Jason Hawkes - The Garden of England from the Air

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The counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire, sometimes called the ‘garden of England’, contain some of the most beautiful buildings and lush landscape this country has to offer, and seen from the air the area attains a new and unexpected glory. Jason Hawkes provides stunning bird’s-eye views of such sites as Canterbury Cathedral, Dover, Hever and Leeds Castles, Whitstable Bay, the gardens at Sissinghurst, Arundel, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells and the Isle of Wight, plus much else besides.

A highly informative commentary on the pictures is provided in the captions, which often show us details in the photographs which the cursory glance might miss, and explain how the shape of modern towns, cities and their surrounding countryside have been influenced by history. Among other unexpected highlights are superb views of the racecourses at Epsom and Goodwood, and of Channel ports like Dover, Folkestone, Chichester, Southampton and Portsmouth.