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	Pevsner's cities	05 May 2005

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Most people interested in architecture will have travelled with a Pevsner tucked under their arm at some time

In the 1950's, Nikolaus Pevsner set himself the task of cataloguing every building of note in Britain - whether he liked it or not.

His former assistant, Bridget Cherry and architectural historian, Clare Hartwell talk about the revision of those guides - by women.

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