Landscape and Townscape in the South West - 9780859893091

Landscape and Townscape in the South WestAuthor(s): Robert Higham, Michael Aston, Mark Brayshay, Peter Fowler, Harold Fox, Robert Higham, Steven Pugsley, Micheal Turner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Exeter, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Exeter\nISBN-13: 9780859893091, 978-0859893091\nSynopsis\nHistory develops not only from our thoughts and actions but also from the physical and cultural environment which we mould for ourselves. Six essays, displaying the combined skills of historians, archaeologists and geographers, explore the creation of the South West across many centuries. Peter Fowler examines the similarities and contrasts between the South West and the North East. Mick Aston explores the creation of the medieval settlement pattern, while Harold Fox analyzes a further period of change in the later middle ages. Michael Turner looks at urban reconstructions in the eighteenth century. Steven Pugsley reveals the importance of grand Georgian country houses a.