Main entry:

Morrison, Kathryn A.

Title & Author:

Carscapes : the motor car, architecture and landscape in England / Kathryn A Morrison and John Minnis.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press in association with English Heritage, ©2012.

Description:

vii, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 30 cm

Notes:
"Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-419) and index.
Living with cars -- Making cars -- Buying and selling cars -- Keeping the car at home -- Maintaining the car -- Filling up -- Parking, 1896-1939 -- Parking since 1945 -- Scrapping the car -- On the road -- The car and the countryside -- Hospitality for the motorist -- Traffic in towns, 1896-1939 -- Traffic in towns since 1945 -- Carscapes and the future -- Statistics of car ownership.

Summary:

When the motor car first came to England in the 1890s, it was a luxury item with little practical purpose - drivers couldn't travel very far or very quickly without paved roads or traffic laws. Thus began a transformation that has affected the architecture, infrastructure, and even the natural environment of the country. 'Carscapes' relates the history of the car's impact on the physical environment of England from its early beginnings to the modern motorway network, focusing especially on its architectural influence. The authors offer a detailed look at the litany of structures designed specifically to accommodate cars: garages, gas stations, car parks, factories, and showrooms. Presenting a comprehensive study of these buildings, along with highways, bridges, and signage, 'Carscapes' reveals the many overlooked ways in which automobiles have shaped the modern English landscape.

ISBN:

9780300187045 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300187041 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Automobiles Social aspects England History.
Transportation, Automotive Social aspects England History.
Architecture and society England History.
Cultural landscapes England History.
Automobiles Aspect social Angleterre Histoire.
Transports routiers Aspect social Angleterre Histoire.
Architecture et société Angleterre Histoire.
Paysages culturels Angleterre Histoire.
Automobiles Social aspects History. England.
Transportation, Automotive Social aspects History. England.
England Social life and customs.
Architecture and society History. England.
Cultural landscapes History. England.
Society.
Architecture and society.
Automobiles Social aspects.
Cultural landscapes.
Manners and customs.
Transportation, Automotive Social aspects.
Handelsgebäude
Verkehrsbau
Flächennutzung
Fabrikgebäude
Kraftwagen
Architektur
Landschaft
Auto's.
Sociale verandering.
Landschappen.
Cultuurlandschappen.
Bouwkunst.
Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes.
England.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Minnis, John.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 281173
Call No.: BIB 218299
Status: Available