I first glimpsed this extraordinary interior about 10 years ago from the doorway.  Within was the intimidating spectacle of a vast darkened ...

Even in a city well supplied with buildings of quality, the Central Arcade stands out for its sumptuous ceramic decoration. In plan, it link...

Coal mining was the major activity for over a century in the medium sized town of Lens in Northern France but none of it remains today. ...

Lille has many buildings of quality, but, despite its proximity to Flanders, it’s not a centre for Art Nouveau. The Maison Coilliot in ...

Totalitarian regimes always have resources available for large scale public art as a way to reinforce the state ideology. These mosaics ...

The High Altar in the apse at St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork rests on a mosaic floor designed by William Burges. Crustaceans, molluscs...

Newsagents and booksellers for more than 200 years, W H Smith has more than 600 stores on British high streets plus another 700 at airpo...

It’s indicative of Britain’s hollowed-out industrial base that so many of our best known factories are now carefully preserved relics of...