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Coming in 2012 from English Heritage
‘Egypt in England’
A new book on Egyptian Style Architecture in England
 By Chris Elliott

Find Ancient Egypt in England, and understand it

 Finding Egypt in England
 Visit over fifty sites, from Lancaster to Penzance, more than twenty of them easily accessible in London.  Find out about them; why they were built, who built them, and what makes them so interesting.  A linen mill where sheep used to graze on the roof; England’s only Egyptian style synagogue; a mobile mausoleum, now on its third site, with a story behind it of elopement and scandal; cemeteries; cinemas; offices; a Lincolnshire Masonic Temple; and a DIY superstore.
Understanding Egypt in England
 Read topic essays on Architecture, Cemeteries, Cinemas, Egyptiana, Egyptology, Freemasonry, Gods and Goddesses, and Hieroglyphs, which explain why Ancient Egypt has been a continuing and significant cultural influence on Britain for hundreds of years.  From the Biblical narrative, through the occult speculations of the Renaissance, to the mania for things Egyptian in Regency times, from the birth of Egyptology in the nineteenth century, to today.
We have seen Ancient Egypt as an ancient, unchanging civilisation, a source of occult wisdom, obsessed with death and the afterlife, a reminder of how our civilisation might one day perish and be known only by its remains.  Ancient Egypt has been seen positively as a culture prophesying or prefiguring Christianity, and negatively as one associated with pharaonic tyranny.  As an architectural style, it has been seen as massive, clean and imposing, but also as alien and unsuited to the climate and landscape of England.
Egypt in England is aimed at anyone with an interest in Ancient Egypt and architectural history.  Authoritative but accessible, it is based on extensive research, and allows a non-academic audience to understand where and why the Egyptian style has been most influential, but also why it has never become a truly popular style.
It will appeal to cultural tourists, whether from Britain or abroad, and also be of interest to schools covering Ancient Egypt,  and academics in fields including Egyptology, Architecture and Cultural Studies.