Overview

The National Trust looks after many of Britain's most important and beloved buildings – its sheds. They lurk in the shadow of grand country houses; they brave the elements on the tops of cliffs; they have inspired famous writers and housed everything from beehives to birdwatchers.

These beautiful and sometimes eccentric structures are as individual as their owners. A Victorian coastal shed in Cornwall is where the Reverend Hawker went to write verse, and smoke opium. It's also the smallest building cared for by the National Trust.

George Bernard Shaw’s shed could be rotated throughout the day to make the most of the sun, while sculptor Barbara Hepworth used hers for napping in. Rather than a place in which to create, many of these sheds are the creation.

Alongside the literary writing dens and horticultural hideaways there are also floating sheds, coastguards’ sheds, artists’ studios, summer houses, beach huts, camping pods, bothies, teahouses, follies and much more.

Celebrate the humble and not so humble shed, from a fisherman’s shed in the Shetland Islands to Virginia Woolf’s writing lodge in Sussex. Will appeal to people interested in quirky architecture and interior design. An inspiration to those who want to get away from it all to a place where they can relax and pursue their hobbies.

SKU: 50056008
Format: Hardback
Author: Anna Groves
Dimensions: 14.8 x 19.4cm
ISBN: 9781911657019
No. of Pages: 128
Weight Details: 400g
Material: FSC paper

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