Inathree-partseries,AndrewGraham-Dixonlooksbackat19thcenturyBritainanditsobsessionwithallthingsGothic.Theseriesexploreshowaninspiredgroupofarchitectsandartistsspurnedthemodernage,turningtoBritain’smedievalpasttocreatesomeofBritain’smosticonicworksandbuildings.
InspiredbythetumultuousIndustrialRevolution,JohnRuskinwasamongthosewhocreatedarchitecturalwonders,usingthecuttingedgeoftechnologytocreateabrand-newBritishstyleofarchitecture.Whileinartandliterature,theGothicallowedHoraceWalpole,BramStokerandDickenstocapturetheterror,weirdnessandsocialillsthatplaguedVictorianBritain.
