A History of English Architecture: 410-2013 (Gresham College): English Architecture and the First World War by Professor Simon Thurley

A History of English Architecture: 410-2013

English Architecture and the First World War by Professor Simon Thurley. The First World War had a devastating effect on Britain. Human and economic loss was accompanied by a loss of confidence and direction. This lecture looks at both the cultural effects of the War and its architectural impact. Both saw a struggle to reconcile a rejection of the pre-war world and a longing for it. (from gresham.ac.uk)

English Architecture and the First World War

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1. Making England: The Shadow of Rome, 410-1130

2. A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300

3. How the Middle Ages Were Built: Exuberance to Crisis, 1300-1408

4. How the Middle Ages Were Built: Coming of Age, 1408-1530

5. The End of the Old World Order, 1530-1650

6. The Rise of Consensus, 1650-1760

7. Engine House, 1760-1830

8. On Top of the World, 1830-1914

9. Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor

10. English Architecture and the First World War

11. Forwards and Backwards Architecture in Inter-War England

12. Coming to Terms with Modern Times: English Architecture in the Post War Era