Hardback, colour and black and white illustrations, 629 pages, W175mm x H250mm
Birmingham's Victorian and Edwardian Architects, edited by Phillada
Ballard, is made up of 26 essays on individual architects or
architectural practices.
These were men noted for their versatility, their output ranging
from villas to churches, banks to hospitals. They designed civic
buildings such as a prison, an asylum, a workhouse, Council House,
public libraries and an Art Gallery. Later Birmingham's architects
built shopping arcades, gentlemen's clubs, hotels and purpose-built
factories.
The book also contains pieces on the arts and crafts architects whose work received national and international recognition.
Contributors include architectural, local and social historians,
university lecturers, conservation officers and practicing architects.