A Talk by Doug Brown


Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Stephens-in-the-Fields

The Aesthetic Movement ran parallel to the Arts and Crafts Movement in late nineteenth century England and overlapped it at many points. Its architecture was much more widespread than that of the A&C movement and had a much greater influence on residential neighbourhoods in English speaking countries throughout the world. Thus  most of our late Victorian neighbourhoods, such as the Annex, Cabbagetown, Parkdale and Rosedale, contain high proportions of buildings that can be traced to the Aesthetic Movement architecture in England. Styles include Old English, Queen Anne, Annex, and Edwardian Classical. This lavishly illustrated lecture by Doug Brown, author of Eden Smith: Toronto's Arts and Crafts Architect, will tell the story of how the architecture of the English Aesthetic Movement evolved and found its way into the residential neighbourhoods of Ontario, especially Toronto.


(The lecture is free, but designated heritage St Stephen¹s Church is under threat of closure, sale and possible demolition. The Friends of St Stephens would be grateful for any assistance we can give, financial or otherwise. This is in the spirit of William Morris, founder of England¹s Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, founded 1877.)

St. Stephen-in-the-Fields is at 103 Bellvue Avenue on the south side of College Street, two blocks west of Spadina. TTC access: streetcar along College Street OR short walk west from the College Street stop on the Spadina Rapid Transit Line.

Refreshments will be served.