The Regency and the Gothic Revival architecture
Let me warn you: it might not be easy to follow the architectural styles in this post as we are…
Georgian architecture (1710-1815)
Georgian architecture is a huge topic to cover, introducing Neo-Palladianism, Gothic and Chinoiserie, which I shall explain, however this post…
Winchester and its bollards
Winchester has a special ambiance. I mean the town Winchester in Hampshire, not the gun. The first time I was…
What is a buttercross?
The first time I saw a buttercross was when I watched a Poirot episode, the “Cornish Mystery” where Inspector Japp…
English Palladianism and Baroque architecture
The next chapter in English architecture is a bit blurred just like the history: Cromwell’s Commonwealth and then the Restoration…
What did the English use for building – Part 2
Last time we had a look what materials were used in England for building houses/walls. Let’s have a look now…
Burgh Island and Art deco
Everybody can mention a place which put a spell on him/her, which had a magical and special ambiance. There is…
Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture 1550-1603
Elizabethan and Jacobean houses have a very unique ambience, especially grand houses. These buildings are often used for filming –…
Tudor architecture
As I am going to represent the different architectural styles you will see that each of them could be called…
English bricks
Wherever you go in England you would find houses built of bricks. Some people associate terracotta coloured bricks with the…