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Unbuilt Britain

Architectural writer and historian Jonathan Glancey looks at the great building projects of Britain that never made it off the drawing board

Radio 4 Extra,5 episodes

Episodes

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Liverpool's Other Cathedral
The story of Liverpool's great unbuilt Catholic cathedral, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
23 Jul 2012,15 mins
A Pyramid for Primrose Hill
The story of the 19th-century plans to build a giant pyramid cemetery on Primrose Hill.
24 Jul 2012,15 mins
Edinburgh's Great South Bridge Project
Why did the city fathers of Edinburgh take against Robert Adam's plans for a new street.
25 Jul 2012,15 mins
A Palace for Whitehall
Jonathan Glancey finds out about 17th-century plans for a sumptuous palace in Whitehall.
26 Jul 2012,15 mins
A West Coast Monument
Why a landmark building in Oban by John Stewart McCaig never got finished.
27 Jul 2012,15 mins