English Buildings

Keeping up appearances On a recent visit to Stratford I was struck by this substantial town house. The street front is built in a Gothic ...

Water gate revelation I used to work in Covent Garden and sometimes, especially in summer, there was a strong temptation to cross the Strand...

Space invaders After the church, the chapter house was often the most impressive part of a medieval monastery – especially if that monastery...

What the Romans did for us The Romans – and those among the British who adopted the Roman way of life during the occupation – built a great ...

The daily round Many people know about the abbey at Shrewsbury because it features in the Cadfael novels of Ellis Peters, and is the home...

Peabody's buildings In the last four decades of the 19th century, London faced a housing crisis. The working poor were tied to central L...

Soane box Round the back of the refurbished and extended St Pancras station lies a secluded garden made up of the Old St Giles' burial g...