Exercise 1 - Reading a building (sample answer)

Example building: a Victorian parish church.
1. What is it for? Worship, and also a landmark for the community.
2. What style? Gothic Revival: pointed arches, a spire, tall windows.
3. Who built it and when? Check the plaque, a local history page or the
   parish website. Note the architect and the date of opening.
4. What is original? Look for seams: new stone beside old, replaced windows,
   a plaque about restoration. Say which parts you think are original and why.

A good answer separates what you observed from what you looked up.