Your Places or Mine
by Clive Aslet & John Goodall
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A podcast about places and buildings, with tales about history and people. From author and publisher Clive Aslet and the architectural editor of Country Life, & John Goodall
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- SERIES FINALE: How to Make Development Beautiful (With Nicholas Boys Smith) · 1 h 7 min · Episode 62Send us Fan Mail In this episode Clive unveils some new research. It’s the result of a coffee shared with his guest in today’s podcast, Nicholas Boys-Smith. Nicholas founded…
- How to Bury A Medieval Monarch: The History of Worcester Cathedral · 58 min · Episode 61Send us Fan Mail Worcester Cathedral rises above the banks of the River Severn as one of England's great medieval buildings, its honey-coloured stone and soaring central tower…
- Guardsmen and Grandeur: The History of Buckingham Palace · 1 h 2 min · Episode 60Send us Fan Mail Everybody in the world has heard of Buckingham Palace. The official London residence of the British monarch, it stands at the western end of St James’s Park…
- London’s Golden Orb: The History of Monument · 1 h 3 min · Episode 59Send us Fan Mail The Monument, rising above the streets near London Bridge, is one of the City of London's most striking historical landmarks - a soaring Doric column erected to…
- An English Icon: The History of Warwick Castle · 59 minSend us Fan Mail As a great expert on the English castle, John has been thinking about one of the great icons of England: Warwick Castle. This extraordinary building, created…
- The History of Greenwich, Masterpiece of the English Baroque · 1 h 3 minSend us Fan Mail Clive has taken the riverboat to Greenwich, one of the most spectacular sites of London. ‘Good Duke’ Humphrey, brother of Henry V, built a retreat here in the…
- A Tudor Treasure, The Gem of Lincolnshire: Doddington Hall · 1 h 3 minSend us Fan Mail Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire is one of those country houses you find only in Britain. The attics are full of old toys, military headgear, unwanted commodes…
- A Parade of Characters and Art: the Glittering Story of Stansted Park, Sussex · 59 minSend us Fan Mail Clive and John have both been to Stansted Park, outside Chichester, though at different times. Clive remembers it from the time he helped the owner Eric…
- Dons and Divinity: The Marvellous History of Cambridge · 1 h 0 minSend us Fan Mail John has been to Cambridge to see the castle, the mound of which still survives. Although a graduate of Peterhouse and now a Visiting Professor of Architecture…
- The Story of the American Country House: Developing an Idea · 58 min · Episode 53Send us Fan Mail Clive is writing a book for Yale University Press on the Story of the American Country House. John indulges him by discussing an introductory overview of the…
- The Story of Stowe House: A School of Marble and Memory · 1 h 1 min · Episode 52Send us Fan Mail When the German Prince Puckler Muskau visited England in 1826, he told his divorced wife that it would take her ‘at least 420 years to see all the parks of…
- Perhaps The Finest Street In Europe - The History of The Strand · 60 min · Episode 51Send us Fan Mail ‘Let’s all go down the Strand!’ ran a popular music hall song. But what sort of street were they singing about? The future Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli…
- Last of The Laskett? A Great British Garden Under Threat (EMERGENCY BROADCAST) · 58 min · Episode 50Send us Fan Mail The Laskett in Herefordshire is one of the most remarkable gardens to have been created in the 20th century but now it’s future is threatened. Sir Roy Strong…
- Story of Ampleforth Chapel, Yorkshire, Masterpiece of an Architectural Giant of the 20th Century, Sir Giles Scott · 1 h 0 min · Episode 49Send us Fan Mail One of the most famous Catholic schools in Britain, Ampleforth College in Yorkshire this year celebrates the centenary of its chapel, designed by Sir Giles…
- John Kinross' Manderston: A Symbol of Edwardian England · 1 h 0 min · Episode 48Send us Fan Mail Few houses better convey the opulence of Edwardian country house life than Manderston in the Scottish Borders. Built in the first years of the 20th century, it…
- The History of Norwich: Conquest, Castle and Cathedral · 57 min · Episode 47Send us Fan Mail The fascinating city of Norwich, capital of Norfolk, was one of the richest town in England during the Middle Ages. The cathedral dates from the early Norman…
- Archer's Masterpiece: The Building and Rebuilding of St. John's Smith Square · 1 h 0 min · Episode 46Send us Fan Mail
- Northumberland's Treasure: The History of Alnwick Castle · 57 min · Episode 45Send us Fan Mail Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is one of the most spectacular castles in England, an immense fortification that guarded the border with Scotland for centuries…
- Plinths, Columns and Controversy: The History of Trafalgar Square · 1 h 1 min · Episode 44Send us Fan Mail Trafalgar Square has long been regarded as the centre of London. It wasn’t always. John describes its medieval configuration when it was still countryside –…
