
Gothic revival façade, Tower Bridge, Glanusk Estate, Crickhowell, Powys

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Gothic revival façade, Tower Bridge, Glanusk Estate, Crickhowell, Powys

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I like that it‘s called „revival“ in English — that sounds so much more positive and welcoming. We call it „neogothic“ … as if it were fake, or a second-rate imitation of the real thing!
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‘Neogothic’ is a term here too, Ulrike, but I also prefer Gothic Revival (or even ‘Gothick’ as some early Romantics termed the creative arts response to the revival).
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I agree — though minus the „ck“ ending, which I don‘t like because it‘s so common these days in „the lady protests too much“ type displays, whatever its true origin. (Though I have no objections against that ending in late medieval or Tudor era texts … that‘s where it belongs, dodgy / nonexistent spelling rules and all!)
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