linked through documentary evidence, reflecting Colvin's opposition to stylistic attributions. The prefatory essay, "The Practice of Architecture, 1600-1840", analysed both the building trades and the architectural profession, contributing to the wider social history of Britain.

He also served as general editor and contributor to the official multi-volume The History of the King's Works, published between 1963 and 1982.

Colvin also influenced policy: he chaired the committee of English Heritage

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