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The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to wide-spread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier. This book provides an account of the Eyre Estate.

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Cottages and Villas The Birth of the Garden

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 15/11/2010
      ISBN13: 9780300167269, 978-0300167269
      ISBN10: 0300167261
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to wide-spread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier. This book provides an account of the Eyre Estate.

      Trade Review
      "Cottages and Villas is a valuable contribution to the history of London, lavishly produced and illustrated."—Alan Powers, The Times Literary Supplement -- Alan Powers * The Times Literary Supplement *
      Winner of the 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, given by the Foundation for Landscape Studies. -- 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize * Foundation for Landscape Studies *

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