Alnwick Castle would not look the way it does today without the work of Anthony Salvin, the principal architect for the restoration of the castle in the Victorian period. Salvin, one of the top architects of his day (especially when it came to castles), created a new entrance to the castle keep, added towers, and designed the Great Kitchen for the 4th Duke of Northumberland. To find out more about Salvin, his life and his work - especially at Alnwick - we spoke to architectural historian and ...
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Alnwick Castle would not look the way it does today without the work of Anthony Salvin, the principal architect for the restoration of the castle in the Victorian period. Salvin, one of the top architects of his day (especially when it came to castles), created a new entrance to the castle keep, added towers, and designed the Great Kitchen for the 4th Duke of Northumberland. To find out more about Salvin, his life and his work - especially at Alnwick - we spoke to architectural historian and ...
70 - The Case of the Percy Tiles - with Karen Slade (Company of Artisans)
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70 - The Case of the Percy Tiles - with Karen Slade (Company of Artisans)
What can 500-year-old tiles tell us about the rise and fall of a noble family in the Tudor period? Quite a lot, as it turns out! Join us for this historical detective story, as we look into the mystery of why the survival of Percy family tiles is such a rare occurrence, and what the building of a Victorian chocolate factory has to do with their rediscovery... To explain this intriguing history, we are joined (for her fourth appearance on the podcast) by Karen Slade from the Company of Artisa...
The Alnwick Castle Podcast
Alnwick Castle would not look the way it does today without the work of Anthony Salvin, the principal architect for the restoration of the castle in the Victorian period. Salvin, one of the top architects of his day (especially when it came to castles), created a new entrance to the castle keep, added towers, and designed the Great Kitchen for the 4th Duke of Northumberland. To find out more about Salvin, his life and his work - especially at Alnwick - we spoke to architectural historian and ...
