Pugin - The God of Gothic
Episode 14 · 2007-03-01
- Documentary
- Mystery
Episode overview
Tony Robinson talks us through the renovation of, perhaps, one of the most important homes ever built: Augustus Pugin's home in Ramsgate. In the mid-19th century, Pugin reinvented a medieval style of architecture that became known as Gothic Revival. Best known for his work on the Houses of Parliament, he built the Grange in Ramsgate in the 1840s using his own money and with, as he put it, "not an untrue bolt or joint from foundation to flagpole". Amazingly, the house was about to be destroyed in 2004 when the Landmark Trust set about restoring it. Time Team follows the transformation of the property and visits other Pugin creations around the country. It promises to be an intriguing mix of Grand Designs and Restoration - what could be better?
50 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Finds on the Fairway - Isle of Man2007-01-14
2. There's No Place Like Rome - Blacklands, near Frome, Somerset2007-01-21
3. School Diggers Medieval - Hooke Court, Dorset2007-01-28
4. The Druids' Last Stand - Amlwch, Anglesey2007-02-04
5. Sharpe's Redoubt - Sandgate, Kent2007-02-11
6. A Port and Stilton - Stilton, Cambridgeshire2007-02-18
7. A Tale of Two Villages - Wicken, Northamptonshire2007-02-25
8. No Stone Unturned - Warburton, Greater Manchester2007-03-04
9. The Domesday Mill - Dotton, Devon2007-03-11
10. The Cheyne Gang - Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire2007-03-18
11. Road to the Relics - Godstone, Surrey2007-03-25
12. The Abbey Habit - Poulton, Cheshire2007-04-01
13. In the Shadow of the Tor - Bodmin Moor, Cornwall2007-04-08
14. Pugin - The God of Gothic2007-03-01
