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The museum bookshop keeps a wide range of books on conservation, traditional crafts, trades and related subjects. Many of these are specialist publications that are not readily available through traditional booksellers. Purchasing through the Museum contributes to the Museums income.
Please note: Prices are subject to alteration.
Building History: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 1970-2010
Building History: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 1970–2010 — the first forty years
A new book which tells the story of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, West Sussex, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year...
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A new book which tells the story of the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, West Sussex, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year...
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£14.95
Discovering Timber Framed Buildings (Pb) – Richard Harris
Discovering Timber Framed Buildings (Pb) – Richard Harris
"Much of the literature on timber framing techniques is a forest of technical jargon in which, very often, the human beings seem to have been lost. Easily the best introduction that avo
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"Much of the literature on timber framing techniques is a forest of technical jargon in which, very often, the human beings seem to have been lost. Easily the best introduction that avo
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£6.99
The Visitor (PB) - Jane Borodale
The Visitor (PB) - Jane Borodale
The Visitor, is a group of experimental short stories that intertwine historical evidence with imagination and conjecture, and each follows the thread of the life of an individual...
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The Visitor, is a group of experimental short stories that intertwine historical evidence with imagination and conjecture, and each follows the thread of the life of an individual...
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£8.99
The Book of Fires (PB) - Jane Borodale
The Book of Fires (PB) - Jane Borodale
Jane Borodale has been Writer in Residence at the Museum since September 2008, financed by the Leverhulme Trust. She has been studying the Museum’s buildings and is writing a series of short stories based
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Jane Borodale has been Writer in Residence at the Museum since September 2008, financed by the Leverhulme Trust. She has been studying the Museum’s buildings and is writing a series of short stories based
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£8.99
Building A Classic Timber Frame House - J A Sobon
Building A Classic Timber Frame House - J A Sobon
One of the best-known and most distinctive figures in the timber-framing revival, Jack Sobon knows how to make home building affordable with economical hand tools, by taking control of the proc
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One of the best-known and most distinctive figures in the timber-framing revival, Jack Sobon knows how to make home building affordable with economical hand tools, by taking control of the proc
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£16.99
Conservation of Historic Buildings - Sir Bernard Feilden
Conservation of Historic Buildings - Sir Bernard Feilden
Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic str
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Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic str
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£48.00
Conservation of Timber Buildings - F W B Charles
Conservation of Timber Buildings - F W B Charles
Examines various types of structure generally associated with the timber-frame tradition. Repair techniques, procedures of investigation, the preliminary survey and the structural survey are dis
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Examines various types of structure generally associated with the timber-frame tradition. Repair techniques, procedures of investigation, the preliminary survey and the structural survey are dis
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£40.00
Houses & Cottages of Britain (PB) - R W Brunskill
Houses & Cottages of Britain (PB) - R W Brunskill
Houses and Cottages is based on Professor Brunskill's considerable research work and on archaeological and documentary discoveries. It looks inside...
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Houses and Cottages is based on Professor Brunskill's considerable research work and on archaeological and documentary discoveries. It looks inside...
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£25.00
Old House Care & Repair (PB) - J Collings
Old House Care & Repair (PB) - J Collings
This book will help owners, builders and all construction professionals make the decisions that are right for old buildings. It illustrates…
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This book will help owners, builders and all construction professionals make the decisions that are right for old buildings. It illustrates…
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£28.00
Survey & Repair Of Traditional Buildings - R Oxley
Survey & Repair Of Traditional Buildings - R Oxley
Approximately a quarter of all buildings in the UK are of a traditional construction, in simplistic terms these are buildings constructed with solid rather than cavity walls. Irrespective of t
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Approximately a quarter of all buildings in the UK are of a traditional construction, in simplistic terms these are buildings constructed with solid rather than cavity walls. Irrespective of t
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£39.50
The Timber-Frame Home - T Benson
The Timber-Frame Home - T Benson
Expert information for professional builders and homeowners on every aspect of timber-framed house construction. This revised edition contains updated technical data and building details and also features advic
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Expert information for professional builders and homeowners on every aspect of timber-framed house construction. This revised edition contains updated technical data and building details and also features advic
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£25.99
Timber Buildings In Britain (PB) - R W Brunskill
Timber Buildings In Britain (PB)OUT OF PRINT - R W Brunskill
The standard textbook on timber buildings, which include many of the most beautiful houses in Britain. The book is extensively illustrated with outstanding photographs and line drawi
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The standard textbook on timber buildings, which include many of the most beautiful houses in Britain. The book is extensively illustrated with outstanding photographs and line drawi
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£25.00
Timber Frame Construction (PB) - J Sobon
Timber Frame Construction (PB) - J Sobon
Traces the history of this construction technique, discusses woods, tools, and special joints, and shows how to plan and build a timber framed house.
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Traces the history of this construction technique, discusses woods, tools, and special joints, and shows how to plan and build a timber framed house.
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£15.95
Timberframe (PB) - T Benson
Timberframe (PB) - T Benson
Timberframe explores the lavish, varied design potential of this timeless architectural form. With 400 photographs, drawings and plans, the book showcases…
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Timberframe explores the lavish, varied design potential of this timeless architectural form. With 400 photographs, drawings and plans, the book showcases…
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£24.95
Traditional Buildings Of Britain (PB) - R W Brunskil
Traditional Buildings Of Britain (PB) - R W Brunskill
The third edition contains a completely new and exciting chapter on the Vernacular Revival, which carries the story forward from the nineteenth to the late twentieth century, and is illustr
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The third edition contains a completely new and exciting chapter on the Vernacular Revival, which carries the story forward from the nineteenth to the late twentieth century, and is illustr
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£20.00
Vernacular Architecture (PB) - R W Brunskill
Vernacular Architecture (PB) - R W Brunskill
This fourth edition of a work on architecture which was first published in 1970 presents a record not of great houses or great churches, but of the…
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This fourth edition of a work on architecture which was first published in 1970 presents a record not of great houses or great churches, but of the…
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£20.00
Brickwork: History, Technology and Practice: Vol. 1 Gerard Lynch
Brickwork: History, Technology and Practice: Vol. 1 - Gerard Lynch
This series of books offers an in depth guide to all aspects of brickwork and bricklaying practice. Gerard Lynch, author of the guide to "Gauged Brickwork", has put together th
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This series of books offers an in depth guide to all aspects of brickwork and bricklaying practice. Gerard Lynch, author of the guide to "Gauged Brickwork", has put together th
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£33.00
Brickwork: History, Technology and Practice: Vol. 2 Gerard Lync
Brickwork: History, Technology and Practice: Vol. 2 - Gerard Lynch
This series of books offers an in depth guide to all aspects of brickwork and bricklaying practice. Gerard Lynch, author of the guide to "Gauged Brickwork", has put together th
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This series of books offers an in depth guide to all aspects of brickwork and bricklaying practice. Gerard Lynch, author of the guide to "Gauged Brickwork", has put together th
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£33.00
Building Construction Drawing - R Eaton
Building Construction Drawing - R Eaton
Suitable for architects and other conservation specialists working on traditional buildings, this book includes specifications and working drawings of joinery details, drawn on a large scale, which compl
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Suitable for architects and other conservation specialists working on traditional buildings, this book includes specifications and working drawings of joinery details, drawn on a large scale, which compl
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£47.00
Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth - C Williams-Ellis
Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth - C Williams-Ellis
This study, first published in 1919 then substantially revised in 1947, was based on experiments undertaken by the author into the use of pise de terre and other earth-based materia
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This study, first published in 1919 then substantially revised in 1947, was based on experiments undertaken by the author into the use of pise de terre and other earth-based materia
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£30.00
Conserving Buildings (PB) - M E Weaver
Conserving Buildings (PB) - M E Weaver
This volume is a practical, state-of-the-art sourcebook for contractors and homeowners involved in maintaining and restoring historic buildings, as well as a technical desktop reference for all practising
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This volume is a practical, state-of-the-art sourcebook for contractors and homeowners involved in maintaining and restoring historic buildings, as well as a technical desktop reference for all practising
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£55.00
Directory of Building Limes (PB) - English Heritage
Directory of Building Limes (PB) - English Heritage
The English Heritage Directory of Building Limes provides architects, conservators and other building and conservation professionals with…
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The English Heritage Directory of Building Limes provides architects, conservators and other building and conservation professionals with…
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£16.00
Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms (PB) - J S Curl
Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms (PB) - J S Curl
The Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms paperback edition. Provides a comprehensive, clearly written, and practical guide to…
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The Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms paperback edition. Provides a comprehensive, clearly written, and practical guide to…
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£48.00
Gauged Brickwork (New Edition) - G Lynch
Gauged Brickwork (New Edition) - G Lynch
This practical handbook including simple diagrams and photographs provides useful guidance on…
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This practical handbook including simple diagrams and photographs provides useful guidance on…
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£39.00
The History of Gauged Brickwork - Gerard Lynch
The History of Gauged Brickwork - Gerard Lynch
This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to…
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This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to…
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£46.00
Hydraulic Lime Mortar (PB) - G Allen
Hydraulic Lime Mortar (PB) - G Allen
This guide has been produced as a result of research carried out as part of the EPSRC/Department of Trade and Industry Foresight research project on the…
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This guide has been produced as a result of research carried out as part of the EPSRC/Department of Trade and Industry Foresight research project on the…
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£20.00
Layers of Understanding (PB) - H Hughes
Layers of Understanding (PB) - H Hughes
The book describes and explains its role in understanding and managing historic buildings. The contributions contained in this book are designed…
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The book describes and explains its role in understanding and managing historic buildings. The contributions contained in this book are designed…
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£32.00
Lime and Lime Mortars - A D Cowper
Lime and Lime Mortars - A D Cowper
First published in 1927 by the Building Research Station, this volume provides a classification of lime and a complete review of its various uses in building construction and repair. This facsimile edition sh
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First published in 1927 by the Building Research Station, this volume provides a classification of lime and a complete review of its various uses in building construction and repair. This facsimile edition sh
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£20.00
Mortars & Cements - L J Vicat
Mortars & Cements - L J Vicat
This volume looks at research and analysis into the durability and effectiveness of both artificial and natural mortars and cements.
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This volume looks at research and analysis into the durability and effectiveness of both artificial and natural mortars and cements.
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£32.00
Observations On Limes - C W Pasley
Observations On Limes - C W Pasley
This study presents research and analysis looking into the durability and effectiveness of limes, calcareous cements and mortars in the context of 19th-century military buildings suffering from prolonged expo
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This study presents research and analysis looking into the durability and effectiveness of limes, calcareous cements and mortars in the context of 19th-century military buildings suffering from prolonged expo
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£23.00
