-528) and index.
Contents:
The Eyre family and the estate of St John's Wood -- A master plan for St John's Wood -- First steps, 1805-20 -- Early residential designs -- Creating and maintaining a garden quarter -- The community and its services -- Infrastructure -- Artists' quarter -- Spiritual St John's Wood -- Postcript -- Epilogue: from fields to tower blocks-landmarks in St John's Wood.
Subject Terms:
St. John's Wood (London, England) -- History. | Garden suburbs -- England -- London.