Kent's Historic Buildings

Robert Hale , 1977-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Robert Hale & Co [Published date: 1977]. Hard cover, 192 pp. First Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Blue textured paper over boards with silver lettering on spine. Light bumping, scuffing and fading to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and light creasing along the edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to jacket as well. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Includes two 16-page sections with black and white photos. [From front jacket flap] No county has within its boundaries more history than Kent. Separated from the continent by only twenty-one miles of sea, it has been invaded, raided and threatened by foreign powers since Roman times, not forgetting the peaceful invasion of St Augustine and his followers. This fascinating story is reflected in Kent's historic buildings - its castles, abbeys and stately homes. In this book more than seventy such places are described together with their history and legends, ranging from the hill fortresses of the ancient Britons and the oldest Christian church to Chevening, soon to be the home of Prince Charles. Also included are some little known buildings here described for the first time. Two kings of England, Stephen and Henry IV, are buried in Kent; and the grave of the last of the Royal line of Plantagenets can be found among the weeds in a ruined church. Famous literary figures such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens lived here, and described Kentish places in their novels. Great soldiers, including Wolfe of Quebec and Lord Kitchener, and Prime Ministers Pitt and Churchill, had their homes here. This book not only describes the buildings, but gives the history behind them, making the stones come alive and echo to the men and women connected with them. It is illustrated by specially taken photographs.