The Abbey House & Gardens Malmesbury

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2011* Publisher: Amberley Publishing.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing several views of the Abbey House. No bumps or rubs. No shelf wear to edges or corners . No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. As new. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: Colour photo-illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: 224 pp. text. No appendices.* Product Description:- Constructed in Cotswold style in the C16th. and standing on a ridge above the river at Malmesbury, next to the famous abbey church, Abbey House was built as a residence for the family of one of England's most important Tudor clothiers. It was raised above the remains of a thirteenth-century building, still in situ, that was associated with the Benedictine abbey. Today, it's surrounded by some of the most beautiful private gardens in the country, which are open daily in season to the public. This is the story of Abbey House, a tale that begins at the birth of Christianity in the area, spans the Dissolution of the monasteries, and encompasses the renaissance of trade that succeeded it. It tells how the now world-famous 'Naked Gardeners' got their name, and what naturism means to Ian and Barbara Pollard, the creators of Abbey House Gardens. It is illustrated throughout with the author's own photographs (some unclothed !).* This is a FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with no visible faults.*