tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3639351240572991421..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Stamford, LincolnshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-37101176312110002442016-10-02T22:32:50.371+01:002016-10-02T22:32:50.371+01:00Clifton-Taylor's book encouraged me to visit L...Clifton-Taylor's book encouraged me to visit Lewes - once just a stop on the train to Eastbourne - from which ultimately my little book on Magnus, the Lewes Anchorite. But too easy to name a few "star" towns of outstanding architectural interest - what's more exciting is finding something in unexpected places, or looking closely at something we rather overlooked or despised. And I'm thrilled with the idea of that beautiful (and no doubt serviceable) town hall in Stamford being designed by a cabinet-maker!<br /><br />One little quibble: perhaps more on the meaning of the heraldry, and the artist who could produce it? Anyone who has tried heraldic drawing will realise that adorning a building with a coat of arms is no easy task, and we suspect the work of specialists. Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-10256846710240502312016-10-02T14:02:05.099+01:002016-10-02T14:02:05.099+01:00Thank you all for your comments.
David: Thanks fo...Thank you all for your comments.<br /><br />David: Thanks for the link to your blog piece, which I enjoyed. The Pattern of English Building is indeed an essential book. Like you, I agree with some of his opinions while parting company from him occasionally. <br /><br />Eileen: Civilisation taught me so much. I have left-wing friends who hate it, because of Clark's dismissal of non-western art, specifically of African art. Well, I don't like this aspect of it either, but I don't think this fault invalidates all of what Clark says about western art. By the way, Alec Clifton-Taylor's books of the three English Towns series are easily found secondhand, and not expensive. They follow the television programmes quite closely. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-65367227039286014932016-10-02T12:51:18.608+01:002016-10-02T12:51:18.608+01:00I don't remember those programmes at all, alth...I don't remember those programmes at all, although I did watch Kenneth Clark's Civilisation, which I absolutely loved. Thank you very much for the heads up, Philip, and also to David Gouldstone for the article on his blog if I may. Alec Clifton-Taylor seemed to have the same love of architectural materials and connection with the landscape that I love too, and which I try to show in the articles on my website. Definitely worth hunting for some of those books, and watching the programmes of course. :) <br />Eileen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807348224003585870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-34042731768014103012016-10-02T08:22:07.993+01:002016-10-02T08:22:07.993+01:00I love these programmes! I learnt to look at build...I love these programmes! I learnt to look at buildings by watching them; they're all on Youtube at the moment, and it's hard to think of a more relaxing and informative way of spending half an hour. I wrote about them on my amateurish blog: http://icknieldindagations.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/learning-to-look-with-alec-clifton.htmlDavid Gouldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446150522362785974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-44299902383486289802016-10-01T23:22:36.328+01:002016-10-01T23:22:36.328+01:00I just watched the first episode (Chichester) and ...I just watched the first episode (Chichester) and have saved a link to the others. What a wonderful series! Makes me want immediately to hire a car and travel through England...<br />Thank you.<br />François-Marc ChaballierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com