Historic Buildings Links

The Heritage Trail - Linda Lee and Laurie Jonas provide images, histories and commentary on historic buildings throughout Britain. Photographs, paintings and books for sale.

Pevsner Architectural Guides - This series of books describes historic buildings of all types for each county in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales; a complete list of titles with descriptions. Can order online.

Castles Abbeys and Medieval Buildings - Michael W. Cook's professional photographs and histories of abbeys, churches, manor houses and other medieval buildings in the UK, with sources and visitor information.

Looking at Buildings - An introduction to the buildings of Britain from the Pevsner Architectural Guides. Includes architectural history, styles, traditions, building types, materials and techniques of construction.

Medieval Architecture in Britain - Plans and photographs from Alison Stones's Images of Medieval Art and Architecture. Accessible by clickable map or type of building.

From Here To Modernity - The story of the Modern Movement and its affect on Britain, to complement a BBC2/ Open University TV series. History, architects' profiles, images, dates and descriptions of key buildings.

19th-20th Century British Architecture - Articles, discussions and links from Suite101.

The Conservation Glossary - Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

Pavilions of Splendour - Specialist agency for the sale of listed buildings gives details and colour pictures. Central register of listed buildings for sale. Guide to legislation on listed buildings.

The Cinema Theatre Association - Promotes the study of old cinemas. Archives, publications, events, links.

Fortress UK - John Bray traces the history of British fortifications from Tudor times until World War II, lists them by area with links, and lists related societies.

Sources for Building History - Jean Manco's guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles. Covers archives, maps, images, building types, ecclesiastical sources, bibliographies and styles.

Environment and Heritage Service: Built Heritage - Identify, record and protect the built remains of human activity. Maintains a searchable online database of listed buildings in Northern Ireland.

UK Heritage - A personal selection of castles, country houses, monasteries and ancient monuments visited and photographed by Jonathan and Clare of West Yorkshire.

The Picture Palace - Louis Barfe's studies of UK cinema buildings and their architects.

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme - An interim grant scheme which returns, in grant aid, the difference between 5% and the actual amount spent on VAT on eligible repairs to listed places of worship.

A History of British Architecture - Adrian Tinniswood leads us past the changing face of British buildings from Medieval to Modern in this lively, illustrated section of the BBC's interactive history site.

UK Seaside Piers - Images including old photographs and postcards, with brief details of each pier.

Midlands Moats - Brief descriptions and photographs of properties in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Oxfordshire that are surrounded by water-filled moats.

Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage in the UK and Ireland - Information on the project to survey all Jewish monuments and sites. Jewish Listed Buildings, sites at risk, preservation programme.