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- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Copyright
- © 2004 Maney Publishing
- ISSN
- 1749-6322
- eISSN
- 0305-8034
- DOI
- 10.1179/ldn.2004.29.2.46
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Review Essay JOHN BOLD S. THURLEY Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2003. 450 pages, 413 figures, index. ISBN 0300102232. £35.00 Hardback. The Chief Executive of English Heritage, formerly the Director of the Museum of London and between 1990 and 1997 Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, has produced a formidable account of a complex which he regards as 'Britain's most important historic royal ensemble'. The book is large in both size and scope. Simon Thurley generously acknowledges the contribution of colleagues in both the development and realisation of a project which he hopes 'will make a contribution to the method- ology of writing architectural history'. The book 'sets out to meld together social, architectural, economic and political history into a synthesis that explains the impor- tance, influence and history of Hampton Court and its locality'. This in itself is an ambitious endeavour and the author does not mention the very good modern insti- tutional history which he includes in the final chapter. As someone very closely involved with the institutions, with access to the buildings, the papers and dramatis personae, Thurley is particularly well equipped to detail the frame,vork and the
Journal
The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present – Taylor & Francis
Published: Nov 1, 2004