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A low exposure shot of a light in the stairwell, shot against the 'V' forming the stairs makes an interesting abstract.
For once had my Friday lunch in Costa Snow Hill.
This time sitting at a table looking out to the Snow Hill Square and Colmore Row.
For some reason, the views reminded me of London a bit!
Outside is one of my usual Colmore Row places to get lunch: Sainsbury's Local! There is also a new Pret a Manger to the right.
This opaque glass Art Deco shade of an unusual, bulbulous shape features a geometric pattern picked out by hand in red, black and green paint. It appears atop a 1920s chrome standard lamp with a Bakelite base.
Private collection.
Surrounded by modern office and apartment blocks the grand red brick mansion “Warwillah”, built on the corner of Beatrice Street and St Kilda Road, is one of the few remaining examples of a time Melbourne’s St Kilda Road was still a grand boulevard of elegant residences.
In March 1875 the government announced that the land on the western side of St Kilda Road would be alienated from parkland and that the land would be sold for residential purposes. Following the subdivision, a gentleman of means named Rudolph D. Benjamin purchased the land on which he planned to build an elegant residence as befitting his station.
Designed by well known Melbourne architect John Beswicke, “Redholme” was a sixteen-roomed brick mansion built on Mr. Benjamin’s block in 1896 by the builder James Downie. Although not in the Benjamin family, “Redholme” survived the death taxes that came after the Great War and the Great Depression of 1929. It was still a privately owned home in its entirety in 1939 when it was owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Reddish. Sadly, after the Second World War, “Redholme” changed ownership, usage and even name. From the early 1950s, the red brick building became the “Warwilla Guest House”. The name “Warwilla” is what the house has been known as ever since.
“Warwilla” is an unusual mansion as it is an early example of a transition from Modern Gothic to Queen Anne design. The red brick tuckpointed facade is asymmetrical with picturesque massing, but the larger half-timbered gable and cantilevered banked window on the south side is balanced by the octagonal corner tower and ‘candle snuffer’ roof on the north. The Modern Gothic is suggested by the depressed pointed arches to main openings, and engaged colonettes at the porch entrance, whilst the half-timbered gable, octagonal tower with ‘candle snuffer’ roof and Art Nouveau stained glass windows are very much stylistic elements of Queen Anne architecture. These elements were to remain popular for at least another decade. The tall banded brick chimneys (done in the style of Henry Kemp) dominate the terracotta tile roof, as do the decorative finials which include a dragon.
Walking through the stained glass framed front door, you enter “Warwilla’s” lofty entrance hall. The original ornate Art Nouveau plaster ceilings and foyer fireplace with brass, wood and tiled surround still remain intact. A grand early twentieth century crystal chandelier hangs from the central ceiling rose. On the landing of the original staircase a fine stained glass window by British born, German trained, Melbourne stained glass artist William Montgomery still overlooks St Kilda Road. Featuring a beautiful woman in Tudor garb in a garden setting, the window is typical of the British Arts and Crafts Movement which would have dominated interior design at the time. Framed by stylised Tudor flowers and pomegranates the line “a merlin sat upon her wrist, held by a leash of silken twist” appears on a scroll. Taken from the long narrative poem “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” written in 1805 by Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832) the choice of image and literary quote hark back to heraldic times, a great driver of the aesthetics of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. The stair hall window is signed by William Montgomery in the bottom left-hand corner of the frame, where it also lists his address as 164 Flinders Street.
At the time of photographing “Warwilla” was partly a Seasons heritage boutique hotel and partly the entrance to a towering modern apartment block which has been built directly behind it.
John Beswicke (1847 – 1925) was a Melbourne architect and surveyor between 1882 and 1915. He was apprenticed to the firm Crouch and Wilson at the age of sixteen. He worked there for eighteen years, finishing as head assistant. In 1882 Ralph Wilson and John Beswicke formed the partnership Wilson and Beswicke. Through his career he was in sole practice as J. Beswicke, between and following three partnerships including Beswicke and Hutchins, and Beswicke and Coote. John Beswicke designed many commercial and residential buildings during his career. These include: the Brighton Town Hall, the Dandenong Town Hall, the Essendon Town Hall, the Hawthorn Town Hall, the Malvern Town Hall, the St Kilda Presbyterian Church, the Auburn shopping strip along Auburn road, “Bendigonia” in Leopold Street Melbourne which runs off St Kilda Road, “Tudor House” in Williamstown, “Tudor Lodge” (later renamed “Hilton House”) home to Mr. Cullis Hill in Hawthorn, “Redholme” (later renamed Warwilla) and his own Hawthorn home “Rotha”.
Semi detached , next doors bedroom from where I noticed an electrical burning smell for a couple of minutes , shortly before a loud bang and a number of crashes, ..... ran outside to see an orange glow in the bedroom and smoke pouring out of the eaves .......Fire service responded within 5 minutes with 3 tenders, all calmed and sorted within half and hour .... got quite tense when I noticed smoke leaving our eaves.... begs the question..what do you grab when you think your house might burn down....answer.. ......Hard drive ! lol ..... camera kit was left ..didn't even cross my mind...surfboards and suits were already in the van ;-) ..which was moved away from the house along with Frankies car to allow access....all is well ....next door on the other hand.
This opaque glass Art Deco shade of an unusual, bulbulous shape features a geometric pattern picked out by hand in red, black and green paint. It appears atop a 1920s chrome standard lamp with a Bakelite base.
Private collection.
The former Odeon Cinema Scarborough during transformation in 1995 to the Stephen Joseph Theatre. A scanned image.
The box office in the main foyer. Art deco designed wood and chrome with new lightfittings.
Scarborough Stephen Joseph Theatre - box office
A scanned negative from 1995
17-02-10 The title says it all. What do you think this is? Have a guess and I'll let you all know later on. Processing wise? Well without giving too much away I only used lightroom for this. Specifically only the tone sliders. I boosted the blacks and the exposure and was left with this. Hmm... what is it?
In the long running "Will they move to Manchester?" saga there has been another development. The wife has heard from them and they have deemed her "employable" but her points total is less than what they wanted. So she is now on a shortlist with Manchester so if other people turn down their offers she may be offered the job. I have no idea if that is good or bad! She also now has an interview with the Yorkshire Deanery on March 4th. Wish her luck!
Manual Page Read: Page 21-24 - Inserting a memory card. (That needs 3 pages??)
Images Viewed: I found this pretty neat guide to photographic composition, if you can ignore the crazy 80's photos there are some real lessons to be learned here.
Other Inspiration: I only took my camera out of my bag once today. I took photos in one single place and challenged myself to find a shot in a small period of time. After that I felt like it was something I should try to do more. Many times I will take a LOT of pics just to find one to use. I now realise I need to be more economical with my shutter. Saying that this probably isn't my best ever shot and it may be a reflection of this technique.
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Light fitting from the RMS Olympic (sister ship to the Titanic) dismantled in 1936.
Exploring Cutler's Hall in Sheffield on the Heritage Open Day, 10th September 2016.
Cutlers' Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Church Street in Sheffield that is the headquarters of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. It was built in 1832 by Samuel Worth and Benjamin Broomhead Taylor at a cost of £6,500. It was extended in 1865–7 by Flockton & Abbott, and again in 1888 by J. B. Mitchel-Withers. It is Sheffield's third Cutlers' Hall, the previous buildings, which were built in the same location, were constructed in 1638 and 1725.
Light fitting at Costa Tesco Five Ways.
Pretty basic compared to some of the other ones I've seen in other Costa's!
This time went here after seeing Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes by Herzog & de Meuron. Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canary Island Spain. The lights drop from the ceiling
On our first lunchtime in Nottingham, we ended up in Bagel Nash.
It is on Wheeler Gate in Nottingham.
You can choose different bagels, with different fillings.
Drinks as well.
We headed upstairs to sit and eat.
light fitting with interesting light bulb.
This 'Pyramid' is one of 12 5 sided pyramids that fit together to form a dodecahedron light fitting.
I took th epic in lowish light so it was max ISO & then a bit of a tweet make the most of the grain
#89 Pyramid for 120 pictures in 2020
An even number of teardrop-shaped lights int he light fitting at the top of my stairs.
For 52 in 2025: 24 - Even.
For 125 in 2025: 103 - Teardrop shaped.
I felt inspired the other day to photograph some of my favourite objects, some new acquisitions and birthday presents, some are old faithfuls...
Its Autumn here and the colours are lovely brick-reds and steely grey-blues...
A piece of broken china plate with mulberry red stripes, part of a ceramic ceiling light pulley, and a set of stamped silver spoons from Etsy seller 'JLynnCreations' which I asked to have custom-stamped with 'silence, patience, tendresse, douceur'...to remind me to be calm and relaxed sometimes!!
Heading up Via Pantaneto in Siena.
light fitting - The Horned Lion District (Leocorno)
Leocorno is situated to the east of the Piazza del Campo. Traditionally, its residents were goldsmiths.
Leocorno's symbol is a unicorn, rampant, with the motto "Humberti regio gratia" ("A kingdom by the grace of Umberto"). Its colours are orange and white, bordered with blue.
Leocorno won the Palio of August 16, 2007
And so begins the long process of uploading all my photos from my April 2017 trip to the Balkans. This is the hotel in Belgrade, Serbia, where I stayed for my first couple of nights, the Hotel Jugoslavia.
Circular light fitting near the Food Hall in the Pavilions Birmingham.
Near top floor Marks & Spencer exit.
Had just been to the M & S Cafe.
There is rumours that Primark want to buy the Pavilions. And sublet it.
Not sure what that will mean for M & S and Waterstone's (although they have their own buildings attached to the Pavilions).
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Swedish born, but London based, interior designer Staffan Tollgard has a spacious showroom for products/brands he has sourced from all over the world. He is so passionate about what he does, and has visited all his suppliers in person, to understand their ethos, history and manufacturing processes, and to bring back the very best to London. Find furniture/furnishings/art from the US, Scandinavia (naturally!), Holland, Germany, Canada, and Israel, for example.
The space, in a brand new Chelsea development, with the river just a stone's throw away, has huge windows, and a double-height ceiling, from which hang spectacular lightfittings. There's a gallery of chairs, sofas, side tables, rugs and much more, with a fully-furnished "apartment" in a secret inner sanctum. This is a - as yet - lesser know design destination which is well worth a journey if you love interior design. Take the chance to explore the surroundings, with a mesmerising water feature that fills the air with its noise of a rushing torrent, and then a series of locks that lead directly into the river itself.
Grosvenor Waterside, Gatliff Road, SW1
Yesterday was never going to be a brilliant day for celebration, and so today we went out for an afternoon tea for Matt's birthday.
We went to the Art School restaurant, which although it's high end fine dining they price the afternoon tea pretty sensibly!
It was first rate, but the thing that caught my eye was the light fitting. Certainly a good way to raise a glass!
The Cathedral of Cartagena in Colombia, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Catalina de Alejandría), is located in the historic centre of Cartagena. It is the episcopal see of the Archbishop of Cartagena de Indias, one of the oldest episcopal sees in the Americas. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
The cathedral was designed by master builder Simón González, modelled after basilicas in Andalusia and the Canary Islands. The present tower was designed by French architect Gastón Lelarge, the result of remodelling in the early twentieth century. Construction began in 1577, replacing a humble cathedral of straw and reeds. In 1586, while the church was still under construction, it was attacked by the English privateer Francis Drake, which caused severe damage and delayed its completion. The building was finished in 1612.
The cathedral has a fine doorway and a simply decorated interior. It contains an 18th-century gilded altar, a Carrara marble pulpit and elegant arcades sustaining the central nave
Georgian family home furnished on a budget with Scandinavian minimalist decor, vintage and heirloom pieces
see also
www.flickr.com/photos/barbarachandler/8866360731/
www.flickr.com/photos/barbarachandler/8860088613/in/photo...
Florian Dussopt, co-curator of Design Exquis, told me something of the origins of the idea, which is taken from a game played by the Surrealists, amongst others. Here are some notes from Wiki:
"Exquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver (from the original French term cadavre exquis) or rotating corpse, is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g. "The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun") or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed."
Design Exquis adapts the idea (www.designequis.org). The first "exercise in random design" was during last year's London Design Festival, and there will be another one this September..
A designer is given an object, and has one month to make a design inspired
by that object.
Then he has to pass his object on to the next designer, but does not reveal
his identity. Nor may he reveal any details about the design - what it
represents, how it has been made etc, all must remain secret.
Designer number two has one month to create his response.
Then he passes that on to the next designer.
In this exercise, for Clerkenwell Design Week, there were four designers. I
spoke to three of them, and I have to confess that without their
explanations, I would have been mystified.
Dominic Wilcox received James Plant's Breathe lamp, but was unable to fathom its meaning. So he decided to challenge the simply assumption that only lightfittings can be fitted into ceiling lamp holders.
He created Sound bulbs, which adapt a vintage radio to plug into a ceiling socket, and a ghetto blaster to plug into a table lamp.
I did not talk to the third designer, but in some strange way he had been inspired by Dominic's creations, to create a confection of softly glowing goose feathers.
This was passed to Matthew. He had no idea what it was, so being one of the most true children of the digital age that I know, scanned its image into Google "search by image" to see what else it would come up with. "One was a woman modelling a body-wrap garment for a shopping site."
Then Matthew designed a programme which "starting with a plain box shape, and exposing it to thousands of random transformations, created a 3D form resembling the female image in form and colour." This was 3D printed...the final result resembling a pre-historic Venus. I don't really understand the bit about the programming, though...
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