neoclassicism

The polarising poet, sculptor and ‘avant-gardener’ who maintained a private militia

26 April 2025 9:00 am

Not many artists engage in the maintenance of a private militia, and it seems fair to assume that those who…

Forget monetary policy, the Bank of England’s greatest crime was architectural

6 July 2024 9:00 am

In 1916 the Bank of England committed what Nikolaus Pevsner was to call the greatest architectural crime to befall London…

Arch enemies: Euston Arch (left), torn down to make way for London’s most miserable train station (right)

Restoration drama

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Yes William Cook Rejoice! Rejoice! Fifty-four years after its destruction, Euston Arch has returned to Euston. Well, after a fashion.…