Main content
This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer

Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain

Dan Cruickshank tells the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century - Sir George Gilbert Scott, son George Junior and grandson Giles.

As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank charts the rise of Sir George Gilbert Scott to the very heights of success, the fall of his son George Junior and the rise again of his grandson Giles. It is a story of architects bent on a mission to rebuild Britain. From the Romantic heights of the Midland Hotel at St Pancras station to the modern image of Bankside power station (now Tate Modern), this is the story of a family that shaped the Victorian age and left a giant legacy.

58 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Sep 202502:35
BBC Four

Clips

See all clips from Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain(4)

Credits

PresenterDan Cruickshank
Executive ProducerBasil Comely
ProducerTim Dunn
DirectorTim Dunn
Assistant ProducerIvan Lazic
Production CoordinatorGrace Brassington

Broadcasts

Featured in...

Gothic exhibition

Gothic exhibition

British Library - Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

When Gothic Was Born

When Gothic Was Born

Explore a season dedicated to gothic literature, architecture, music and art.

BBC Arts

BBC Arts

The best of British art and culture at your fingertips