The British Market Hall: A Social and Architectural History

by Kenneth Carls and James Schmiechen

The story of Britain's market halls--built to replace traditional open-air markets throughout England, Wales, and Scotland--is a tale of exuberant architecture, civic pride, and attempts at social engineering. This book is the first history of the market hall, an immensely important building type that revolutionized the way Britons obtained their consumer goods. James Schmiechen and Kenneth Carls investigate the economic, cultural, political, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300060645
• ISBN13: 9780300060645
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.3"