Online Lecture Series: Engines of Emotion or Opera House Fakery?: Giles Gilbert Scott's church and chapel designs

We are delighted to announce that we are initiating an annual autumn lecture series this year. Each lecture is designed to offer a ‘deep dive’ into a topic, whether this be the fabric of a specific church, the work of a particular architect or an examination of a type of liturgical furnishing. The lectures will be held on Monday evenings between 6.30pm and 7.30pm via Zoom. The link will be sent out shortly before each lecture takes place. The lecture will last between 45-50 minutes and will be followed by 10-15 mins of questions and/or discussion.

Our inaugural lecture will be delivered by David Lewis on the topic of 'Engines of Emotion or Opera House Fakery?: Giles Gilbert Scott's church and chapel designs'.

Giles Gilbert Scott said that out of all of his architectural projects, he most enjoyed designing churches, and it was as a church designer that he first made his reputation. The talk will examine a selection of Scott's churches and chapels, discussing his approach to ecclesiastical design and highlighting the aspects of his approach that set him apart from his contemporaries.

David Frazer Lewis is an architectural historian whose interests include the architecture of modern Britain and the United States, especially architecture of the period 1880-1940, the design of church architecture, and the Gothic Revival. He has published on the work of Pugin and Giles Gilbert Scott, amongst others, and a co-edited volume on Sir Ninian Comper will be published by John Hudson next year. He is Associate Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Kellogg College.

Please note that due to the virtual nature of this event, refunds will not be given.