English Buildings

Small mercies This vicarage is a pleasant architectural surprise on the way to the church at Great Tew, different from, but complementa...

Build it new: Illustrations of the month Edward Bawden (1903–89) is probably one of the best loved of British illustrators. His work, f...

In the cooler I’ve driven quite often along the A37, the road that links Bristol with Shepton Mallet and Yeovil, and more than once I’v...

A medieval band Among the dozens of carvings on the outside aisle walls of the church at Adderbury in Oxfordshire are several represent...

Fishy (2) I always think the best part of Adderbury church is the exterior. It has a glorious spire, some outstanding window tracery (m...

Fishy (1) My recent visit to Anstey in Hertfordshire has already yielded one post, about the unusual lychgate at the entrance to the chu...

The final review in my Spring collection is of a very different book, an allusive account of ruins and fragments across the whole field o...