The reputation of EW Pugin has inevi tably, to a degree, been overshadowed by that of his father, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52). Both lived very short lives – father and son respectively died at 40 and 41 – and yet both achieved a prolific amount. EW Pugin was responsible for two English Catholic cathedrals and over 40 surviving English Catholic churches as well as numerous private chapels. He worked with ability and speed, and accomplished a vast amount.

The Pugin Society has recently helped remedy the neglect of EW Pugin and published a 294-page Catalogue Raisonné, by Dr Gerard Hyland, of his architectural works together with a biographical sketch (priced £35).