Author: Michael Drakeford
A History of Abbotswood Guildford's Most Unusual Estate.
Hardback.
Abbotswood is a favoured suburb in Guildford, Surrey. This major new study takes the reader back to Edwardian times, when the estate was still a dream for the developer Alfred G.Taylor, the father of a fascinating family, and his talented architect, A. Claude Burlingham. The estate becames the basis for several more quality developments in north-east Guildford between the two world wars.
The book explores the very best of suburban architecture, and in so doing provides the strongest possible argument for its retention. The book will fascinate those interested in Guildford's local history, but will also appeal to anyone with a broader interest in the period, particular the Arts and Crafts style, as well as those hoping to replicate the characteristic and dinstinctive architecture of the period.
