Lecture: “Dan Cruickshank - George Gilbert Scott: The family that built Gothic Britain”

Historian and TV presenter Dan Cruickshank presents The Churches Conservation Trust's Annual Lecture - renamed the Candida Lycett Green Lecture this year in honour of our late Vice President Candida Lycett Green - exploring the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century; Sir George Gilbert Scott, his son George Junior and grandson Giles.

Drawing inspiration from Cruickshank's 2014 BBC documentary, ‘Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain’, this lecture explores the impact of the Gilbert Scott family on our nation’s architecture, with a particular focus on the churches in our care.

The Grade I listed chapel at King's College London was designed by George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1864. Scott was approached by the college in the 1850s to remodel Sir Robert Smirke’s original 1831 chapel, and developed a scheme seeking to mirror the form and character of an ancient basilica. Despite damage to the roof of the apse and stained glass during the Second World War, the original character of the chapel remains largely intact, and it was beautifully and faithfully restored in 2001.

This year's lecture is being held in collaboration with King's College London as part of the King's College London Arts & Humanities Festival 2015: Fabrication.