Portrait of Britain : Landscapes, Treasures, Traditions

by Ewart, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780789446084
• ISBN10: 0789446081
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-15
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

An extraordinary portrait of this remarkable nation's rural beauty, urban excitement, and historical treasures.

Table of Contents

How to Use this Guide	6	(10)
Introducing Great Britain
Putting Great Britain on the Map	10	(6)
A Portrait of Great Britain	16	(26)
The History of Great Britain	42	(24)
Great Britain through the year	66	(10)
London
Introducing London	76	(6)
West End and Westminster	82	(26)
Regent's Park and Bloomsbury	108	(6)
The City and Southwark	114	(18)
Further Afield	132	(12)
Street Finder	144	(8)
Southeast England
Introducing Southeast England	152	(6)
The Downs and Channel Coast	158	(34)
East Anglia	192	(34)
Thames Valley	226	(32)
The West Country
Introducing the West Country	258	(6)
Wessex	264	(34)
Devon and Cornwall	298	(34)
The Midlands
Introducing the Midlands	332	(8)
The Heart of England	340	(32)
East Midlands	372	(24)
The North Country
Introducing the North Country	396	(8)
Lancashire and the Lakes	404	(34)
Yorkshire and Humberside	438	(42)
Northumbria	480	(26)
Wales
Introducing Wales	506	(8)
North Wales	514	(24)
South and Mid-Wales	538	(30)
Scotland
Introducing Scotland	568	(14)
Edinburgh	582	(28)
The Lowlands	610	(34)
Glasgow	644	(16)
The Highlands and Islands	660	(42)
General Index	702	(19)
Millennium Projects	721