‘Is it in Pevsner?’: a short history of the ‘Buildings of …' series

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Let's change the subject for a moment, or for even an almost one hour if you watch the lecture, I am pretty annoyed about the stupid things some people like Donald duck Trump and Vladimir Putin are doing all around us. You may be also interested to watch the lecture recorded by Charles O'Brien on 5th December 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London, a lecture which traces the history of this famous series by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, starting from its conception in 1947. Improving your general culture is almost every time good for you.

The lecture describes the research and writing of the original forty-six volumes for England and the extension of the books to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. It then assesses their significance alongside a reflection on the 2024 achievement of the full updating of the English series. Charles O’Brien FSA is Listing and Architectural Research Director at Historic England. Until 2022 he was the joint Series Editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides. He graduated with a degree in History of Art from University College London before joining the series in 1997, where he worked fulltime on the research, writing and editing of the new editions.

The video chapters are the following:

  • 00:00 - Introduction: the llegacy of Pevsner’s guides
  • 00:06 - Historical setting of the lecture venue
  • 01:57 - Origins of Pevsner’s buildings of England series
  • 03:31 - The first publications: Cornwall, Middlesex & Nottinghamshire
  • 05:37 - Evolution and expansion of the series
  • 08:25 - Pevsner’s background: from Germany to England
  • 12:00 - Pevsner’s early work and influences
  • 15:26 - Challenges and methodology of the guidebooks
  • 19:52 - The role of Penguin Books in the series' success
  • 25:11 - Pevsner’s surveying process: fieldwork and note-taking
  • 30:44 - Expanding the series beyond England
  • 35:22 - Pevsner’s legacy in architectural conservation
  • 40:05 - How the books shaped public understanding of architecture
  • 44:48 - Critical reception and controversial opinions
  • 50:33 - The transition from Pevsner’s era to modern revisions
  • 55:41 - The future of the Buildings of … series
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