English Buildings

This nativity image is from All Saints, Margaret Street, one of the masterpieces of the architect William Butterfield. The church is a typi...

Another upward glance during the same visit to Worcester (see previous post) yielded this ornate George IV lamp and Regency ironwork. It ori...

In 1881 people could be bothered with things like this. A small shop in a side street in Worcester is topped with this grandiose collection...

Corners can be the most interesting parts of a building. From medieval castles with their mural towers onwards, how a structure makes the t...

Regular readers of this blog will remember the post a couple of weeks back about the parish church at Elkstone, Gloucestershire, an attracti...

Aynhoe Park is a striking country house in Northamptonshire, constructed in golden stone for several generations of the Cartwright family, ...

The word ‘eye-catcher’ was coined for this place. When I caught a glimpse of it from a side-street I had to have a closer look. What I foun...