Originally, the word âGothicâ was used as a derogatory statement, to illustrate architecture that âspoiledâ or âruinedâ the look of existing buildings â however, it went on to be a massive influence to the architects of the Victorian era, including the likes of Richard Norman Shaw, who went on to design Grimâs Dyke. The Gothic revival of the 18th and 19th Centuries, started in … Read More