Tag Archives: 19th Century

Imaginary Edinburgh

Posted on December 5, 2017 by raspurr

If you go to Edinburgh’s New Town and stand at the corner of George Street and Hanover Street, looking south towards The Mound, you will be duly rewarded with a compelling piece of architectural symmetry. The weighty columns of the … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh at Eye-Level & the ‘Heave Awa Hoose’

Posted on January 27, 2016 by raspurr

To begin straightforwardly – writing about architecture in Edinburgh is proving more difficult than I had imagined. Before I moved up, I had thought that I would hardly need to try, that my hitherto uninspiring blog would reach new heights, … Continue reading →

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Unreal City – Brighton as a Ghost Town

Posted on April 3, 2015 by raspurr

“Brighton is naturally a place of resort for expectants, and a shifty ugly-looking swarm is, of course, assembled here. Some of the fellows, who had endeavoured to disturb our harmony at the dinner at Lewes, were parading, amongst this swarm, on … Continue reading →

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19th Century Brutalism – In (Brief) Praise of St. Bartholomew’s, Brighton

Posted on November 13, 2014 by raspurr

Brighton possesses a surfeit of two things: pubs (one for every day of the year, according to local legend) and churches. Unsurprisingly for a city which is essentially a product of the 19th century, the Victorian mania for religious buildings is explicitly manifest … Continue reading →

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