Sidney Heath

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Sidney Herbert Heath (1872 - ?) was a notable English landscape artist, illustrator and author of books on local topography, history and architecture. He specialised in drawings of old buildings.

He wrote several volumes for the "Beautiful England" series of travel books, illustrated by E W Haslehust, and published by Blackie and Son Limited (see below).

Illustrated books

;Written and illustrated by Heath:

  • Perkins, Thomas & Pentin, Herbet (Eds). [https://archive.org/details/memorialsofolddo00perkuoft Memorials of Old Dorset] (London, Bemrose, 1907).
  • [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30290/30290-h/30290-h.htm Our Homeland Churches and how to Study them] (The Homeland Association, 1907).
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=-PBEmjVU3CQC The Romance of Symbolism and its Relationship to Church Ornament and Architecture] (Francis Griffiths, 1909).
  • [https://archive.org/details/southdevondorset00heat The South Devon and Dorset Coast] (T. Fisher Unwin, 1910).
  • [https://archive.org/details/cu31924015418241 Old English Houses of Alms: a pictorial record with architectural and historical notes] (London: F. Griffiths, 1910).
  • [https://archive.org/details/storyoffordabbey00heatuoft The Story of Ford Abbey: from the earliest times to the present day] (Francis Griffiths, 1911)
  • [https://archive.org/details/pilgrimlifeinmid00heatuoft Pilgrim Life in the Middle Ages] (T. Fisher Unwin, 1911).
  • A School History of Dorset (Dorset Education Committee, 1920).
  • The Parts of a Manor House (George Philip & Son, 1928)
  • The Parts of a Church (George Philip & Son, 1929).
  • The Homes and Buildings of Other Days (George Philip & Son, 1929).
  • Our Homeland Cathedrals (The Homeland Association, 1930).

Written by Heath, illustrated by E. W. Haslehust:

  • [https://archive.org/details/cornishriviera00heat The Cornish Riviera] (Blackie and Son, 1911).
  • [https://archive.org/details/winchester00heatiala Winchester] (Blackie & Son, 1911).
  • [https://archive.org/details/exeterheath00heatuoft Exeter] (Blackie & Son, 1912).
  • [https://archive.org/details/bournemouthpoole00heatrich Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch] (Blackie & Son, 1915).
  • [https://archive.org/details/heartofwessex00heatuoft The Heart of Wessex] (Blackie & Son).
  • Swanage and District (Blackie & Son, 1915).

Illustrated by Heath:

  • Brassington, William S. [https://archive.org/details/shakespeareshom01brasgoog Shakespeare's Homeland] (J. M. Dent & Co., 1903.

See also