On 17 December 1881, Anthony Salvin, the Victorian architect who began the transformation of the Tower...
Hampton Court Palace is the greatest surviving Tudor palace. For over a hundred years – since...
It’s #ExploreYourArchive Week! To celebrate, curatorial archivist Tom Drysdale presents some of his highlights from Historic Royal...
On 1 June 400 years ago, payments began for the construction of a magnificent new Banqueting...
The Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle was originally built in the 18th century. Now, work is...
As curators, we spend a lot of the time immersed in libraries and archives. Research is certainly...
Architectural drawing is all about perspective. While an ‘architectural perspective’ is a specific type of drawing showing a...
Historic buildings are a bit like socks. Not because they’re prone to developing holes and can...