Posts Tagged ‘ Victorian ’
Pevsner prized his principles; he also enjoyed violating them on occasion. Some of his best descriptions are of architecture he obviously relished against his better judgement, where there is guilty pleasure in his voice whatever harsh words he may be using. This is the first in a series of ‘soft spots’, buildings Pevsner didn’t mean to like. [ READ MORE ]
As Chairman of the Victorian Society in the 1960s, Pevsner issued frequent invitations to membership. One was to John Lennon. ‘From your book and otherwise,’ wrote Pevsner on 8 March 1965, ‘I have a strong feeling that you would make an ideal member of the Victorian Society.’ Quite why he thought the Beatle would be interested is [ READ MORE ]
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