The Essay: Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

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Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

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Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.

Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, in south east Cornwall.

The author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, in south east Cornwall.

5/5 Natasha describes how she would write here in the wild as a child and how the chapel symbolised hope.

This week's Essays are celebrating British architecture. Each writer has a passionate connection with the building featured, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.

Image courtesy of Natasha Carthew

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Writers who have a passionate connection with a building celebrate British architecture.

Essays celebrating British architecture, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.

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