New archive films have been released by the British Council as author and writer Philip Wilkinson has profiled one of the series ‘Architects of England’ on his regular blog.
Philip Wilkinson writes:
The British Council have been putting a series of fascinating early documentary films about Britain on its website.. my attention was immediately caught by Architects of England, a 12-minute film directed by John Eldridge and produced by Strand Films. It traces the story of English architecture from Stonehenge to the 1930s. The buildings are beautifully photographed in black and white, there’s a narration delivered by celebrated newsreader Alvar Liddell, and music was provided by the prolific composer of symphonic and film music, William Alwyn. This 1941 film, then, is very much of its time, but still worth watching.
