Stand for what you hold most dear with this adorable love monkey mug from Edward Monkton. This adorable monkey has two sides
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Save up for happy times with the pig of happiness from Edward Monkton. This humourous pink plastic piggy bank has a moveable head & features the"ation The Pig Of Happiness May his joyful smile remind us how much there is to be happy about" on his belly. Feed money only! Measures 12 cm x 16 cm. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts." ...

Need some salvation? The Shoe of Salvation pencil case just might be able to help. Decorated on one side with a fabulous high heeled red shoe the other side has a small scripted conversation between the shoe & the lady for you to enjoy. ” Approximately 19.5 x 10 cm. From Giles Monkton the creator of violet Ronnie comes a fun range inspired by his art work under the name of Edward Monkton. ...

Never fear a fever again & live your dreams with this quirky hot water bottle from Edward Monkton. Its cosy sweater design will be sure to keep you cosy through the winter months. Warning: hot water bottles can cause burns. Avoid prolonged direct contact with the skin. Not Suitable for children under 36 months. Hand wash only. ...

The magnificent country houses built in Britain between 1890 & 1939 were the last monuments to a vanishing age. Many of these great mammoths of domestic architecture were unsuited to the changes in economic & social priorities that followed the two world wars & rapidly became extinct. Those that survive however provide tangible evidence of the life & death of an extraordinarily prosperous age. Originally published in 1980 long out of print & now thoroughly revised & reillustrated this book recounts the architectural & social history of the era describing the clients the architects the styles & accoutrements of the country houses. The people who could afford them
- the Carnegies the Astors the Leverhulmes
- had grown rich by exploiting the new economic opportunities of the age & the houses they built in the years before the First World War reflect the desire for two contrasting ways of life. The social country house was the setting for the opulent world associated with Edward VII. The romantic country house was simpler more genuinely rural for those who wanted to be in closer contact with the countryside & the vanishing rural crafts or who wanted an idyll of the past that did not suggest the world of the motor car. These traditions lost coherence after the war & the period ended with a number of spectacular & often eccentric houses. Some of the most remarkable were those that not only replicated the look of old buildings but used genuinely old materials & even incorporated whole Tudor buildings moved from other places. Clive Aslet writes of the immense changes in the way country houses of this period were lived in & used. The shortage of servants aggravated by the First World War spurred numerous developments in the technology of the country house
- vacuum cleaners washing machines telephones & central heating were called upon to replace the army of servants who never returned from the trenches or the factories. Interior decorators becoming increasingly in vogue developed the style Louis Seize into the last word in Edwardian chic. Gardens came to be seen as integral to the concept of the country house & reconciled formal planning with informal planting. This fascinating world so popularly depicted in Downton Abbey can now be viewed from a new perspective. The Edwardian Country House will enlighten & entertain all those interested in glimpsing the lost life style of another age.


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* Follow-up to the hit BBC series Victorian Farm * Victorian Farm sold over 40 000 copies (Nielsen Bookscan figures) *
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Intended for anyone who wants to restore original features in an Edwardian house or simply to create the light gentility of that period in a modern home this book looks at each room in turn as well as the exterior & garden in terms of how it was then & how antique & modern furniture funishings & fittings can be used to recreate the setting. The book contains source material from contemporary catalogues together with photographs of houses & finished rooms in Britain Europe North America & Australia. Major trends of the Edwardian period
- including the Arts & Crafts Movement Art Nouveau & the Queen Anne Revival
- are all featured with the work of architects such as Lutyens & Rennie Mackintosh gardeners such as Gertrude Jekyll & design houses such as Liberty & Heals.

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This is an invaluable pocket source book bursting with images of original & well restored Edwardian features. This is the ideal handy reference for the home owner either to take to the architectural salvage yard or DIY store to identify authentic styles & colours or simply to enjoy the best of Edwardian design. It contains a room-by-room tour of Edwardian homes covering everything from grand opulence to modest dwellings. It is beautifully illustrated throughout with design details such as close-ups of fabrics & door knobs. ...

At nineteen Sebastian is a duke & heir to a vast country estate. A deep sense of tradition binds him to his inheritance though he loathes the social circus he is a part of. Deception infidelity & greed hide beneath the glittering surface of good manners. Among the guests at a lavish party are two people who will change Sebastian's life: Lady Roehampton who will initiate him in the art of love; & Leonard Anquetil a polar explorer who will lead Sebastian & his free-spirited sister Viola to question their destiny. A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era THE EDWARDIANS revealed all that was glamorous about the period
- & all that was to lead to its downfall. First published in 1930 it was Vita Sackville-West's most successful book.
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Edwardo is an ordinary boy so sometimes he can be a bit grubby or clumsy a bit cruel or noisy or rude. The more that he is criticised the worse he becomes until one day they call him 'the horriblest boy in the whole wide world'. Just then Edwardo's luck begins to change & a series of chance events reveal that really he is a lovely boy & has been all along. ...