Brings together research on the introduction of domestic technologies into country houses and their estates.

Country houses were grand statements of power and status, but they were also places where people lived. This book traces the changes in layout, the new technolo

The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present "An eclectic scholarly account, tracing the evo

Based on the author's Slade lectures given at Oxford University in 1975-76.

One 19th century footman complained about the work involved in drawing more than 40 baths for his household, yet Lady Grenville felt no compunction in describin