Civic Pride: the Public Buildings of Wiltshire Towns

by James Holden

An 1850s police station in fine late-Georgian style, an exuberant 1880s town hall, a 1905 public library in miniature Scots Baronial, a 1930s council office of pure geometric design: these are just a few of the over 300 public buildings in Wiltshire towns. Their purpose varies widely but, despite this, many also share something which makes them stand out from their neighbours. That something is a sense of local pride, a sense that the building...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914407741
• ISBN13: 9781914407741
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Hobnob Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"