80: Oxford and Cambridge

This edition of our membership magazine was published in November 2025 and features the following articles:

4 Oxford or Jacksonville?

William Whyte on how T.G. Jackson transformed Oxford.

9 Prior intent

David Valinsky on E.S. Prior in Cambridge.

10 The power of polychromy

Megan Aldrich on William Butterfield at Keble College, Oxford.

12 Champneys and the politics of prettiness

Otto Saumarez Smith gives a personal view of Basil Champneys’ work.

13 Unbuilt Cambridge

Julian Orbach and Tim Mowl on some unrealised schemes of King’s College, Cambridge.

14 Penny plain, twopence coloured

Naman Chaudhary on the collection of Pollock’s Toy Museum.

16 The value of the ‘everyday’

Kieran Gleave on lesser architecture around Cambridge’s Mill Road.

17 House notes

Moses Jenkins on EPCs and the new RDSAP.

18 Andrew Saint obituary

Robert Thorne.

20 Casework

An update on the Society’s recent casework.

25 Case study

Rory Chisholm on new work at the John Rylands’ Library, Manchester.

26 Book reviews

Timothy Brittain-Catlin on Jewish Country Houses, Kathryn Ferry on Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Julian Holder on Halsey Ricardo and Izzy Mayhew on Women in Victorian Society.

30 News

Farewell to Richard Seedhouse and welcome to new members of the team.

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