Pugin's Ramsgate: a guided tour of gothic revival art and architecture
Wednesday 28th May 2025, 12-4pm
Costs:
OU students, staff and alumni: £18 (please enter your Personal Identifier when booking)
Non-OU students, staff and alumni: £21
Optional extra of return transport from Ramsgate train station: £4
Probably one of Ramsgate’s most famous residents, the international architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52), is best known for the magnificent interiors, furnishings and fittings of the Houses of Parliament. His contribution to the townscape of Ramsgate brought lasting fame to the town and you too can discover the remarkable landmarks both designed and inspired by Pugin. He moved to Ramsgate with his family in 1843 and having acquired land in the town, designed and built The Grange on the West Cliff overlooking the sea. As a Catholic convert, Pugin wanted to design and build a church with his own funds and in 1845 began St Augustine's Church. Not only did he design the church, but nearly all the fittings. It is here in the Pugin family vault, beneath the Pugin Chantry, that he, his wife Jane and other close members of the family were laid to rest. Our guided tours will take in The Grange, St Augustine's Church and a special viewing of the Pugin archives.
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