Holkham: The Social, Architectural and Landscape History of a Great English Country House

Holkham II A wonderful read if you are a dedicated lover of the English Country House. Filled with information regarding the people, the places, the financing, just everything that went into the creation and survival of this great house - a detailed history that may overwhelm some readers. Good photographs but the maps and plans are

Set in a magnificent walled park surrounded by the marshes of the north Norfolk coast, Holkham Hall is a masterpiece of Palladian English country house architecture.             ?Drawing on the meticulous records and documents kept by generations of family and staff, Christine Hiskey offers a brilliantly realized account of its creation, its place within the larger estate and countryside, and its daily life—including the vast changes to its social and economic structures over the centuries. Built by the Coke family in 1612, it has been in their possession continuously ever since, and this book celebrates its four hundred years of history. Beautifully illustrated with images of the house, its furnishings and setting, and maps and plans of the house and estate, Holkham is a wonderful tribute to a lost age—one that we can still visit today.

 . About the AuthorChristine Hiskey is an archivist who was appointed the first official archivist of Holkham Hall in 1985

 . Christine Hiskey is an archivist who was appointed the first official archivist of Holkham Hall in 1985