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A Devon house : the story of Poltimore /
A DEVON HOUSE relates the story of one of Devon's great houses through the people and events which have coloured its existence over the past 400 years. The book traces the architectural progression of Poltimore from Tudor manor to grand 20th century mansion, records its historic role in England...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bristol ; Oregon :
University of Plymouth Press in association with Intellect Books,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Family Tree; Poltimore Plan; Introduction; Invaders, a kidnapping and a Charitable Deed: 100 BC- AD 1600; Royalist to Parlamentarian: Conflict and a Hard-won Treaty; The Bampfylde Builders: from the 17th to the 20th Century; The Pleasures that go with Learning 1923-1945; The Poltimore Hospitals: 1945-1975; Two Decades of Disaster: 1976-1997; The Millenium and Beyond; Acknowledgements.