Northwold Manor Reborn: Architecture, archaeology and restoration of a derelict Norfolk house

REVIEW BY WILL FLETCHER This is a charming book. It features the conservation of a fine Grade II*-listed English vernacular building, situated in rural Norfolk. In total, the 13 chapters and appendices describe the building, its history, the former occupants, the periods of change (both growth and decline), and then the conservation of the building. The first part of the book covers the location, architectural, and ownership history, and the second half brings to life the struggle to save the building, and the careful, painstaking conservation works carried out by the authors. Overall, it is very well produced and illustrated; the sheer quantity and choice of maps, images, plans,