This week’s lecture was interesting as it is an aspect of history that I have not considered before. I enjoyed the linking of history and architecture and the extent of influence that the Greek and Roman world had on the architecture of the English Country House. The terminology of all the architectural aspects was hard to get my head round at the beginning of the lecture but towards the end, I was enjoying pointing out the typical aspects of the architecture and was feeling more comfortable with the time period.

With my interest being firmly placed in the classical period this lecture made me think about the different types of classical reception in the 18^th century and question how much of the classical world is still around us. Walking around campus and noticing the small details that I would not have noticed before have made me feel like my eyes have been opened to an undercurrent of antiquity that I didn’t know was there before.

I am looking forward to walking around campus next week and looking in more detail at the origins of the university and the changes it has gone through.