Stately Homes
Updated: Jul 7
Susannah Walker
11 February 2027
9781917569354
Demy Hardback, 272pp
Price: £16.99
Demolishing the myth of stately homes
A provocative, essayistic exploration of England’s enduring fascination with inherited grandeur. Blending cultural criticism, personal impressions and social history, the author asks why these symbols of privilege continue to attract us even as conversations around the legacy of empire grow louder. Walker is sharp, witty and unapologetically contemptuous in adding her voice to current debates around class, heritage and beauty in modern England.
Author
Susannah Walker studied English Literature at Cambridge followed by Design History at the Royal College of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum. After starting out as a writer and curator, she then worked in television on programmes ranging from The Late Show to Changing Rooms. She has published three non-fiction books about various aspects of design, and runs a vintage poster blog and website about post-war graphic design and history, as well as lecturing on posters and designers at places as diverse as the National Army Museum, the Art Workers' Guild and Marks & Spencer Archive.