I truly have no idea. I’ve never stopped to think about it. It’s probably a compulsion of some kind. read more

The eighteenth-century manor house meticulously restored in recent years. read more

The French army’s literary prize has been awarded to Gen. François Lecointre. read more

“I am a democrat because I believe in the Fall of Man,” C.S. Lewis writes. “I think most people are democrats for the opposite reason.” read more

The newspaper of record of an old Dutch settlement in New York’s Hudson valley. read more

This maritime flag has become a symbol of summer. read more

The greatest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere. read more

A disappearing remnant of 1960s Gaullist optimism in the heart of London. read more

In the dark, time-worn Gothic Hall of Assembly, amid crumbling tombs and carved symbols whose inmost meaning few can now read, the Great Feudatories of the Realm have been swearing fealty to the Regent, settling on their broad shoulders once more, for another year, the dreaming loads of Church and State. read more

’n Klein keuse van foto’s — in volkleur — van regoor die moederstad en sy skiereiland. lees meer

New York’s early republic relied upon precedents and forms that were established during the monarchic period. read more

We used to design things to be beautiful as well as useful. read more

Which is the oldest university in the state of California? read more

There’s a Dutch vibe to Cambridge that I rather like, but also a lingering Protestant Cromwellianism that I don’t. read more

The most beautifully situated of any colonial church building in America. read more

The French newspaper that only comes out on the twenty-ninth of February. read more

I nipped in to Evensong in the late twilight of a winter’s day and stumbled upon Sir Ninian Comper. read more

The influence of James II on the present-day municipal sigillography of Suffolk County, L.I. read more

A watercolour by Turner that did not inspire Betjeman. read more

New York’s most prominent building in the Second Empire style divided opinion across more than six decades. read more

Landscape and garden designer Jonathan Snow’s entry at the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show. read more

Cass Gilbert’s plan to screen out some architecturally rude neighbours in upper Manhattan. read more

Initial plans to radically re-orient the esplanade in front of the mediaeval cathedral have been scaled down in a more modest and welcome direction. read more

A wonderful glimpse of the old days in the memoirs of the late Lord Waddington. read more

The dolce vita glory days of Beirut Airport, the fall of the Evening Standard, and labour-friendly conservatism. read more

In Jerusalem I interviewed Fr Piotr Zelazko of the St James Vicariate. read more

Singapore’s state, Edinburgh’s old parliament, and Stanford’s war on its student life. read more

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s monument of street furniture. read more

Jan Morris, the Hadhramaut, and Tenzing Norgay’s claret guzzling. read more

Robert Anning-Bell’s mosaic of Saint Patrick in Central Lobby, the Palace of Westminster. read more

Our latest revue of interesting things elsewhere. read more

Even dogs benefited from a high-trust society, as this story shared by Roger Knight shows. read more

The former residence of Christianna Brand. read more

Celebrating B Company’s birthday in style at the Seventh Regiment Mess in May 1940. read more

Lectures and videos promoting traditional architecture. read more

Phillips Brooks het ’n klein geskenk aan die wêreld gegee. lees meer

What to do with a former church building. read more

The Scots tongue, ancient forests, and golden California. read more

Two tales of building Bloomsbury. read more

On: Welsh, Algeria, beer, coins, monastic retreats, Fife churches, and Irish dogs. read more

The threefold division of the world according to the old Scots sages. read more

“Don’t be blind to the market,” de Gaulle warned, but “you should not imagine that it will solve every problem on its own.” read more

An upcoming renovation will change the seating plan in Quebec’s parliament chamber. read more

While the dome survived, St Paul’s Cathedral did suffer bomb damage during the war. read more

As revealed by the bibliophile ‘Incunabula’ on Twitter. read more

“The location is a most delightfully secluded spot, eminently suited to the musings and mastery of mind…” read more

The ninetieth anniversary of the consecration of the high altar of this Dominican church. read more

The Golden State’s lost variety of “Cal-Gaullism”. read more

The Tuesday evening devotions of the Guild of Our Lady of Warwick Street. read more

Punch on how to treat a foreign propagandist. read more

Film review of this eerie mystery set in 1830s West Point. read more

Civil uniform of the Mexican republic at the coronation of Nicholas II. read more

A modern re-working of a 15th-century design. read more

A Missa Cantata will be sung this Saturday. read more

Bone fragment of Scotland’s saintly queen will be venerated at ancient university. read more

The visual decline of this once-great Greenwich Village weekly. read more

The French Republic’s gift to a New York regiment. read more

This Manhattan congregation dates back to 1660. read more

On the Spanish word for ‘Galilean’. read more

A century-old classic updated for today. read more

John Ritzema wonders if there are any Austrian lessons from the demise of the sovereign. read more

The King has released his new emblem. read more

A Missa Cantata will be sung this Saturday. read more

Fr Jacques Monet SJ on the most common denominator in the world. read more

From F.L.’s newsletter, republished with the kind permission of the editor. read more

An Edinburgh character with a mischievous sense of humour and a devotion to the Traditional Mass. read more

The latest round of news or commentary of Gaullist content or interest. read more

A yearly tradition sees two parishes battle it out at Alnwick each Shrove Tuesday. read more

Georges Simenon on New York. read more

The Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, French Algeria, and the postliberal substack. read more

John Russell Pope’s unexecuted ‘museum walk’ at the Natural History Museum. read more

The most common error of all statesmen, according to de Gaulle. read more

Restoring a more prayerful atmosphere to Southwark’s Catholic cathedral. read more

Centre Market Place was Manhattan’s gunsmith district. read more

Whit Stillman’s ‘Metropolitan’ and Lessons and Carols at St Thomas. read more

An exceptionally useful resource when you need to figure out which of the old counties a place is located. read more

Some housekeeping. read more

An oil painting by James Tissot. read more

Apollo’s summary of the proposed developments. read more

An unexpected delight at the Southwark Playhouse. read more

We love few things more than a talent rediscovered after decades of neglect. read more

A list of four-letter place names summoned through memory and map. read more

A lesson from the experienced post-war generation of not so long ago. read more