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Lost Edinburgh
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Lost Edinburgh
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Hamish Coghill
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 160 |
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| Category/Genre | Architecture
Local history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781841587479
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| Classifications | Dewey:720.94134 |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Birlinn General
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| Imprint |
Birlinn Ltd
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From mean beginnings - 'wretched accommodation, no comfortable houses, no soft beds', visiting French knights complained in 1341 - the city of Edinburgh went on to become one of the architectural wonders of the world. But over the centuries many of those fine buildings have gone. The buildings which stood in the way of what was deemed progress are the heritage of Lost Edinburgh. Hamish Coghill sets out to trace many of the lost buildings and find out why they were doomed. Lavishly illustrated, Lost Edinburgh is a fascinating insight into an ever-changing cityscape.
Author Biography
Hamish Coghill is Edinburgh born and bred, spending more than 40 years as a journalist on the city's evening newspaper. He has written extensively about his city, and also lectures regularly on its history and development. A member of the Old Edinburgh Club, Honorary President of the Currie and District Local History Society and an avid recorder of the changing local scene in photographs for his personal interest, he is very much an Edinburgh bairn.
Reviews'[an] admirably sensible and fascinating guide' * Scotsman * 'Lost Edinburgh is the latest addition to a first-class series of books from Birlinn . . . detailing the literal and deliberate destruction of the very fabric of our heritage' -- Tom Kyle * Daily Mail *
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