George Gilbert Scott: the family that built Gothic Britain
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Channel: King's College London · 2015 · Education
Historian and TV presenter Dan Cruickshank presents The Churches Conservation Trust’s 2015 Annual Lecture, exploring the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century – Sir George Gilbert Scott, his son George Junior and grandson Giles. Following on from the 2014 BBC documentary, Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain, this lecture explores the impact of the Gilbert Scott family on our nation’s architecture, with a particular focus on the churches in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust, the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. Thursday 15 October 2015 Part of the Arts & Humanities Festival 2015: Fabrication www.visitchurches.org.uk facebook.com/ChurchesConservationTrust twitter.com/TheCCT
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