tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post790450110398522891..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Brighton, SussexPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-90112106962342771852012-10-23T15:40:53.490+01:002012-10-23T15:40:53.490+01:00Indeed they are. And, being of the 1930s, the Citi...Indeed they are. And, being of the 1930s, the Citizens' Permanent Building Society (how solid it sounds) would perhaps be the place where the Wartime Housewife might deposit her savings.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-44809395335636609502012-10-23T15:24:47.533+01:002012-10-23T15:24:47.533+01:00Those are gorgeous.Those are gorgeous.Wartime Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-42929721285399406762012-10-08T17:37:33.280+01:002012-10-08T17:37:33.280+01:00Hels: Thank you - they're lovely examples. And...Hels: Thank you - they're lovely examples. And interesting that one of them, like the Brighton reliefs, shows building workers on a bank.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-49351993014610570562012-10-08T17:29:29.592+01:002012-10-08T17:29:29.592+01:00I'll just cite a couple of American examples:
...I'll just cite a couple of American examples:<br />1. the stonework above the window of a bank building in Arlington, Mass<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier79033/2796267930/<br /><br />2. “We the People” Sculpture, Greenbelt Centre Elementary School, Greenbelt, Maryland<br />http://decoarchitecture.tumblr.com/post/5421647129/we-the-people-sculpture-greenbelt-center<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-42019740603566033502012-10-08T09:03:23.413+01:002012-10-08T09:03:23.413+01:00Thank you all for your comments.
Jon: Thought you...Thank you all for your comments.<br /><br />Jon: Thought you might have known about these – pleased that I've pointed out something you'd missed. The reliefs on on Marlborough Place, if you are round that way.<br /><br />Hels: That's a good point. When people think of Art Deco architecture, they often think of luxury (grand hotels, cocktail bars...). But there is also this strain of celebrating everyday life. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-89984386721538446112012-10-08T07:08:38.080+01:002012-10-08T07:08:38.080+01:00My word Philip, these Brighton notes are excellent...My word Philip, these Brighton notes are excellent. I'd never seen these before. I must look up a bit more!Jon Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717891707293701969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-67826869245834343502012-10-08T00:18:29.305+01:002012-10-08T00:18:29.305+01:00There is nothing quite as impressive as Art Deco l...There is nothing quite as impressive as Art Deco low relief sculptures that concentrate on workers at their crafts. Having just come through a nightmare Depression, times were still ideological enough to celebrate real workers, not bloated fat cats. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-7471260119333596782012-10-07T21:29:56.625+01:002012-10-07T21:29:56.625+01:00The roofer carving is a cracker.The roofer carving is a cracker.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-25782580490760183152012-10-07T13:56:20.990+01:002012-10-07T13:56:20.990+01:00I am sure I read somewhere that we should spend mo...I am sure I read somewhere that we should spend more time looking <i>up</i> at buildings. Oh yes, it was here!<br />These adornments are excellent and alas a thing of the past now.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.com