Reference Books
This section of the website lists some of the many reference media (books, websites etc) that have been used in the creation of this website.
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Architect of Obsession
‘Architect of Obsession : John Wood and the Creation Bath’ by Timothy Mowl & Brian Earnshaw with Cathryn Spence has been fully revised and updated with colour photographs and new illustrations.
The Myth-Maker: John Wood 1704-1754 by Kirsten Elliott
The Myth-Maker: John Wood 1704-1754 by Kirsten Elliott
John Wood: Architect of Obsession by Timothy Mowl & Brian Earnshaw
The book by Tim Mowl & Brian Earnshaw is probably the leading work on John Wood the Elder.
Sadly now out of print.
Obsession: John Wood and the Creation of Georgian Bath by Amy Frost, Cathryn Spence & Timothy Mowl
This book was published in 2004 by The Building of Bath Museum to celebrate 300 years since the birth of John Wood the Elder. The book is now out of print.
The Eighteenth Century Architecture of Bath By Mowbray A. Green
Eighteenth Century Architecture of Bath By Mowbray A. Green