This elevated site has seen a church since Saxon times. The exterior today is a Neo-Gothic restoration of 1874 designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, additions by John Oldrid Scott and John Loughborough Pearson. Grade I listed. Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK.
Sunday, 30 June 2019
Saturday, 29 June 2019
Hirst & Co / Ghost Sign
The sign reads: "John Hirst & Co, Corn Cake & Barley Merchants". Believed to have been built c.1823, originally for grain storage and distribution. By the River Calder, Thorne's Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Friday, 28 June 2019
3pc Reclining Figure / No 1
'Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 1', 1961-2, by Henry Moore (1898–1986), bronze, 2.801 x 1.693 x 1.366 m. At the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, nr. Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK.
Thursday, 27 June 2019
W Yorks / History Centre
Architects: Broadway Malyan, 2016, for Wakefield Council. Facade of perforated powder-coated aluminium. West Yorkshire History Centre is an archive for the region's historical records. Kirkgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019
'Crate of Air' / II
'Crate of Air' / YSP
Artist: Sean Scully (b.1945 Dublin, Ireland), 2018. Corten steel, 63.0 x 23.6 x 11.8 ft., SS3500. At the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, nr. Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK.
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019
The Hepworth Wakefield / II
David Chipperfield Architects, 2003-2011, for Wakefield Council. Brutalist style art gallery named after Barbara Hepworth. Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Monday, 24 June 2019
The Hepworth / Wakefield
David Chipperfield Architects, 2003-2011, for Wakefield Council. Brutalist style art gallery named after the city's celebrated modernist sculptor, Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-75). By the River Calder, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
BH428 / Wakefield
Sculptor: Barbara Hepworth (b.1903 Wakefield - d.1975 St Ives). Patinated bronze, H.60cm. Foundry: Morris Singer London, Title: 'Four-Square (Four Circles)', 1966. On display at The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK.
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
City Island / E14
Glenn Howells Architects for EcoWorld Ballymore providing 1,706 apartments. London City Island is a regeneration of the post-industrial Leamouth Peninsular. Here seen from North Greenwich.
Monday, 17 June 2019
'Quantum Cloud' / SE10
'Quantum Cloud' sculpture by Antony Gormley, 2000. 30m x 16m x 10m, galvanized steel sections. River Thames, Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Faraday Lodge / GMV
Faraday Lodge, seen from the ecology trail. Architects: Ralph Erskine and EPR, completed c.2003. Greenwich Millennium Village, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.
Saturday, 15 June 2019
Alamaro Lodge / GMV
Alamaro Lodge, seen from the ecology trail. Architects: Ralph Erskine and EPR, completed c.2003. Greenwich Millennium Village, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.
Friday, 14 June 2019
Thursday, 13 June 2019
East Wing / Fulham Palace
Extension to the Bishops' Palace, c.1765, in yellow brick, square-headed sash windows, architrave and parapet. Some alterations in 1814. Pointed windows on north elevation. Grade II listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Fountain / Bishops Park
Fountain on the ornamental lake of Bishop's Park. Restored c.2011, the area was first set out between 1893 and 1903, including beige terracotta balustrades. The original architect was Francis Woods. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Tudor Brick / Fulham Palace
Polychromatic bricks, circa early C16, in the west courtyard of Fulham Palace. Includes both headers and stretchers in the darker burnt finish. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Monday, 10 June 2019
Tudor Gate Fulham Palace / SE
Sunday, 9 June 2019
St Peter / Woodmansterne
Architect: Joseph Clarke, built 1876-77 replacing an earlier church. Flint with stone dressings, tiled gable roof with tower and spire. Tower timber-boarding recently refurbished. Woodmansterne village, Surrey, UK.
Saturday, 8 June 2019
LaLiT / 1 Tower Bridge
Front - Architect: E W Mountford, 1893 in the Neo-Baroque style, Grade II listed. Originally for St Olave's Grammar School, now the LaLiT hotel.
Rear - Architect: Squire & Partners, 2014-17 residential development, including 21-storey tower. London Borough of Southwark.
Rear - Architect: Squire & Partners, 2014-17 residential development, including 21-storey tower. London Borough of Southwark.
Friday, 7 June 2019
70 Gracechurch St / EC3
Architects: Building Design Partnership, 2002. Showing southeast corner curves, seen from Philpot Lane. City of London.
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Thursday, 6 June 2019
The Monument / EC3
Architects: Sir Christopher Wren and Dr Robert Hooke, 1677. Commemorating the Great Fire of London. Fish Street Hill, City of London.
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
'Another Storm' / Lee Krasner
Detail of 'Another Storm', 1963, by Lee Krasner (1908-1984 USA). Oil on canvas, 4.477m × 2.388m. Currently displayed at the Barbican Art Gallery, in the first major European exhibition of her work since 1965. Barbican Centre, City of London.
'Mr Blue' / Barbican
Artist: Lee Krasner (1908-1984 USA), oil on canvas, 1966. Currently displayed at the Barbican Art Gallery, in the first major European exhibition of her work since 1965. Barbican Centre, City of London.
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Lambert / Garden
Re-creation of the garden cultivated by General Sir John Lambert (1619-1683) when he was imprisoned in Castle Cornet. Lambert was an influential Parliamentarian in the English Civil War. St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Castle Breakwater / Lighthouse
Built in the 1810s as part of upgraded defences against a possible French invasion. St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Monday, 3 June 2019
Old Prison / Castle Cornet
Late C13 castle gatehouse, extensively altered and once used as the town prison. St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
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Stained Glass / Castle Cornet
Stained-glass window in Castle Cornet Museum, with Guernsey coat of arms — three gold lions on a red shield. St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Sunday, 2 June 2019
Constables' Office / GY1
Constructed in 1787 and used by the Constables of St. Peter Port since early on. Regarded as a building of significant historical interest. Recently refurbished by CCD Architects. Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
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Saturday, 1 June 2019
Candie Gardens / Greenhouse
Historic greenhouse, said to have been first built in 1792/93. The surrounding grounds used to belong to Candie House but are now public gardens. St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
La Frégate / Guernsey
C18 manor house, now a boutique hotel. Overlooking St Peter Port harbour. Image shows northwest aspect. Guernsey, Channel Islands.
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