The History of the English Science Lab
The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.
The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.
Traditional buildings, known as vernacular, originally made up the vast majority of the structures that ordinary people lived and worked in.
After thousands of homes in Britain were destroyed during the Second World War, temporary houses known as ‘prefabs’ were built.
A gurdwara is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs, meaning ‘the residence of the Guru’.
Women have always influenced domestic design but it wasn’t until 1898 that the first female architect was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Pre-fabricated churches, often called ‘iron churches’, ‘iron chapels’ or ‘tin tabernacles’, were developed in the mid-19th century.
To commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, six historic sites have been protected.
Learn how to identify the features and characteristics of medieval Gothic architecture in England.
Discover the architectural evolution of the mosque in Britain, from the conversion of houses to contemporary expressions of mosque architecture.
The brilliant colours and exuberant gestures of Outram’s work have captured the popular imagination, yet still retain the ability to shock.