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Victorian Castles: Functional or fantasy (313 words) |
 | Anthony Salvin was admired for his work on Peckforton by many who considered that no one could have done it better. |
| Salvin had a feeling for the arrangement of medieval buildings and details that combine to make up a castle so making Peckforton Castle a convincing re-creation. |
| Salvin understood that the main concept for a castle was a defensive surrounding curtain wall with towers spaced along it and domestic buildings arranged on the inside of the wall forming a courtyard in the centre. |
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Anthony Salvin at AllExperts (253 words) |
| Anthony Salvin (1799-1881) was an eminent Victorian architect, renowned for his restoration of Medieval buildings, including parts of Windsor Castle. |
| Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described Anthony Salvin as 'the most successful restorer and purveyor of castles in the 2nd half of the 19th Century.' He came from a Durham family and was educated at Durham School before going to London where he became a pupil of John Nash. |
| Salvin was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1836, became vice-president in 1839 and in 1863 the Institute conferred its gold medal on him. |
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