Cotswold Stone Homes: History, Conservation, Care - Softcover

The only guide to Cotswold architecture, providing a unique and timely appreciation of Cotswold stone, and a practical guide to its conservation and care. Includes comprehensive information on selecting professional advice and workmanship, details of relevant conservation and building legislation and sources of advice, materials and training.

This book, the only guide to Cotswold architecture, provides a unique and timely appreciation of Cotswold stone, and a practical guide to its conservation and care. It begins with an introduction to the Cotswold landscape, its natural history and human habitation and the different varieties of limestone, the use of stone from quarrying to building and conservation and repair and provides comprehensive information on selecting professional advice and workmanship, relevant conservation and building legislation and sources of advice, materials and training. The development of the Cotswold style is traced and six case studies outline the sensitive and skillful adaptation of different buildings from a small cottage to a miller's house.