For students of Georgian architecture and restoration practitioners, Lea et al., who worked on the house's conservation and repair, document architect Robert Taylor's Danson House (1762-1766),
a Palladian villa built for London merchant John Boyd, who made his fortune in the West Indies sugar trade. They detail the house, the estate, its owners, origins, architect, structure,
landscaping, decoration and iconography, and restoration by English Heritage between 1995 and 2002 after a long period of neglect, including how the building evolved from construction, wings
that were added and demolished, and how the interiors were modified to accommodate Victorian standards. Drawings, diagrams, and photos are included. Distributed in North America by The David
Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
