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| 1812 |
| | | Augustus Welby Pugin is born in London, the son of the architectural illustrator Augustus Charles Pugin | |
|  | Rosemary Hill, God's Architect, Penguin 2007
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| 1827 |
| | | The 15-year-old Pugin designs furniture, still in place today, for royal apartments in Windsor Castle | |
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| 1829 |
| | | Pugin joins the staff of Covent Garden as a scene painter, but is soon designing sets and costumes | |
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| 1831 |
| | | Pugin marries Anne Garnett, who dies the following year after giving birth to a daughter, also called Anne | |
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| 1834 |
| | | In London a great fire destroys most of the Palace of Westminster, including the two houses of parliament | |
|  | The Houses of Parliament, 1834
Guildhall Library
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| c. 1835 |
| | | English architect and designer Augustus Welby Pugin plays a major part in the second stage of the Gothic Revival | |
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| 1836 |
| | | Charles Barry wins the competition to design the new Houses of Parliament | |
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| 1836 |
| | | Pugin publishes his most famous book, Contrasts, a polemical comparison showing the 'present decay of taste' compared to medieval architecture | |
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| 1837 |
| | | Pugin begins work on his first contribution to country house architecture, adding extensive Gothic details to Scarisbrick Hall in Lancashire | |
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| 1837 |
| | | Pugin's begins work on his first major church, St Mary's in Derby | |
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