English Buildings

Strangers on the shore The British have been building boats for millennia, and sailing them, and wearing them out. When boats are no longer ...

Backstreet moderne I don’t know much about Shropshire House, tucked away in Capper Street off Tottenham Court Road, except that it was bu...

Waggonettes, Worcestershire, and Wessex Buildings get under our skin for all kinds of reasons and often it’s the most incidental detail t...

Through the paths of the seas I usually blog about buildings I’ve seen or visited recently, but today I’m breaking this rule to turn your at...

The splendour falls on castle walls In early March the trees are still bare of leaves and the landscape yields enticing views. This one, ...

Rich Nouveau...  Many shopping arcades were built in English towns and cities in the last three decades of the 19th century. They provide...

The colour of masonry We get used to linking localities with building stone: Cornish granite, East Anglian flint, Derbyshire millstone gr...