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Peter Shakerley Boston (10 September 1918 – 19 November 1999) was a British architect and illustrator, best known for the illustrations he made to the books written by his mother, author Lucy M. Boston (1892–1990), who wrote under the name L.M. Boston. The best known of these books were the Green Knowe books. In those illustrations, Peter Boston included items from his mother's home, The Manor in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.〔"A Brief History," (The Manor at Hemingford Grey )〕 == Personal life == Boston was born in Looe, Cornwall, to Harold and Lucy Maria Boston. Peter's father left his wife in 1935, but the couple's only son continued to live with both. Boston married Diana Robertson, a widow with two sons, in 1967. They lived in a converted mill in Hertfordshire; however, the Bostons moved into The Manor when Boston's mother died in 1990, making repairs and opening the ancient home to visitors.〔 Boston's widow, Diana Boston, continues to preside over the house, and was still leading tours in 2010. Boston served with the Royal Engineers in North Africa in World War II.〔 He received the Military Cross for his service. Boston died at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Boston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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