Traces the life of an English castle from the 1170's, when the Normans built it, to the 1970's, when the owners open it to the public. Features half pages that reveal hidden portions of the illustrations.
Illustrations without text contrast the life of servants and their employers from the Middle Ages to the present day. Illustrations have a half-page flap that creates a new picture when turned over.
Shows the growth of an English village from a medieval clearing to the urban congestion of the present day as seen from the same viewpoint approximately every hundred years.
The artist's visual memories of his early life, recording significant events of childhood, education, and career, and evoking people, pets, and places that have been important to him.