Updating Pevsner Guides

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Join the SPAB London Group and Charles O'Brien, the series editor of the Pevsner Guides, who will speak on 'Pevsner's Buildings of England: past, present and future'.

The Pevsner Architectural Guides, were begun in 1951 by the architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83) with the aim of providing an up-to-date portable guide to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader and specialist. The success of the volumes covering The Buildings of England led to the extension of the series to Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place.

The guides have been described as "The greatest endeavour of popular architectural scholarship in the world." (Jonathan Meades, The Observer)

Doors open at 6pm. The talk will begin at 6.30pm.

This is an in person talk on Thursday 12 January at Yale University Press, 47 Bedford Square.

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About the London Group
The SPAB London group was formed in 2015 and it brings together over 1,000 SPAB members living or working in the metropolitan area. London’s diversity of built heritage gives members the opportunity to share knowledge of historic buildings, conservation projects and craft skills. The SPAB London group offers visits to see conservation works on historic buildings, lectures, concerts and its monthly Walks to Nowhere, guided walking tours discovering London’s many distinctive neighbourhoods and ending at an historic pub. Recent walks traversed Bloomsbury, Smithfield and Borough.

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