Hugh Cantlie had the idea for Near the Motorways (Cheviot Books, £13.95), after being stranded near a service station on the M4 on a hot August Bank Holiday.
Born in Shanghai, he started Cheviot Books while living in Northumberland but now lives near Burford. He is also the author of Ancestral Castles of Scotland. Aged 79, he lectures on architectural subjects and accepts commissions for pen-and-wash drawings of houses.
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