Wednesday 31 July 2019

Tudeley Church / E Window

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985, Russia), east window installed in All Saints' church in 1967. The piece commemorates the untimely death, in a sailing accident, of the sponsors' daughter Sarah and her ascent to heaven. Tudeley, Kent, UK. 
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Tuesday 30 July 2019

Tudeley Chagalls / II

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985, Russia). Bird and ox detail in stained-glass window of All Saints' Church. Tudeley, Kent, UK.

Monday 29 July 2019

Tudeley Chagalls / I

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985, Russia). Detail of the east window of All Saints' Church, installed 1967. Tudeley, Kent, UK. 
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Sunday 28 July 2019

All Saints Tudeley / Interior

Grade I listed Anglican church, late medieval or earlier origins. East window, by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), installed 1967. The artist went on to design all the other windows in the church. Tudeley, Kent, UK.

All Saints / Tudeley

Grade I listed Anglican church, late medieval or earlier origins, tower of 1765. North aisle was added in 1871. Roof repairs in 2017. With stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall. Tudeley, Kent, UK. 

Saturday 27 July 2019

St Joseph / Highgate

Architect: Albert Vicars, 1889, Roman Catholic church in a Neo-Romanesque style. Listed Grade II*. The dome with its supporting brickwork is said to weigh about 2,000 tons. Highgate Hill, London Borough of Islington.

Friday 26 July 2019

1-12 Grand Union Walk / NW1

Architects: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, 1988, for J Sainsbury plc. Residential part of a High-Tech style supermarket development in Camden Town that has recently received Grade II listing. London Borough of Camden. 

Thursday 25 July 2019

North Lodge / SM5

C17 or earlier, Grade II listed. Suggested that it might have once been the northern lodge to an estate known as Beechwood. 21 North St, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton.

Wednesday 24 July 2019

Greyhound Hotel / SM5

Grade II listed. Parts thought to date back to the 1600s, but earliest written reference as an inn is 1706. Seen across Upper Pond from Honeywood Walk. Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton. 

Tuesday 23 July 2019

Carshalton House / SM5

Built 1685-1700 by Edward Carleton on or near the earlier manor house of Old Farm. Partly rebuilt 1718-21, architect prob. Henry Joynes, for John Fellowes. Became a school in the mid-C19 and the house is now part of St Philomena’s Girls' School. Grade II* listed. Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton.

Monday 22 July 2019

Carshalton House / South Door

Grade II* listing says: "Central entrance with 7 splayed stone steps with moulded nosings and original wrought iron balustrades; wood doorcase circa 1760 with Corinthian columns and back pilasters, architrave, frieze, cornice and pediment." Now part of a RC Girls' School. Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton. 

Poundbury / Butter Cross

Poundbury is a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) masterplanned by Leon Krier. This octagonal building believed to be designed by Ben Pentreath. Dorchester, Dorset, UK. 

Sunday 21 July 2019

Poundbury / Butterfly Brides

Bridal shop on corner of Peverell Ave W and Ringhill St complete with arcade, tower and spire. Poundbury is a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) masterplanned by Leon Krier. Duchy of Cornwall land west of Dorchester, Dorset, UK.

Saturday 20 July 2019

Poundbury / Challacombe St

Detached 4-bed house, c.2006, on Challacombe Street. Poundbury is a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) masterplanned by Leon Krier. Duchy of Cornwall land west of Dorchester, Dorset, UK
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Friday 19 July 2019

Poundbury / Peverell Ave

Poundbury is a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) west of Dorchester on Duchy of Cornwall land. Until recently this was the entrance and factory gate for Dorset Cereals, a business which has now re-located to Poole. Poundbury, Dorset, UK. 

Thursday 18 July 2019

Poundbury / Parkside

Part of a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) west of Dorchester on Duchy of Cornwall land. These houses are in Highdown Avenue, Poundbury, Dorset, UK. 

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Stone Pier / DT4

Stone pier breakwater, to south of Weymouth Harbour entrance. First constructed in the C18, the pier was much extended in 1876. The viewing platform with navigation light was added c.1915. Weymouth, Dorset. 

Tuesday 16 July 2019

Harbour Master's House / III

Mid-C19 former warehouse. Grade II listed, at 13 Custom House Quay, Weymouth, Dorset.

Phoenix Caissons / Portland

Two Phoenix Caissons, sections of the structure known as a Mulberry Harbour designed for, and used in, the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Reinforced concrete, each weighing 7,000 tons [source: historicengland.org.uk]. Grade II listed. Portland Harbour, Dorset, UK. 

Monday 15 July 2019

13 Frederick Place / DT4

Architect of facade: C. B. Fookes, 1834, although body of hall built 1816. In the Greek Revival style based on the Doric order of the Hephaisteion in Athens [source: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 330-374 BHO accessed 30 May 2015]. Grade II listed. Weymouth, Dorset. 

Former WPBC Offices / DT4

Four-storey office block c.1971, vacant for several years. The flat-roof building is finished with Portland stone above a dark brown brick plinth on the ground floor. Current intentions are to demolish and redevelop in joint-venture with a Housing Association. North Quay, Weymouth, Dorset, UK.
 (CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

Sunday 14 July 2019

White Hart Tavern / DT4 II

Early C17, Portland stone ashlar, rendered at front. The range to the right incorporates what was No. 20 Lower Bond St. Grade II* listed. Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Heygate / 2013

[From the archives of 2013]



Architect: Tim Tinker, Southwark Council. Completed: 1974 Social housing project for >3,000 persons.  Heygate Housing Estate, Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark.

Community Church / Dorchester

Esmond Murray Architects, 2018, for Duchy of Cornwall. Poundbury, Dorset, UK.

Saturday 13 July 2019

Groves Malthouse / DT4

Architect: C.R.Crickmay & Son, 1889, for Grove's Brewery, aka Malthouse Number 4. This part originally housed a kiln, the cast-iron vent remaining after residential conversion. Grade II* listed. Rodwell, Weymouth, Dorset. 

Building B / Weymouth

One of the Ferry Terminal buildings scheduled to be demolished now that Condor Ferries no longer use the port. When built in the late 1960s this was British Rail's Weymouth Quay railway station. It is planned to redevelop the area, while retaining the nearby Pavilion Theatre. The Quay, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Friday 12 July 2019

Solar Disk III / Emily Young

Carved onyx disc, 1.60m (5.25ft) in diameter, completed 2018 by Emily Young (b.1951 London UK). On display at Frieze Sculpture 2019, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

Monday 8 July 2019

Laura Asia's Dream / Jaume Plensa

Sculptor: Jaume Plensa (b.1955 Spain). Bronze sculpture of 2018, 2.04 x .80 x .93 m. On display at Frieze Sculpture 2019, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

Sunday 7 July 2019

Lodge / Swains Lane II

Tudor-Gothic Revival park lodge. Situated in Waterlow Park by the Swain's Lane gate. Built c.1840 using rendered brick, topped by exuberant terracotta chimney pots. Grade II listed, refurbished 2016 by AAB architects. Highgate, London Borough of Camden. 

Lodge / Swains Lane

Tudor-Gothic Revival park lodge. Situated in Waterlow Park by the Swain's Lane gate. Built c.1840 using rendered brick, topped by exuberant terracotta chimney pots. Grade II listed, refurbished 2016 by AAB architects. Highgate, London Borough of Camden. 

Saturday 6 July 2019

1 - 0 / Robert Indiana

'ONE through ZERO, 1980-2002' by Robert Indiana (1928-2018, USA). Corten steel. On display at Frieze Sculpture 2019, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

Bullen's Yard / Entrance

Passageway directly off Highgate High Street which leads to a secluded Grade II listed Georgian residence, a former coaching inn. Highgate, London Borough of Camden.

Friday 5 July 2019

Superhero Cog Woman / 2019

Sculptor: LR Vandy (b.1958 UK). Jesmonite and steel. On display at Frieze Sculpture 2019, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

Pavilion / Highgate Reservoir

Circular pavilion, or "conduit house", for water reservoir built by the New River Company in 1844. Painted stucco over brick, wooden eaves and cast-iron finial. This, along with the cast-iron railings, is Grade II listed. Highgate West Hill, London Borough of Camden. 

Thursday 4 July 2019

'Tudor Ball' / 2019

Sculptor: Lars Fisk (b.1970 USA). Constructed of wood, stucco, thatching, plastic, steel, geranium and glass. On display at Frieze Sculpture 2019, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

The Gatehouse / Highgate

Public house, with restaurant and fringe theatre. The mock-Tudor exterior dates from an early C20 makeover. In former times, going back as far as the C14, this was the site of a gate house for a deer park belonging to the Bishop of London. Highgate, London Borough of Haringey. 

Wednesday 3 July 2019

Leinster Mews / W2

Mews houses hidden away behind the Leinster Arms public house. Originally built mid-C19 for coaches, horses and servants. Now each house worth millions. Bayswater, City of Westminster, London.

Monday 1 July 2019

Serpentine Pavilion 2019 / 1-5

This year's architect: Junya Ishigami (b.1974, Japan). Rocky canopy of Cumbrian slate supported by slender, steel posts. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.
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