Leading heritage organisations and publishers will once again be gathering together at Cowcross street to sell their publications (many at special discounted rates - see below for further details).
This year the event is being supplemented by short talks and book signings by prominent architectural authors:
Dan Cruickshank (1pm) - The Secret History of Georgian London
Marcus Binney (6pm)- Silesia: Land of Dying Country Houses
Jeremy Musson (6.30pm) - Up and Down Stairs
Ptolemy Dean (7pm) - Britain’s Buildings, Places and Spaces
The day will run from 12 noon until 7.30pm at The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street. Refreshments will be available from 5.30pm.
Admission is free, but contributions will be gratefully received.
The following societies and publishers will be present. Details of discounts are in brackets:
Ancient Monuments Society & Friends of Friendless Churches
Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings (ASCHB)
Cathedral Communications (2/3rds off Conservation Directory)
Cinema Theatre Association
Council for British Archaeology
Donhead Publishing (15%)
English Heritage (10-15%)
Heritage Alliance
National Piers Society
Save Our Parsonages
The Hackney Society
The London Society
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (20%)
The Prince's Regeneration Trust (20% on Green Guide for Historic Buildings)
The Theatres Trust (15%)
The Twentieth Century Society
Tools and Trades History Society
World Monuments Fund Britain
Yale University Press (25%)
Alan Powers
