A tender time capsule of two English cities captured in pen and memory before the twentieth century reshaped them. D.S. Andrews sketched Bath and Wells at a moment when their ancient stones still spoke directly to the Roman and medieval past, before mass tourism and modern development altered their textures. The Roman Baths steam in Andrews' rendering, their mystery intact. Wells Cathedral rises medieval and magnificent, its silhouette unchanged for centuries. The Guildhall and countless streets become precious documents of a world that has largely vanished. What makes this book endure is not just historical accuracy but artistic affection. Andrews draws with the tenderness of someone who knows these streets, who has lingered in these spaces and wants you to linger there too. For anyone who has walked these cities and wanted to hold onto them, or for anyone who dreams of the England that was, these sketches offer an invitation to step inside a vanished moment and wander its quiet lanes.
