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

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

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