{"product_id":"scotlands-lost-houses-9781845130510","title":"Scotland's Lost Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn terms of architectural heritage  perhaps nothing is more poignant than the ruination of a once-grand house. Since 1945  it has been estimated  over 200 of Scotlands major houses have been lost. The reasons for the losses vary  whether fire  dry rot  or demolition when costs become prohibitive. Fortunately  photographs remain as a remarkable  often eerie record of these great houses. Sometimes  as with the magnificent photos of Hamilton Palace  they provide a fitting testimony to an architectural masterpiece. In other cases  as with Murthly  the unique pictorial record is a painstakingand heartbreakingsequence of photos taken of the dynamiting of this beautiful property. Ian Gow  Curator of the National Trust for Scotland and one of the countrys most eminent architectural historians  has selected 20 of its most important lost houses  placing them in the context of an entire era of destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924788674613,"sku":"ByrdShop_1845130510","price":346.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781845130510.jpg?v=1794141182","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/scotlands-lost-houses-9781845130510","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}