The Buildings of England : Cornwall, Nottinghamshire, and Middlesex. By
Nikolaus Pevsner. (Penguin Books. 3s. 6d. each.) THIS series is as essential as the Ordnance Survey map for any walker, cyclist or motorist with an eye for buildings. In it he will find a reference to everything on his journey from the stone circle near St. Buryan which is called the Nine Maidens to Messrs. Boots' factory near Nottingham, from the deserted tin mines of St. Just to the dormi- tory agglomerations along the arterial roads Whether' he singles out a Georgian manor house, a Victorian Gothic church or a village war memorial, Professor Pevsner's comments are always shrewd, and so thorough is ke that he does not miss even "a- merry little spire- let" on an otherwise undistinguished Presby- terian church. With his Middlesex in one's pocket one could visit Hampton Court or Syon House and be certain of seeing every- thing ; while a stroll through the Hampstead Garden Suburb under his guidance would show even an old resident things about its planning that he had never noticed before. Each book contains a short introduction, and under each town or village, in alphabetical order, descriptions of its noteworthy build- ings. There are also 64 pages of excellent photographs, a concise architectural glossary, and the necessary indexes of places and
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