John Ruskin exerted a powerful and pervading influence on architects and architecture in the nineteenth century and his legacy can still be felt today. His highly individual (and idiosyncratic) prose encouraged the lay person to look and think about architecture and he covered strands as diverse as the choice of style, the use of polychromy, the relations between the workman and his work, and even between politics and the arts. In this book leading experts in Ruskin and architectural history re-examine these and numerous other issues, often providing wholly new insights into the man, his writings and his influence upon architecture and the cultural landscape of his day and since. The essays that make up this substantial and richly illustrated book, shed new and revealing light on the wide-ranging and profound influence of this great writer and thinker on architecture. Table of Contents Foreword David Barrie Introduction: Ruskinisms Michael Brooks 1 Ruskin’s Architectural Heritage: The Seven Lamps of Architecture – Reception and Legacy Gill Chitty 2 ‘As beautiful as anything I know in civil Gothic’, or ‘a very shabby bit of work of mine’: Ruskin and the Oxford University Museum Peter Howell 3 Ruskin and the English House Geoffrey Tyack 4 Labor ipse voluptas: Scott, Street, Ruskin, and the Value of Work Brian Hanson 5 Ruskin and the Politics of Gothic Chris Brooks 6 ‘Intellectual Lens and Moral Retina’: A Reappraisal of Ruskin’s Architectural Vision Malcolm Hardman 7 Ruskin and Pugin Rosemary Hill 8 G. F. Bodley and the Response to Ruskin in Ecclesiastical Architecture in the 1850s Michael Hall 9 ‘Theoria’ in Practice: E. W. Godwin, Ruskin and Art-Architecture Aileen Reid 10 John Dando Sedding and Sculpture in Architecture: The Fulfilment of a Ruskinian Ideal? Paul Snell 11 Ruskin Today: Building the Ruskin Library, Lancaster Richard MacCormac Notes on contributors Index

Ruskin and Architecture

Arts & Photography

Brandwood, Geoff

Architecture

Spire Books

This is the first monograph of George Edmund Street, a prolific High Victorian architect of churches and other buildings, the best known of which is the Royal Courts of Justice (the Law Courts). He was born in Essex and, after being articled in Winchester, worked in the office of George Gilbert Scott before setting out on his own account. His earliest works were in Cornwall, but he went on to design many churches, parsonages and schools in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, having been appointed Oxford diocesan architect. Moving to London opened up commissions far and wide, as far north as Aberdeenshire, and also abroad. He paid great attention to the fittings and furnishings of his churches, taking a particular detailed interest in stained glass and embroidery. He was renowned for always completing all his own drawings personally, to the frustration of his pupils and assistants, including Philip Webb and Norman Shaw, who successively became his chief assistant before branching out on their own. His early death at the age of 57 is often attributed to the strain of building the Law Courts, which were completed after his death. Geoff Brandwood, who died suddenly in November 2021, was the author of monographs on Sharpe, Paley & Austin and on Temple Moore. He was a former chairman of the Victorian Society.

George Edmund Street (Victorian Architects)

History

Europe

Historic England

Sharpe, Paley and Austin was one of England's greatest Victorian architectural practices. The book is richly illustrated and explores not only the firm's buildings but also a fascinating web of family and professional interconnections. This will appeal to architectural historians, students of the architecture and social historians.

The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin

This is a new edition of English Heritage’s widely acclaimed study of that great British institution, the public house. First published in 2004, this was described as the best history of the pub available. Now updated and corrected, it offers a scholarly, yet accessible history of the origins of the pub and its development since medieval times. Alcoholic beverages have long formed a part of British culture and over the centuries the authorities have made strenuous efforts to control the form and operation of public drinking establishments (with varying degrees of success!). The Golden Age of pub-building was at the end of the nineteenth century and many of the finest examples are illustrated here. It was brought about by a combination of forces which are all explored – the influence of the Temperance Movement, competition from rival forms of entertainment, and efforts on the part of magistrates and government to improve the pub stock. The book contains a stunning photographic survey of our pub heritage and lists most of the finest and interesting surviving examples. This new edition also explains the changes that have affected pubs, their culture and appearance during the past seven years.

Licensed to Sell: The history and heritage of the public house (English Heritage)

Davison, Andrew

Slaughter, Michael

This is a new edition of English Heritage's widely acclaimed study of that great British institution, the public house. First published in 2004, this was described as the best history of the pub available. Now updated and corrected, it offers a scholarly, yet accessible history of the origins of the pub and its development since medieval times. Alcoholic beverages have long formed a part of British culture and over the centuries the authorities have made strenuous efforts to control the form and operation of public drinking establishments (with varying degrees of success!). The Golden Age of pub-building was at the end of the nineteenth century and many of the finest examples are illustrated here. It was brought about by a combination of forces which are all explored: the influence of the Temperance Movement, competition from rival forms of entertainment, and efforts on the part of magistrates and government to improve the pub stock. The book contains a stunning photographic survey of our pub heritage and lists most of the finest and interesting surviving examples. This new edition also explains the changes that have affected pubs, their culture and appearance during the past seven years.

Licensed to Sell: The History and Heritage of the Public House (English Heritage)

This is the definitive guidebook to London's most unspoilt pubs. Ranging from gloriously rich Victorian extravaganzas to unspoilt community street-corner locals, this book is lavishly illustrated in colour. Combined with fascinating insights into London's brewing heritage, pub names, beer styles and more, "London Heritage Pubs - An Inside Story" is a must for anyone interested in London's pubs.There are a great many books about London pubs and a number about historic London pubs. None, however, take such a strict and detailed view of pub heritage as "London Heritage Pubs - An Inside Story" and none have the breadth of other content that marks this book out as such a unique and valuable title.A media campaign will support the launch.

London Heritage Pubs: An Inside Story

Travel

Jephcote, Jane

Campaign for Real Ale Ltd

Among the 260 pubs collected here, there are unspoilt country locals, Victorian drinking palaces and mighty roadhouses. The book has features describing how the pub developed, what’s distinctive about pubs in different parts of the country, how people a century ago could expect to be served drinks at their table, and how they used the pub for take-out sales in the pre-supermarket era. There is a bonus listing of 70 pubs that, while not meeting CAMRA’s national criteria for a heritage pub, will still thrill visitors with their historic ambience.

Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs: Pub Interiors for Outstanding Historical Interest

Business & Money

Industries

CAMRA Books

Compiled by the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub Heritage Group, this is a guide to the rich pub heritage treasure of the North West. The listed pubs have interiors or features which have remained unaltered for 50 years, and are described in full detail, with colour photography throughout.

Real Heritage Pubs Of The North West

Food, Lodging & Transportation

This guide will lead you to the pubs throughout the South East that still have interiors or internal features of real historic significance. They range from rural 'time-warp' pubs, some with no bar counters, to old coaching inns and include some unsung interiors from the inter-war and post-war period. This is the first guide of its kind for the South East and it champions the need to celebrate, understand and protect the genuine pub heritage we have left.

Real Heritage Pubs of the South East

Ainsworth, Paul

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