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5 unusual facts about Giles Worsley


Aske Hall

Aske Hall's history has been well documented, notably in Richmond Architecture and in a two-part article by Giles Worsley published in Country Life in March 1990.

Giles Worsley

Worsley joined Country Life weekly magazine in 1985 as an Architectural Writer, working for Clive Aslet and Marcus Binney, becoming Architectural Editor in 1989.

In 1994 he left Country Life to take over from Dan Cruickshank as Editor of the recently created Perspectives on Architecture monthly magazine, funded by Prince Charles through his Institute of Architecture.

In 1988 he won the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain’s Essay Medal.

The Prince's Foundation for Building Community

It reflected the aims of the Institute but was editorially independent, with the editor for the first five issues being Dan Cruickshank, followed by Giles Worsley.



see also

Ryde Manor

Ryde was parcel of Ashey Manor, and seems to have formed the portion of John the youngest son of Giles Worsley.