TRUE PRINCIPLES vol.1 no. 8

1) Pugin and Sir Gilbert Scott

We are very grateful to Gavin Stamp for sending us, unbidden, this piece about Pugin, Sir Gilbert Scott, and the great Memorial, this last now happily in such a fine state again. Scott's moving and generous defence of his hero, in particular, makes revealing reading.

Gavin Stamp

2) Pugln as Buslnessman

True Principles is delighted that Jim Thunder, a great great grandson of Augustus Pugin and Jane Knill, has contributed to this issue. He has done much missionary work in the USA and Canada on behalf of his great forebear in the form of lectures etc, and, like A.W.N.P., is a person of multi-faceted talents. Here, his experiences as a business consultant lead him to look at Pugin as entrepreneur. His contemporary approach to analysis and methodology have led him to come up with some clear and interesting conclusions.

Jim Thunder

3) Edward Pugin and St Augustine's Grange, Ramsgate

At a time when discussion with the Landmark Trust over the future of The Grange is reaching a crucial point, Dr Roderick O'Donnell discusses Edward Pugin's architectural input to the house and related buildings, and his social and family connections with it.

Dr Roderick O'Donnell

4) An Australian Pugin Church Restored

Brian Andrews has some encouraging news about a delightful small Pugin church in Brisbane.

Brian Andrews

5) Pugin at The D'orsay
Gothic Revival: Architecture et arts dÈcoratifs de L'Angleterre Victorienne

Sarah Houle, the great great granddaughter of Augustus Pugin and Anne Garnet, and already known to readers of True Principles, acts here as our on the spot reporter on the recent 'Gothic Revival', a fine exhibition in France. As she says, "Any excuse for a trip to Paris is always welcome and a Pugin exhibition seemed better than most."

Sarah Houle

6) West Cliff Lodge
Or: An Architectural Wooing

Rosemary Hill tells the poignant story of a very unusual Ramsgate porch and its surprising connection with A.W.N.Pugin.

Rosemary Hill