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The Sack of Bath: A Record and an Indictment
AuthorAdam Fergusson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsBath, urban planning, architectural conservation
PublisherSalisbury (original)
Publication date
1973
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages104
ISBN9781903155837
OCLC875495901

The Sack of Bath: A Record and an Indictment is a book written by Adam Fergusson in 1973 about the destructive urban redevelopment of the city of Bath in the 1970s. The original newspaper pieces that the book comprises inspired a resurgence in architectural conservation in the United Kingdom and gave additional strength to the Bath Preservation Trust.

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