A photo-led coffee-table compendium of 50 buildings and structures that have helped to create the Wales we know today. Written by architectural historians Greg Stevenson and Mark Baker, with images by acclaimed photographer David Wilson, the book explores the idea of identity as expressed through a nation's "bricks and mortar." There are even a couple of buildings outside of Wales, a couple that have been lost, and one that moves every year to a different location.

Architecture reflects not only a nation’s history, but also how its people lived, worked, prayed and fought over the centuries. Since the publication of John B. Hilling’s The Historic Architecture of Wales in 1976, there has been no other attempt at addressing the architecture of Wales as a whole, and this revised publication meets a long-felt need for a general survey of architecture in Wales. It covers two thousand years of architectural history, reflecting the nation’s life from Roman times to the present century – less a revision of the original than a complete re-writing, taking into account recent research and recent buildings. The book is illustrated with 268 colour and black-and-white photographs, drawings, plans and maps.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Swansea through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Cardiff through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of the City of Chester through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Anglesey through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Conwy and around through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.