Windgather Press Imprint
Windgather Press specialises in publishing accessible and attractive books on landscape history, landscape archaeology, and the history of Britain’s countryside and further afield, including garden history. The publications are designed not only for those professionally engaged in the subject, but also those with a serious amateur interest in landscape research.
The name comes from Windgather Rocks, a prominent gritstone edge on the Cheshire/Derbyshire Border, close to where the press was originally founded in Bollington. Well-known amongst climbers and walkers, the edge overlooks a landscape of seventeenth and eighteen century field-walls and scattered farms typical of the western Pennine edge.
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Medieval Villages in an English Landscape [Hardback]
Richard Jones (Author); Mark Page (Author)
$100.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781905119080
Published by : Windgather Press
The village one of the keystones of the English rural landscape - has a powerful hold on the imagination. The origin of nucleated and dispersed settlements - the countryside of villages and the countryside of hamlets has consequently become a... .... Learn More -
Medieval Villages in an English Landscape [Paperback]
Richard Jones (Author); Mark Page (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781905119097
Published by : Windgather Press
The village one of the keystones of the English rural landscape - has a powerful hold on the imagination. The origin of nucleated and dispersed settlements - the countryside of villages and the countryside of hamlets has consequently become a... .... Learn More -
Medieval Devon and Cornwall: Shaping an Ancient Countryside [Paperback]
Sam Turner (Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9781905119073
Published by : Windgather Press
The countryside of Devon and Cornwall preserves an unusually rich legacy from its medieval past. The chapters in this book explore the origins and development of the different elements which go to make up this historic landscape - the chapels, cro... .... Learn More -
Between the Wind and the Water: World Heritage Orkney [Paperback]
Caroline Wickham-Jones (Author); C.R. Wickham-Jones (Author)
$35.00ISBN: 9781905119066
Published by : Windgather Press
The great archaeological sites of Orkney - the village of Skara Brae, The Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness and the burial mound of Maeshowe - give us an unparalleled glimpse into the world of the Neolithic. Inscribed as a World Heritage ... .... Learn More -
Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism and Landscape, 1066 to 1500 [Paperback]
Robert Liddiard (Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $28.00
ISBN: 9780954557522
Published by : Windgather Press
This last decade has seen a revolution in our understanding of the castle. Previous scholars have viewed it as essentially a military structure. Castle scholars now paint a more complex picture, emphasizing the castleÆs symbolic projection of... .... Learn More -
St Kilda and the Wider World: Tales of an Iconic Island [Paperback]
Andrew Fleming (Author)
$35.00ISBN: 9781905119004
Published by : Windgather Press
St Kilda, now a World Heritage Site and once home to the most remote community in Britain, has long been seen as a place of tragedy. Sepia images of intrepid seabird hunters and the abandoned village street have been used to evoke a heroic, ul... .... Learn More -
Chatsworth: A Landscape History [Paperback]
John Barnatt (Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9781905119011
Published by : Windgather Press
The seat of the Cavendish family since 1549, Chatsworth is more than a great country house: it is one of Europe's finest designed landscapes. This book tells the story of Chatsworth's gardens and park, a grand, thousand-year narrative that tak... .... Learn More -
Sandlands: The Suffolk Coast and Heaths [Paperback]
Tom Williamson (Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9781905119028
Published by : Windgather Press
The Suffolk coast has long been a popular destination for visitors, who come to enjoy the tranquillity of resorts like Southwold and Aldeburgh, and the abundant wildlife, especially birds. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the ... .... Learn More -
Unquiet Country: Voices of the Rural Poor 1820-1880 [Paperback]
Robert Lee (Author)
$30.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781905119035
Published by : Windgather Press
Beneath the surface, the early Victorian countryside seethed with bitterness and resentment, and occasionally with outright rebellion. Injustice was as much a part of the landscape as hedgerows and oaks. We rarely hear the voices of the rural p... .... Learn More -
Discovering a Welsh Landscape: Archaeology in the Clwydian Range [Paperback]
Ian Brown (Author)
Regular Price: $30.00
Special Price: $14.98
Out of stock
ISBN: 9780954557577
Published by : Windgather Press
Series: Landscapes of Britain
In the far north-east corner of Wales, a line of hills looks east across the plain into England, guarding the way towards Snowdonia. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Clwydian Range has a very rich archaeology. This beautifu... .... Learn More
