Fromond’s Chantry
My nephew, George, was married in Fromond’s Chantry today: a most beautiful and unspoilt medieval holy place immediately to the south of Winchester College’s Chamber Court. We approached from the south:- The cloister is beautifully well preserved:- The roof is like an upturned boat:- This is the view through to where we were parked, next…
Sir Christopher Ondaatje (2)
I have been working on an obituary of Christopher Ondaatje, which has now appeared:- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/sir-christopher-ondaatje-obituary
Robin Middleton
Very sad news from the other side of the Atlantic of the death of Robin Middleton, a formidable figure in the world of architectural history and, indeed, architecture more widely. He taught me at Cambridge as part of an unlikely double act with David Watkin, introducing us to the world of neo-classicism through his deep…
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