Wednesday 15th June 7pm at Lord Leycester’s Hospital  in conjunction with The Warwick Society, Philippa Lewis will be talking about her new book ‘House’

The architecture of Britain’s houses displays a dizzying variety of styles and details. Brimming with 600 full-colour photographs, ‘House’ annotates hundreds of examples from every conceivable angle: from gables and pediments to chimneys and roofs; from bow windows and casements to fanlights and door furniture. Armed with a career’s worth of experience and research, Philippa Lewis takes readers up and down the country to feature examples of typically British building, including cottages, manor houses, castles, bungalows, and flats.

She also looks at houses built from a wide variety of materials, including stone, glass, wood, brick and even corrugated iron, in different settings such as rural, suburban, seaside and urban. Lively texts help identify specific details and place them in their historical context, as well as offering compelling examples of how innovative conversions of structures such as watermills, gatehouses, and churches reflect and sustain their environment. Readers interested in architectural history and design, and anyone looking to understand the nooks and crannies of their own home, will find this unique guide the most eye-opening and comprehensive of its kind.

Tickets £3.50 (£2 concessions) from Kenilworth Books or Warwick Books. This talk is arranged by Warwick Books as part of their ‘Meet The Author’ series with Warwick Library. We are delighted that Philippa’s publisher Prestel have supported us in putting on this event.