Between 1890 and 1930, Arts and Crafts architecture proliferated within
the Cotswolds. The range and quality of the buildings was exceptional,
as the region provided the perfect environment for the Movement's ideals
and principles to flourish. Arts and Crafts architects relished the
robust vernacular precedent that served to focus their ideas and
stimulate their creativity. Its rational basis and dependence on craft
skills had lasting relevance, and it was no coincidence that the most
infl uential aspect of their work was its emphasis on conservation.The
achievements of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswold region has
attracted much interest in recent decades, the appeal of the simple life
and traditional values having as much allure now as they did a century
ago. This was the first study to focus entirely on the Arts and Crafts
architecture within the region, and to examine its impact on the
Cotswold landscape, on the survival of the local building traditions and
attitudes to heritage and conservation.This new and updated paperback
edition provides a guide to the general characteristics of Cotswold Arts
and Crafts structures, with chapters on the various types of new
commissions to be found, as well as repair and remodeling projects. The
final chapter discusses the late flowering of Arts and Crafts work that
occurred during the interwar period and beyond, and the legacy of this
important body of work at a local and national level.
