Category Archives: Arts & Crafts Architecture

Stoneywell Cottage – Arts and Crafts Ideology and Contradiction

Posted on 22/07/2017 by Douglas Cawthorne

The City of Leicester is well-known for its connections to the Arts and Crafts movement for instance with the Leicester School of Art and the Dryad Cane and Metal works. The purchase by the National Trust in 2013 of Stoneywell … Continue reading →

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Eilean Donan Castle – Models and Projection Mapping

Posted on 31/10/2016 by Douglas Cawthorne

Visiting historic buildings rarely comes more spectacular (in a rugged grandeur kind of way) than a visit to Eilean Donan Castle This 13th century icon of Scottish medieval architecture sits on a tidal island in Loch Duich near the Isle … Continue reading →

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Isaac Barradale and No.3 Greyfriars

Posted on 22/03/2013 by Douglas Cawthorne

Modelling parts of cities we often come across interesting architectural connections. This is a good example, it’s St. George’s Chambers at No.3 Greyfriars in Leicester, which was originally the offices of Isaac Barradale FRIBA (1845-1892) a leading architect in the … Continue reading →

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