Sunday 30 June 2019

Wakefield Cathedral / WF1

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.

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

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.

'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. 
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

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

Upside Down House / BN1

Upside-down house installation near the i360 in Brighton, Sussex, UK.

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

Southeast side of Tudor gate to the walled garden of Fulham Palace. Original parts are C15, the gate and walls are Grade II listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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.

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.