Four with Betjeman: Victorian Architects and Architecture

In the 1850s, English architects tried to find a style that would go with steam, glass and cast iron; they chose Gothic.

This four part series looks at the men associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival and some of their famous constructions; including the House of Parliament, the Natural History Museum, the Albert Memorial, Westminster Abbey and a number of country houses.


Part 1: Charles Barry & Augustus Pugin

Part 2:  William Butterfield & Gilbert Scott

Part 3: Alfred Waterhouse & Norman Shaw

Part 4: Sir Ninian Comper, William Robinson & Sir Edwin Lutyens