 The extreme form of the Cambridge Camden Society ended in 1846 and by the mid-sixties even Scott was claiming he only altered when absolutely necessary.The second theme, originality, led to interesting debates as to what was copy-gothic and what was original.The Gothicists certainly produced better and better work to demonstrate originality, such as polychrome brickwork, and vibrant interiors; although to Petit and others this was still not good enough.