DiscoveringTraditionalFarmBuildings

Farmbuildingsformanimportantelementinthelandscape.Intheirdesigntheyreflectthedifferencesintypesandmethodsoffarmingbetweenoneareaandanotherandbetweendifferentperiodsofhistory.Agreaymanyhavebeenconvertedtohousesorsomeotheruse,othershavebeenmodified,ordemolishedorlefttodecay.Theneedtostudyandrecordwhatisleftisthereforeveryurgent.Thisbooklooksatthepurelyagriculturalbuildingsinturn,sothateachcanberecognised,asabarn,acowhouse,astableandsoon.Thebuildingsarelookedatasyouwouldapproachthem,notingfirstthefeaturesvisiblefromoutside,thenthoseseeninside,andonlyfinallytheplan.Thebookalsolooks,morebriefly,atthewaybuildingsaregroupedtogether.