English Buildings

Was it for this the clay grew tall? Another memorable visit we made when in Aldeburgh for the poetry festival was to Snape Maltings, f...

At the Long Shop The idea was to head for Aldeburgh. I’d been there before, but it was the Resident Wise Woman’s first visit and she...

Joining and splitting Columns and pilasters on the facades of buildings can be made of many different materials – wood, stone, plaster, ev...

Keying in While admiring the brick-built houses in Bridgwater, I noticed this interesting bit of brickwork. It’s on one side of King Squ...

Bridgwater brick I’m impressed by the quality of some of the houses in this Somerset town. This is an example, from maybe the best stree...

In situ Theme and Variations , 1969–72 is a sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth fixed to the facade of a building in the centre of Chelt...

A different angle I’ve read two recently published books that mention the old Hoover factory in Perivale, West London. Both books were goo...