tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3867234396495282239..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Launceston, CornwallPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1029553239315453132011-03-29T22:44:17.008+01:002011-03-29T22:44:17.008+01:00I think I was bought a plastic copy of an FN from...I think I was bought a plastic copy of an FN from the woolies in launceston as a little un , perhaps vinogirl can remember. I think i'd be afraid to go back and see the old place.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-59580120881430491872011-03-26T13:50:45.796+00:002011-03-26T13:50:45.796+00:00Archimandrill: How very true. What acres of grey t...Archimandrill: How very true. What acres of grey there are across our field of vision, and how often the attempts to relieve this montony with changes of material(and rows of bollards) fail quite to come off.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1396870246360321532011-03-26T07:38:15.579+00:002011-03-26T07:38:15.579+00:00I think the modern photo illustrates
how importan...I think the modern photo illustrates<br /> how important the look and quality (or lack of it) of road surface is to our visual experience of urban landscape. After all it can take up a large proportion of our field of vision,Archimandrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803733513087350220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-63620505463025821782011-03-22T22:46:25.928+00:002011-03-22T22:46:25.928+00:00Ron: I do know what you mean. There's a lot of...Ron: I do know what you mean. There's a lot of poverty in Cornwall, and in spite of attempts to tackle it, the place still feels the effects of the decline in fishing, industry, and tourism.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14988701518011909492011-03-22T20:14:51.526+00:002011-03-22T20:14:51.526+00:00Poor old Lanson. I used to spend my summer holiday...Poor old Lanson. I used to spend my summer holidays as a young boy on my uncle's farm just to the north of Launceston and every Sunday I would be taken to St. Stephen's for Matins. The last time I was there it seemed so tired, usual array of charity shops, cider heads and not much else, castle excepted of course. Sorry Wilko, being very negative even 'though I enjoyed your post very much.Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-51450114063252335502011-03-19T21:51:45.471+00:002011-03-19T21:51:45.471+00:00SilverTiger and Vonogirl: There's truth in wha...SilverTiger and Vonogirl: There's truth in what both of you say. It is indeed sad that we have lost so much, but at the same there is still a lot surviving, and we do well if we notice the survivals and appreciate them, in case they too become vulnerable. That's one reason, apart from the sheer historical and artistic interest of it, why I spend most of my time on this blog trying to point out the good bits of our built environment, including many that are generally ignored.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-18643667172430251882011-03-19T21:15:56.588+00:002011-03-19T21:15:56.588+00:00Thank you for this post.
I love Launceston and h...Thank you for this post. <br />I love Launceston and have many, many happy childhood memories of the town. It looks good even today to my US weary eyes (it's a good job I will be back in England next month).Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-42240607960761202352011-03-18T19:24:51.859+00:002011-03-18T19:24:51.859+00:00As we go around London and other cities, I find it...As we go around London and other cities, I find it painful the way beautiful old buildings have often had their ground floors gutted and "modernized" to accommodate shops. The result is that you feel like photographing only the upper storeys which still show some of the original beauty.<br /><br />Once the damage has been done, it is done for ever. There is no possibility of recovery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-53644606359767297792011-03-18T16:11:41.979+00:002011-03-18T16:11:41.979+00:00Thank you Peter. I will make sure I lock those mag...Thank you Peter. I will make sure I lock those magazines in the muniment room right away.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-594826021417705042011-03-18T15:04:25.171+00:002011-03-18T15:04:25.171+00:00This is absolutely brilliant. But watch those Arch...This is absolutely brilliant. But watch those Architectural Reviews- I'm donning my striped jumper, mask and bag marked 'swag' now.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com