A fascinating, erudite, engaging — and much needed — book.
Neil MacGregor
Compelling and thought-provoking, this book not only explores how Britain's rich and diverse heritage has been conserved (and in some cases destroyed) in the past, but offers a ray of hope for its future
- Tracy Borman,
[A] huge, energetic and tightly written tome on the two-and-half-century history of conservation battles in our homeland... A masterful, dynamic and extremely readable survey of one the major issues of our times. Or all times
Literary Review
It not only covers the conservation and protection of our buildings and landscapes, but also the wider cultural aspects
This England
<p><b>PRAISE FOR JAMES STOURTON</b>: <br /><br />'Richly detailed, colourful and astute and it moves at a cracking pace... A resplendent biography' <i>The Sunday Times</i>. <br /><br />'The deft weaving of architectural, social and contemporary history will reveal unexpected pleasures' <i>Art Quarterly</i>. <br /><br />'This lavishly illustrated compendium suggests that the age of elegance endures' <i>Mail on Sunday</i>. <br /><br />'Wonderfully learned, gossipy and instructive... The historical research is formidable... Witty, informative and endlessly fascinating'</p>
Literary Review