First and Last Loves: John Betjeman and Architecture.(Book review)

Contemporary Review | December 22, 2007 | Copyright

First and Last Loves: John Betjeman and Architecture. Paul Holberton and Sir John Soane's Museum. [pounds sterling]14.99p.b. 72 pages. ISBN 978-0-9549041-4-2. This interesting collection of essays, originally issued to coincide with an exhibition at the Soane Museum, is in its own right a worthwhile volume. Next to his poetry, Sir John will be remembered for his passionate devotion to our urban architectural heritage which eventually included unfashionable Victorian buildings. There are essays ...

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