A lifetime in the building : the extraordinary story of May Savidge and the house she moved

Author/Creator:

Adams, Christine, 1944-

Publication/Creation:

London : Aurum, 2009

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

A lifetime in the building : the extraordinary story of May Savidge and the house she moved / Christine Adams with Michael McMahon

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

McMahon, Michael, 1955-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Savidge, May
Savidge, May--Homes and haunts
Antiques
Norfolk (England)--Biography
Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--20th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

An end and a beginning -- An extraordinary inheritance -- A matter of record -- Distractions and detective work -- Discoveries of value -- A surprising correspondence -- Rebuilding a biography -- A bolt from the blue -- Battling with bureaucrats -- Working holidays -- Embracing the inevitable -- 'This is our home now!' -- Rebuilding begins -- Onwards and upwards -- Becoming a celebrity -- 'Getting a bit old now ... ' -- The beginning of the end -- The final catastrophe -- Restored to life.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xii, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990023425240302486

ISBN:

184513396X (hbk.)
9781845133962 (hbk.)

OCLC Number:

302231165

Barcode:

10002353749