Lucinda Lambton
Author of Temples of Convenience: And Chambers of Delight
Works by Lucinda Lambton
Palaces for Pigs: Animal Architecture and Other Beastly Buildings (English Heritage) (2011) 4 copies
A Mystery at Claydon 1 copy
Temples of Convenience 1 copy
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- Other names
- Lady Lucinda Worsthorne
Lady Worsthorne - Birthdate
- 1943-05-10
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Queen's Gate School
- Occupations
- photographer
filmmaker
broadcast journalist
writer
lecturer - Awards and honors
- Royal Institute of British Architects (Honorary Fellow)
Chelsea Arts Club (honorary member) - Relationships
- Worsthorne, Sir Peregrine (husband)
Lambton, Antony (father) - Short biography
- Lady Lucinda Lambton is the eldest child of Antony, Lord Lambton, a British Conservative politician and writer, and his wife Belinda Blew-Jones. She attended Queen's Gate School in London, but left without graduating, and became a professional photographer. In 1965, she married Henry Harrod, a barrister, with whom she had two sons. Her second husband was Sir Edmund Fairfax-Lucy, an artist. Her third husband is Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, a journalist, making her Lady Worsthorne. She has made about 60 films for the BBC, most of them celebrating unusual buildings and monuments, and was the host of her own show, Lucinda Lambton's Alphabet of Britain. She has produced 14 photography books, and is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and the Daily Mail. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and an honorary member of the Chelsea Arts Club. She gives talks for the National Arts Collection Fund, the National Trust, and the Royal Oak Foundation.
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Reviews
In light of the subject matter, calling this book "eccentric" would seem to fit. It comprises a collection of curious buildings built for, or celebrating, animals, mostly during the 18th and 19th century in England, Scotland and Ireland. Many photographs, but they can be a bit hit-or-miss in terms of what they reveal and show; there's usually only one picture illustrating a particular place. Likewise, the text describing each place can be a bit brief, and in certain places, the same site is show more re-visited (e.g. Loudon). The groups are at once logical and a little baffling; there doesn't seem to be any particular order within a grouping, just the whim of the author. A strange book, but one that might appeal to animal lovers. show less
Beginning with A for Art Nouveau, B for Belfast, and so on, Lucinda Lambton escorts the reader on a rampage around the country from the gravestones of a pair of beloved rats, to a pulpit in the shape of a boat in a Belfast church.
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Members
- 326
- Popularity
- #72,686
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 23
- Languages
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