Description: This is the complete history of a building that began as a hunting lodge, late in the eleventh century and that grew to be the principal house of the manor of Theydon Mount in Essex, a small country retreat within easy reach of London.
Review Quotes: Handsomely produced and extraordinarily reasonably priced volumes... They tell the reader as much as anyone could ever want to know about the history of the house, its peculiar features, its various incarnations (with elaborate plans), and the course of its restoration.'--Andrew Hadfield "Times Literary Supplement" (11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)