A Brief History of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Reinforcing concrete made highly complex large-scale structures possible.




Weston-super-Mare: the Town and its Seaside History

From a small village to a popular seaside resort, Weston has a distinct architecture and seaside history.




The History of the English Science Lab

The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.




A Guide to Traditional English Buildings

Traditional buildings, known as vernacular, originally made up the vast majority of the structures that ordinary people lived and worked in.




How the Vikings Came to England

The Vikings have gone from Victorian villains to 21st-century heroes. But what of the real Vikings and their impact on England?