Kenton Past & Present meet this Wednesday

Hugh Meller will address Kenton Past and Present Society this Wednesday 20th September in the Victory Hall.
subject -  The  Country Houses of Devon
Non-members welcome
Admission £4
Hugh has written many books about  architectural history. They include The  Country Houses of Devon published by Black Dog in 2015 -  Two hardback volumes (each 303 x 213mm) complete with a slip-case. 1,204 pages in total.
ISBN 9780952434146
These books won the WG Hoskins Prize

Hugh pictured at the launch of his books, with Devon Gardens Trust Vice President Carolyn Keep.

Hugh Meller speaking at Devon History Society AGM after receiving the W G Hoskins prize for his books The Country Houses of Devon.

link to The Country Houses of Devon by Hugh Meller on The Black Dog Press
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This... publication describes more than 400 of Devon’s most notable country houses in lively detail. Their owners & architectural history, their estates, ancillary buildings & gardens are all included. Over 1,000 old and new photographs, drawings, maps and sketch-plans, many published for the first time, illustrate the text.
The author spent 26 years working for the National Trust in Devon, responsible for its historic buildings, and 15 years researching the houses in these two volumes. Significantly, it is the first time that the county’s more obscure country houses, as well as the better-known ones, have been comprehensively recorded.
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Image of Paul Holden's review of the books The Country Houses of Devon

link to Paul Holden's review of Country Houses in Devon