Philip Davies (architectural historian) explained

Philip Hugh Davies FRAS (born August 1950) is a heritage and planning consultant and the former planning and development director for Historic England. He has written a number of books on the architectural and topographical history of India and London.

Early life

Philip Davies was born in August 1950. He was educated at Tollington Grammar School (1961–68) in Muswell Hill and then at Queen's College, University of Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in history.

Career

Davies was director of the London region of Historic England from 1997 to 2005 and then planning and development director from 2005 to 2011. He originated and set up English Heritage's buildings at risk programme in London. He now works as a heritage and planning consultant. In 2011 he was briefly interim chief executive for the Fulham Palace Trust. He has written a number of books on the architectural and topographical history of India and London.^[1]

He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, and a trustee of the Heritage of London Trust.

Davies was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to UK and Commonwealth heritage.

Selected publications

• Splendours of the Raj: British Architecture in India 1660-1947. John Murray, 1985.
• Troughs and Drinking Fountains. Chatto & Windus, London, 1989. (Chatto curiosities)
• Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Vol.II Islamic, Rajput, European. Penguin, 1989.
• Lost London 1870–1945. Transatlantic Press, 2009.^{[2] [3]}
• Panoramas of Lost London. Transatlantic Press, 2011.^{[4] [5]}
• Images of Lost London 1875–45. Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green, 2012.
• London Hidden Interiors. Atlantic Publishing, 2012.
• Lost England 1870-1930. Atlantic Publishing, 2016.
• Lost Warriors - Seagrim and Pagani of Burma - The Last Great Untold Story of WWII. Atlantic Publishing, 2017.

External links

• Web site: www.linkedin.com/in/philip-davies-7708a632/. linkedin.com. 2017-12-31.
• Web site: Philip Davies' Lost London. Kate Macdonald. 30 October 2015 . 2017-12-31.

Notes and References

1. Web site: London Hidden Interiors: The Author. londonhiddeninteriors.co.uk. 2017-12-31.
2. News: Lost London 1870 1945: English Heritage by Philip Davies. The Sunday Times review by John Carey. The Times & The Sunday Times. 2017-12-31.
3. Web site: Book review: Lost London 1870-1945. Philip Davies. Islington Tribune. 2017-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103439/http://archive.islingtontribune.com/reviews/books/2010/jan/book-review-lost-london-1870-1945-philip-davies. 2017-12-31. dead.
4. Web site: Photography: Panoramas of Lost London, By Philip Davies. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/photography-panoramas-of-lost-london-by-philip-davies-6257712.html . 26 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 6 November 2011 . 2017-12-31.
5. Web site: Panoramas of Lost London. English Heritage Shop. 2017-12-31.