Nottinghamshire was singled out by Pevsner as one of the first three counties covered by the series. His account was updated by Elizabeth Williamson in a revised edition of 1979. Clare Hartwell’s greatly expanded successor volume will in turn become the standard companion to the county’s buildings, and an essential reference work.

The book is a richly illustrated exploration of the architecture of one of England’s hidden gems—Nottinghamshire. It offers an enlightening introduction to the memorable and surprising buildings of one of England’s least-known counties. Nottinghamshire features the exquisite medieval churches of Newark, Worksop Priory, and Southwell Minster. Country houses offer a fascinating range of architectural styles: Wollaton Hall shows Elizabethan architecture at its most fantastic, and Bunny Hall demonstrates the English Baroque at its most bizarre. Newstead Abbey, home of the poet Lord Byron, incorporates the haunting monastic ruins from a former Augustinian abbey. The city of Nottingham teems with Victorian and Edwardian commercial buildings, and is enlivened by a local tradition of first-rate Modernist architecture. With new colour photography, maps, and illustrations, this volume is the ideal guide to one of England’s most fascinating counties.