Romantic English Homes
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- ISBN 9781800654419
- Weight: 1474g
- Dimensions: 244 x 292mm
- Publication Date: 12 Aug 2025
- Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In Romantic English Homes, Robert O'Byrne has gathered together a collection of some of England’s most glorious abodes, from venerable country houses to a thatched farmhouse to an enchanting Gothick folly.
Ever since the English aristocracy embarked upon the Grand Tour in the 17th century, a passion for collecting has become a national trait. This is reflected not only in England’s aristocratic palaces and ancient manors, but in more modest residences, too. Romantic English Homes features 14 such homes. Large or small, old or new, they all exude typical English style: massed objects intentionally mingling a variety of styles and tastes, with the classical placed next to the gothic, and tartan checks alongside floral prints. Criss-crossing the country, from Dorset, Devon and Cornwall to East Anglia and Suffolk, from London to Staffordshire and Northumberland, it is both the romantic timelessness of these properties and their comfortable, many-layered appearance that makes them so alluring and romantic to modern eyes. First published in 2011, this is a new edition.
Robert O’Byrne is one of Ireland’s best-known writers on architecture, fine art and design. A former journalist with the Irish Times, he has written extensively on the country’s historic houses and their decoration. Among his previous books is Romantic Irish Homes (CICO Books). Robert can be found @theirishaesthete on Instagram, where he has more than 38k followers, and on YouTube, where he has 1.54k subscribers. He is based in County Meath, Ireland.
