A Bittersweet Heritage: Slavery, Architecture and the British Landscape

by Victoria Perry

The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain's role in trans-Atlantic slavery, too often overlooked. Yet the legacy of that predatory economy reaches far beyond bronze memorials; it continues to shape the entire visual fabric of the country.

Architect Victoria Perry explores the relationship between the wealth of slave-owning elites and the architecture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787386961
• ISBN13: 9781787386969
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"