Publishedinhiscentenaryyear,thisbookcelebratesthelifeandworkoftheBritisharchitectPeterWomersley(1923-1993).FromFarnleyHeynearHuddersfield,hisaward-winningfirstbuildingcompletedin1954,totheangular,look-no-handsconcretestructureoftheFairydeanfootballstandinGalashiels,Womersleycontinuouslypushedthefrontiersofarchitecturaldesign.WorkingfromasmallofficeintheremoteScottishBordersvillageofGattonside,heclaimedaplaceontheworldstage:nowherewasthismoreapparentthanintheCalifornia-inspiredHighSunderlandnearSelkirk,the’See-ThroughHouse’builtforBernatKlein.SixofWomersley’sbuildingsinScotlandarenowlisted,threeatthetop-rateofCategoryA,whileFarnleyHeyislistedGradeII.Yet,despitesuchsuccess,Womersley’sworkisatrisk:theCategoryABernatKleinstudioisderelictwhiletheCategoryBGarltonAdmissionsUnitatHaddington,isboarded-upandthesitedeserted.Theintentionofthisnewbookistodrawattentiontothesignificanceofhiswork,placingitinitsnationalandinternationalcontext.Withplansandillustrationsofallhisbuildingsandprojects,aswellasacatalogueraisonn矇includingabibliographybybuildings,thisbookwillsecureWomersley’sreputation.
