ABOUT THE CATALOGUE

The Lutyens Catalogue of Works was launched in 2026 as a joint initiative of The Lutyens Trust and The Lutyens Trust America. Conceived as a comprehensive and evolving record of the works and projects of British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is intended as a resource for researchers, students, conservation professionals, owners and all those interested in his life and work.

The idea of creating a comprehensive catalogue of Lutyens’s work was first discussed in the 1990s. Its foundations were established through many years of research by members of The Lutyens Trust, who brought together information from key publications, including the catalogue of the 1981 Lutyens exhibition and subsequent books and studies of his work.

The original Gazetteer spreadsheet was developed principally through the work of Andrew Barnett and Anthony Capo Bianco, with contributions from Richard Breese, Tim Skelton, Gavin Chappell and others. Its structure and terminology were carefully devised to correspond with the systems used for the Lutyens Trust Photographic Archive and the property files held at Goddards. This shared language remains important for connecting and searching information across the Trust’s different archival resources.

The establishment of the Lutyens Trust Photographic Archive in 2003 formed another major part of this work. Members of the Gazetteer and Photographic Archive committees collaborated closely, allowing documentary, architectural and photographic records to be developed in parallel.

Following Andrew Barnett’s retirement from the project in 2015, Martin Lutyens formed a new committee to revive and advance the Gazetteer. Its members included Rebecca Lilley, who served as Secretary, Tim Skelton, Sandra Wedgwood, Richard Breese and Anthony Capo Bianco, together with Martin Lutyens.

The committee appointed developers to create a bespoke online system for the Gazetteer. Considerable progress was subsequently made by developer Carl Hogsden, introduced through Richard Wilding. By 2017, work had advanced significantly on location information, data relating to Lutyens’s collaboration with Gertrude Jekyll, administrative authorities, ownership records and links to relevant websites. Russell Morris began reviewing the Surrey entries, while volunteers were recruited to examine records in many other geographical areas.

Although development of the online system paused in 2017, new discoveries continued to be added to the underlying records as they emerged through the Trust’s research.

In 2020, Martin Lutyens invited Marcos Lutyens to help consider the project’s future development. The material was subsequently reviewed, expanded and brought online through a collaborative effort involving The Lutyens Trust , The Lutyens Trust America and contributors from both organisations.

Inspired by Lutyens’s motto, Metiendo Vivendum—“By Measure We Live”—The Lutyens Trust America and The Lutyens Trust are pleased to bring this long-held ambition to fruition. As a living resource, the Catalogue will continue to be reviewed, corrected, updated and expanded as further information becomes available. A more complete list of credits may be found below.

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