{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6577144059a0980012c9531d/6630049af51ce100139c3e54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S1:E2 The Destruction of the Country House Show, 1974","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6577144059a0980012c9531d/1715076358210-374203bc772a19f7999fad78c1150212.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>In this episode, guest Sir Simon Jenkins explains how a simple yet powerful exhibition of black and white photographs shamed and shocked the government and the public, and brought about a change in policy towards country houses.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Further Reading: </u></p><p><strong> England's 1000 best Houses (2003) by Simon Jenkins </strong></p><p><strong><em>Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History</em>&nbsp;(1978) by Marc Girouard</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This is an Ictus Media production, edited by Leo Hornak</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>The Destruction of The Country House 1875-1975&nbsp;by Roy Strong, Marcus Binney and John Harris</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>England's Lost Houses: From the Archives of Country Life</em>&nbsp;(2002) Aurum Press by Giles Worsley </strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p>","author_name":"Malika Browne"}