About the Books
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Book Name: Manor Houses of Bedfordshire Past and Present
- Author Name:
david villanueva
- Book Genre: History
- Language: English
- Published: 2019
- ISBN: 1075574234
- Format:
[PDF]
Books Description
Book descriptionWhether they ever functioned as a Manor, Bedfordshire boasts an impressive display of Mansions, homes of nobility and gentry, built at vast expense, presenting a rich variety of architecture, most previously surrounded by landscaped gardens. Not so many Manor Houses these days are the homes of a single aristocratic family, but many have survived through the National Trust, as corporate or organizational buildings or redesigned as residential apartments. Sadly, a few no longer exist. Independent local history researcher and author, David Villanueva takes you on a county-wide tour of some 35 Manor Houses. Accompanying photographs or antique engravings capture the scene while the text concentrates on the owners from the earliest records to the present day.