The Building of England: Retrospect and Prospect 410 AD to 2000

Gresham College Lectures

Gresham College Lectures
The Building of England: Retrospect and Prospect 410 AD to 2000
Oct 16, 2013
Gresham College
In this the final lecture in his series on the history of English building Simon Thurley looks back. What can be concluded from a survey of 1,400 years of English architecture and social life? How English is English building and how are Saxon halls and modern skyscrapers intimately related?

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