Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the architect Sir John Soane (1753 -1837), the son of a bricklayer. ... He is now best known for his house in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London, ...

In 1812 John Soane—professor of architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts and, arguably, the most original architect in Europe at the time—wrote a fictional account of the fate of his central ...

In our 'Shop Like' column, we ask stylish and notable personalities their favorite items to buy, gift and receive. This week we spoke with makeup artist Sir John.

There is a drawing in the new exhibition at London’s Sir John Soane’s Museum of the rear of his country home, Pitzhanger Manor, dating from 1810.It is, frankly, a little shocking. Not in its ...