tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3542939816101943877..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: The Mall, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-41521974538575311412010-10-27T13:06:12.384+01:002010-10-27T13:06:12.384+01:00Historo: Thanks for the link to the Church of St S...Historo: Thanks for the link to the Church of St Stephen. I've heard about this building, but after my most recent visit to Istanbul. Another reason to revisit that fascinating city.<br /><br />Glad to hear the book is finding its way around the world!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-22188841461819817422010-10-27T12:31:53.564+01:002010-10-27T12:31:53.564+01:00I have always been intrigued by the smooth, neat a...I have always been intrigued by the smooth, neat aspect of those columns, on the occasions when I passed by on my way to events at the nearby British Academy headquarters. I thought they were plastered brickwork rather than stone; now thanks to your wonderful article the mystery is solved!<br />The metal prefabricated buildings became an European-wide industry after the British pioneered it the first part of the c19th. One of the best such examples which I came across is Istanbul's Bulgarian Church of St Stephen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_St._Stephen_Church), which I understand is one of the few remaining iron prefabricated churches, a true architectural marvel, produced in Vienna and shipped to the the capital of the Ottoman Empire via the Danube and the Black Sea waterways.<br /><br />P.S. Your book "50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need To Know" is for sale in a few Bucharest bookshops- I have been very pleased to be able to consult and buy it in this corner of Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-73915346564009169752010-10-24T11:16:05.152+01:002010-10-24T11:16:05.152+01:00Oh, I'm very careful!Oh, I'm very careful!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-13633463685860982202010-10-23T21:33:35.864+01:002010-10-23T21:33:35.864+01:00Ha ha Philp! I have a vision of you kicking some V...Ha ha Philp! I have a vision of you kicking some Victorian shopfront only to have an irate shopkeeper berate you as a vandal.<br />My wife works for Barnados and they have use of that building on days when the London Marathon is run. All their runners return there for a free massage and some refreshments.<br />It certainly looks beautiful.<br />Thanks for the fascinating information, as usual.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-22079355836338747252010-10-23T11:19:10.470+01:002010-10-23T11:19:10.470+01:00It seems amazing that something as ornate as Corio...It seems amazing that something as ornate as Corio Villa should have been prefabricated, but there was a growing trend for prefabricated houses in the 19th century, especially after the 1851 Great Exhibition, housed in London's Crystal Palace. Houses of all sizes, workshops, and even churches were prefabricated, often by British firms, and shipped around the world.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-33325625992937616992010-10-23T10:17:47.179+01:002010-10-23T10:17:47.179+01:00Corio Villa in Geelong, Victoria (Australia), is a...<a href="http://www.coriovilla.com.au" rel="nofollow">Corio Villa</a> in Geelong, Victoria (Australia), is another surprising piece of architecture. Most houses of its vintage and style in this area are constructed of wood, sometimes with stone foundations. Corio Villa was prefabricated in iron and arrived from Edinburgh in 1855 as a ready-to-assemble kit.flipsockgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798206057429007331noreply@blogger.com