Simon Bradley

Pillar of the Victorian age

Gavin Stamp returns to the subject of George Gilbert Scott, architect of the Albert Memorial, St Pancras and plenty more pinnacled Victorian extravaganzas

issue 26 September 2015

  • Gothic for the Steam Age: An Illustrated Biography of George Gilbert Scott

    Gavin Stamp

    Aurum Press, pp. 208

GIF Image

Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it

TRY 3 MONTHS FOR $5
Our magazine articles are for subscribers only. Start your 3-month trial today for just $5 and subscribe to more than one view

Read next

Trending

Kristina Murkett

Bridget Phillipson’s Ofsted reforms are a mess

In 1902, Holly Mount School in Bury was shut down following a scandal over alleged brutality against the children. The next year, the House of Commons noted that one reason why the abuse was allowed to continue for so long was because of infrequent and cursory inspections, which one MP said were nothing but ‘hard

More on book review

Also by Simon Bradley

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for just £1 a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in