商品簡介
The grand seaside hotel dominates the seaside resort landscapes of Britain, with bold, large scale buildings, often magnificent examples of the most fashionable architectural style of the time. From the imposing Victorian gothic Grands, Royals and Imperials, through to the modernist Art Deco 1930s and the Brutalist 1960s, grand seaside hotels are fascinating buildings that reflect the fortunes of those who built and visited them. This book charts the rise, the fall and the rise again of the grand seaside hotel, from their exclusive and luxurious nineteenth century beginnings, through their 1930s renaissance, decline in the 1970s and their recent, more accessible refurbished form today. Covering the whole of the UK, and featuring archive and modern colour pictures of many of the best buildings, it will appeal both to readers nostalgic for seaside holidays of days gone by, and those who have got to love these buildings more recently.
作者簡介
Karen Averby is an independent architectural historian and heritage research consultant specialising in the architectural and social history of buildings. An enduring curiosity for the past explains her eclectic background in archaeology, archives and architectural history. Her passion for history is surpassed only by that for the British coast.
