"Gothick" with the added "k" signifies the Georgian or early Victorian application of medieval Gothic styling to a building. It isn't an attempt to convince the onlooker that the eighteenth or nineteenth century building is genuine Gothic so much as a celebration or revival of the decorative motifs of the earlier period. In England the 1749 house called "Strawberry Hill" by Horace Walpole is widely regarded as the building that sparked the later "Gothic Revival". The building above, "Oriel House" on Worcester Road, Great Malvern, dates from around 1830 and exemplifies the self-conscious application of ogee doorway, trefoiled pilasters, crocketed pinnacles, battlements and square drip moulds. The oriel window that gives the house its name must be at the back to take advantage of the view across the Severn Valley and the distant Cotswolds.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Nikon D5300
