Amanda Herries

A paean to the British passion for our very own ‘castles’

A review of Everyman’s Castle: The story of our cottages, country houses, terraces, flats, semis and bungalows, by Philippa Lewis. From inglenooks to top-shops, from boarding houses to bedsits, this compendium covers it all (almost)

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  • Everyman’s Castle: The story of our cottages, country houses, terraces, flats, semis and bungalows

    Philippa Lewis

    Frances Lincoln, pp. 250

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