Rosemary Hill (2)

Augustus Pugin was one of Britain’s greatest architects, inventor of the Gothic Revival and revealed as the designer of Big Ben and much of the Houses of Parliament. By the age of 21, he had been shipwrecked, bankrupted and widowed; before he was 30 he had designed 22 churches and 3 cathedrals; at ... (more)40, insane and disillusioned, he was dead. Rosemary Hill’s biography, God’s Architect (Penguin), has been hailed as “outstanding” by Claire Tomalin and “magnificent, sumptuous and intricate” by John Carey. She will be in conversation with the writer and journalist Andrew O’Hagan.

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in conversation with Simon Jenkins.

Rosemary Hill’s biography of the Victorian architect and designer, Pugin, the central figure of the Victorian Gothic revival, reveals a complex figure who, despite his remarkable life and great achievements - Big Ben, much ... (more)of the Houses of Parliament, 22 churches and 3 cathedrals - died young, disillusioned and insane. She discusses Pugin’s world-view and legacy with Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times, columnist and author of England’s Thousand Best Churches and England’s Thousand Best Houses. Rosemary Hill is a writer and architectural historian."