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Newcastle and Gateshead boast a remarkably ancient and diverse architectural heritage, which deserves to be better known. At the same time, with such projects as the Millennium Bridge and the redevelopment of the riverside on both banks of the Tyne, the last decade or so has been one of the most architecturally exciting periods in the area's history. This book has been produced in response to the need for a substantial, illustrated publication charting the overall development of Newcastle and Gateshead's architecture from the early Middle Ages right up to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 colour photographs, nearly all of which have been taken specially for it, Newcastle and Gateshead: Architecture and Heritage incorporates the insights of both the practising architect and the architectural historian and is written in a highly readable and accessible style.
The book comprises eight chapters, covering the major periods of architecture in chronological order and each having its own introduction, examining the social, cultural, religious and economic background to the period in question. Within the chapter introductions, which also contain additional, historical illustrations, there is more detailed mention of many of the talented individuals who were responsible for the design and construction of the region's architectural heritage.
Newcastle and Gateshead: Architecture and Heritage will appeal to everyone interested in the history and architecture of the locality. It is not only a highly attractive, illustrated book, but is also an essential work of reference that is based on extensive new and existing research. It covers a very wide range of public, industrial, ecclesiastical, educational, residential and community architecture and will be of great value and interest to the student and general reader alike.
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