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'''Anthony Prosper Quiney''' is an architectural historian, building archaeologist, writer and photographer who has lived in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] for many years. Dr. Quiney is [[Professor Emeritus]] of Architectural History at the [[University of Greenwich]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony Quiney |url=http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300093858 |title=Town Houses of Medieval Britain - Quiney, Anthony - Yale University Press |publisher=Yalepress.yale.edu |date=2004-01-11 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> a distinguished Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] and [[President Emeritus]] of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sal.org.uk/history/listoffellows/?letter=Q |title=Society of Antiquaries of London - List of Fellows |publisher=Sal.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> He has authored several books on the architectural history of England. |
'''Anthony Prosper Quiney''' is an architectural historian, building archaeologist, writer and photographer who has lived in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] for many years. Dr. Quiney is [[Professor Emeritus]] of Architectural History at the [[University of Greenwich]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony Quiney |url=http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300093858 |title=Town Houses of Medieval Britain - Quiney, Anthony - Yale University Press |publisher=Yalepress.yale.edu |date=2004-01-11 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> a distinguished Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] and [[President Emeritus]] of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sal.org.uk/history/listoffellows/?letter=Q |title=Society of Antiquaries of London - List of Fellows |publisher=Sal.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-09-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709025945/http://www.sal.org.uk/history/listoffellows/?letter=Q |archivedate=2012-07-09 }}</ref> He has authored several books on the architectural history of England. |
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As a young boy, he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] from London during the rocket attacks of 1945, to the countryside near a U.S. military airfield, where an American aircrew took him around their B-17 [[Flying Fortress]] bomber. This led to a lifelong fascination with military aviation. As a young man, Quiney performed his national service as a [[radarman|radar technician]] in the [[Royal Air Force]], and later in life he realized a dream of piloting a restored [[Supermarine Spitfire]]. |
As a young boy, he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] from London during the rocket attacks of 1945, to the countryside near a U.S. military airfield, where an American aircrew took him around their B-17 [[Flying Fortress]] bomber. This led to a lifelong fascination with military aviation. As a young man, Quiney performed his national service as a [[radarman|radar technician]] in the [[Royal Air Force]], and later in life he realized a dream of piloting a restored [[Supermarine Spitfire]]. |
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Anthony Prosper Quiney is an architectural historian, building archaeologist, writer and photographer who has lived in Blackheath for many years. Dr. Quiney is Professor Emeritus of Architectural History at the University of Greenwich,[1] a distinguished Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and President Emeritus of the Royal Archaeological Institute.[2] He has authored several books on the architectural history of England.
As a young boy, he was evacuated from London during the rocket attacks of 1945, to the countryside near a U.S. military airfield, where an American aircrew took him around their B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. This led to a lifelong fascination with military aviation. As a young man, Quiney performed his national service as a radar technician in the Royal Air Force, and later in life he realized a dream of piloting a restored Supermarine Spitfire.
He is the husband of Ginnie Hole; screenwriter for The House of Elliot, Casualty, and many other television programmes.[3]
A tall man with thick white hair, Quiney is frequently seen with his Border Collie Rex, on the heath in Blackheath or in Greenwich Park.[4]
Books
Books include:
- John Loughborough Pearson, 1979. ISBN 0-300-02253-0.
- House and Home: History of the Small English House, 1986. ISBN 0-563-21133-4.
- The English Country Town, 1987. ISBN 0-500-01405-1.
- Period Houses, a guide to authentic architectural features, 1989. ISBN 0-540-01173-8.
- Kent Houses: English Domestic Architecture, 1993. ISBN 1-85149-153-8.
- Wall to Wall, An exploration of building materials and domestic architecture, 1994. ISBN 1-86000-013-4.
- The Traditional Buildings of England, 1995. ISBN 0-500-27661-7
- Panoramas of English Villages, with Nick Meers. 2000. ISBN 978-1-85799-946-4.
- England's Architectural Heritage, 2002. ISBN 1-903807-23-9.
- Town Houses of Medieval Britain, 2004. ISBN 0-300-09385-3.
- A Year in the Life of Greenwich Park, 2009. ISBN 0-7112-2871-X.
- The Undone Years: a story of two families, 1907 - 1923, 2015.
References
- ^ Anthony Quiney (2004-01-11). "Town Houses of Medieval Britain - Quiney, Anthony - Yale University Press". Yalepress.yale.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Society of Antiquaries of London - List of Fellows". Sal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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- ^ Quiney, Anthony (2009). A Year in the Life of Greenwich Park. London: Frances Lincoln Publishers. ISBN 0-7112-2871-X.