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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Vanessa Thorpe

Victorian architecture’s lost giant, Decimus Burton, finally regains recognition

The Palm House at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, built 1844-48 by Richard Turner and designed by Decimus Burton.
The Palm House at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, built 1844-48 by Richard Turner and designed by Decimus Burton. Photograph: Loop Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

One major name is missing from the line-up of great British architects that students learn have shaped the way that Britain looks. And it is a name with quite a ring to it: Decimus Burton.

Now members of the Decimus Burton Society believe they are about to put that right by establishing this Victorian classical revivalist’s place alongside better known titans such as Christopher Wren, John Nash and Edwin Lutyens. A new museum celebrating his achievements is on the drawing board and awaits approval this spring.

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