My brother, Nicholas Molyneux, who has died aged 68 from heart problems, was an architectural historian known for the depth of his subject knowledge and his enthusiasm for historic buildings, in particular those in Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
For much of his working career he was with English Heritage as principal inspector of historic buildings for the West Midlands, a job that involved him in many projects, including the rebuilding of the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and the restoration of the gardens at Kenilworth Castle.
