John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture (2)

It is is full-on Vanbrugh as I respond to (very helpful) queries from my copy editor. It’s terrible how every time one looks at a text, there are small errors, not helped by word processing introducing its own minor errors, including changes in paragraph indentation and the width of the right-hand margin.

I was going to have to subsidise the costs of obtaining the images by crowd funding, but this is mercifully no longer necessary (mercifully for my friends and readers who I would have asked to contribute).

There was going to be a short, five-minute film asking for money, of which the only survival is an image of me sitting next to Vanbrugh himself (thank you, Adam and Martin):-

You can, of course, instead order the book, out in time for Christmas:-

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  1. richardfrancis75308gmailcom's avatar richardfrancis75308gmailcom says:

    Charles,
    Two of my Guide Room colleagues – Richard Dey and Alan Howard are accompanying me to your talk in Fitzrovia tomorrow, together with Head of Built Heritage Kelly Driscoll and Edward Driscoll, Roof Project Architect, London Studio Lead and Practice Director of Donald Insall Associates.
    I have been scanning your blog posts for a B/W photo of Blenheim (Park, Palace & Gardens) since we met at your Temple Bar talk. Nothing to report to colleagues, so far.
    Hoping that as and when you and your wife visit us and the Roof Project (there is a lift for public use from next month) you might consider staying at Vanbrugh House Hotel in the City of Oxford – at 20-24, St Michael’s Street OX1 – http://www.vanbrughhousehotel.co.uk. It may be that Heather or Kelly have already made arrangements.
    Hope that the VH hotel management are plugged into the forthcoming #vanbrugh300 programme.
    When you and your Publishers plan book signings in Woodstock don’t overlook ‘The Woodstock Bookshop’ and the lobby of Woodstock Parish Church St MM.
    The Woodstock Literary Society would I imagine be very interested in organising a talk on Van at any time to suit you in 2026. The Church is by far the best space for a talk in the town.
    https://sites.google.com/site/woodstockliteraturesociety/
    BW
    Richard
    “Vanbrugh House was built by the Peisley family, leading stonemasons of the [early eighteenth centiry]”

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