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James Ravilious - Down the Deep Lanes
The Second Edition (June 2008) of Down the Deep Lanes by James Ravilious is available now.
James Ravilious’s stunning photography and Peter Beacham's wonderfully perceptive text take the reader on a journey down Devon's deep lanes into the heart of a countryside not usually acknowledged by guidebooks. What is described, illustrated and celebrated here is the stuff of everyday existence in the rural south west - the lane, field and farmstead, the orchard and the vegetable garden, cob and corrugated iron, and the all pervading weather.
“...this marvellous collection of black and white photography springs from deep affection and real, muddy-booted intimacy with Devon” - Devon Life
Peter Beacham is Heritage Protection Director at English Heritage. He has published several influential studies including a major essay on rural buildings in the second edition of Devon by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner in the Buildings of England series.
James Ravilious (1939-1999) is recognised as one of the greatest photographers and interpreters of English rural life. His work has been widely exhibited in this county and overseas, and published in An English Eye: The Photographs of James Ravilious by Peter Hamilton.
Down the Deep Lanes is available on 01805 603201, in hard back at £39.95, and paperback at £19.95
Text - Peter Beacham • Photographs - James Ravilious
