English Buildings

Second among equals The Vines* is in many ways similar to Liverpool’s magnificent Philharmonic Dining Rooms – it was built for the same brew...

Listed When visiting a city I don’t know very well, I make lists of major buildings that I want to see, but once I arrive I’m constantly on ...

  The red and the grey An 1840s complex of vast warehouses and numerous smaller structures around the water, the Royal Albert Dock is the ma...

Stand-out structure Not far from the Albert Dock, whose gatemen’s shelters were featured in my previous post , stands Wapping Dock, and alon...

Small structure, giant stones On a visit to Liverpool recently, I was very taken with the docks, the Royal Albert Dock in particular. Its im...

  The pub on the corner Corner sites are favourites for any business that relies on walk-in trade – shops of course, but also pubs. I passed...

  Free style A stroll through the gallery and couture retail area around New Bond Street throws up various architectural delights. Here’s ju...