Arnold Joseph Taylor (1911-2002) [see ODNB] wrote several of the guidebooks for England and Wales. In 1935 he was appointed Assistant Inspector to the Office of Works, and in 1946 Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Wales, Assistant Chief Inspector in 1954, and Chief Inspector in 1961 (to 1972).
The guidebooks are:
- Minster Lovell Hall (1939; 2nd ed. 1958)
- Raglan Castle (1950)
- Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House (1951)
- Basingwerk Abbey (1953)
- Caernarvon Castle and Town Walls (1953) [replacing earlier 1929 guide by Peers]
- Rhuddlan Castle (1955)
- Conway Castle and Town Walls (1956)
- The Jewel Tower, Westminster (1965)
- Harlech Castle (1980) [replacing the guide prepared by Hemp and Peers]
- Beaumaris Castle (1985) [with Richard Avent] [CADW Guide]
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