English Buildings

Standing out again By the early-1930s, a new generation of industry was establishing itself around the edges of Britain's towns and c...

Three ways   In the bleak midwinter, with rain on rain in this part of the world, here's a photograph to remind us of last summer...

Letter set (2) Having finished the book recommendations that have occupied the last few posts, I return to buildings – but without leav...

Christmas books: 5 My last Christmas book came out as an adjunct to a remarkable exhibition in the British Museum. Shakespeare Staging...

Christmas books: 4 The fourth of my Christmas handful of books actually came out last year, but it struck me as so relevant to the conc...

Christmas books: 3 The next of my handful of Christmas books is the biography of a little known amateur architect who was responsible f...

  Christmas books: 2 This next in my series of December books is the work of a writer and broadcaster I've admired for years. I wat...