ISBN: 0 300 095821
Stretching from the very fringes of London, Berkshire originally covered much of present day
Oxfordshire. The variety of architecture is, consequently, broad and remarkable, from the towns
of the home counties to the farmhouses and churches of its western part. Berkshire is dominated
by Windsor Castle, of unparalleled interest both for its defensive and its domestic buildings and
for the Perpendicular gem of St George's Chapel, home of the Order of the Garter. The county
excels in smaller houses of the early 18th century but also offers contrasts between secular
buildings such as the Wren-influenced town hall at Abingdon and the High Victorian elegance
of Wellington College.
