As the boy, suspended from a rope tied around his middle, was lowered through a hole in the roof of the church, past soaring trusses and arches, his eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dimness.

Pugin's screen, seen here behind the Lady Chapel gates, will be restored to the main chancel. Photo: St Augustine, Ramsgate On August 15 1850, Augustus Welby Pugin exclaimed in a letter to his friend ...

The architectural genius who designed Big Ben's clock tower has been remembered in a special mass in the Kent town where he lived and died. The service in Ramsgate marked the 200th anniversary of the ...

The Victorian architect Augustus Pugin was born 200 years ago Credit: Archive Today marks 200 years since the birth of Augustus Pugin, one of the UK's most influential architects. He designed Big Ben, ...

The chapel is usually closed to protect the paintwork from decay A hidden chapel designed by renowned architect Augustus Pugin will open to the public for one day over Easter. The south chapel of St ...

Five minutes into my second pose, the universe begins to melt away. I feel connected with the Life Room, telepathically in touch with the artists assembled to draw, paint and sculpt me.

Margaret Belcher, who has died aged 80, was an outstanding scholar of the great Victorian architect Augustus Pugin and a meticulous editor of his letters, published in five volumes. Augustus Welby ...

St Chad's was built by George Myers, known as Pugin's builder The bicenentary of one of Britain's Victorian designers and architects is being celebrated with a trail and exhibition of his work in ...

In this essay by the British architect and academic Dr. Timothy Brittain-Catlin, the fascinating journey that color has taken throughout history to the present day—oscillating between religious ...

The great- great-grandson of the celebrated Victorian architect Augustus Pugin is to bring a legal challenge to have his family name recognised on his birth certificate. The great- great-grandson of ...