tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post1321067328309687738..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Hans Road, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-76215713896587007122014-02-12T09:42:19.242+00:002014-02-12T09:42:19.242+00:00Wonderful blog. Thank you. Wonderful blog. Thank you. Bertrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676406538698739300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32625070760908377322011-10-01T17:57:22.124+01:002011-10-01T17:57:22.124+01:00Anon: Fascinating comment, thank you. It's nev...Anon: Fascinating comment, thank you. It's never too late to comment.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-72357520864740719152011-09-28T20:51:11.690+01:002011-09-28T20:51:11.690+01:00Sorry, I know I'm very late coming to this. I...Sorry, I know I'm very late coming to this. I used to work in 12/14/16 Hans Road (they are interconnected inside). The original panelling does indeed survive, although it is no longer painted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-66758796838183470552010-06-28T09:09:50.378+01:002010-06-28T09:09:50.378+01:00Voysey was a few years older than Baillie Scott, a...Voysey was a few years older than Baillie Scott, and the younger man admired Voysey and one can see a lot of Voysey in BS's houses. BS also wrote about Voysey in <i>The Studio</i> (BS wrote a lot of articles for this publication) praising his work. Diane Haigh, in her book <i>Baillie Scott: The Artistic House</i> quotes BS, writing in 1908, on Voysey's 'application of severely sane, practical and rational ideas to home-making' which makes Voysey sound like a pioneer of modern design à la Pevsner. Haigh goes on to say that perhaps BH found Voysey <i>too</i> severe and sane, since his own buildings developed rougher textures.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-46805115280755463742010-06-28T01:50:46.552+01:002010-06-28T01:50:46.552+01:00Every year or so I come back to Arts and Crafts ar...Every year or so I come back to Arts and Crafts architecture, usually as a result of reading a book about Bauhaus (sic) or following Charles Rennie Mackintosh (sic). All obscure links, I realise.<br /><br />Now I am thinking about Baillie Scott and wonder if he had anything to do with Voysey.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-90626362273252240642010-06-27T11:23:33.870+01:002010-06-27T11:23:33.870+01:00Bazza: Yes, Sir Hans Sloane, of British Museum fam...Bazza: Yes, Sir Hans Sloane, of British Museum fame, is the eponym of these streets as well as of Sloane Square etc. For me, too, this part of London is associated with red brick - the brick of mansion flats as well as of Queen Anne houses.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26755244518708142212010-06-27T10:20:48.819+01:002010-06-27T10:20:48.819+01:00The names of Hans Place, Hans Crescent and Hans Ro...The names of Hans Place, Hans Crescent and Hans Road have always evoked a sense of old money, uppercrust England to me. Named after Sir Hans Sloane (I think?), we used to admire these buildings after an occasional visit to Harrods. Red brick still carries that sense for me generally now.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-53153855780707013872010-06-27T09:21:10.221+01:002010-06-27T09:21:10.221+01:00AR: I too would like to see what these houses are ...AR: I too would like to see what these houses are like inside. Many of the rooms were panelled in painted wood, but I don't know if this panelling survives.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-65351637746360963912010-06-27T09:16:35.711+01:002010-06-27T09:16:35.711+01:00Columnist: Yes, property round here is punishingly...Columnist: Yes, property round here is punishingly expensive and, as I wandered around Hans Place and other streets behind the Brompton Road after taking these pictures, I noticed that most of the houses are now subdivided.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32543894163919439602010-06-27T06:01:22.012+01:002010-06-27T06:01:22.012+01:00Too bad there couldn't be some interior shots...Too bad there couldn't be some interior shots. I would love to see what the insides look like, but perhaps in view of our currant cultural malaise, should not.Auriel Ragmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395216240172741261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-6809801674063580502010-06-27T05:10:24.798+01:002010-06-27T05:10:24.798+01:00And costing a pretty penny nowadays. I think entir...And costing a pretty penny nowadays. I think entire townhouses (rare of course) range from 12-15 million pounds, depending on the leasehold.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-90977208505393235842010-06-26T23:52:37.174+01:002010-06-26T23:52:37.174+01:00Neil: Poor Mackmurdo indeed. He seems not to have ...Neil: Poor Mackmurdo indeed. He seems not to have had a very big practice, though he designed some interesting houses in London and, I think, Manchester. He's probably better known for his promotion of social and artistic reform – through bodies such as the Century Guild and books like <i>The Human Hive: Its Life and Law</i>. His graphics for his book <i>Wren's City Churches</i> were very influential in the development of art nouveau in Britain.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-19905262022682981412010-06-26T23:49:00.361+01:002010-06-26T23:49:00.361+01:00Many thanks for your comment, Michelle. More stone...Many thanks for your comment, Michelle. More stone coming up soon, and maybe some baroque, too!Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-7341480247804580102010-06-26T23:20:13.417+01:002010-06-26T23:20:13.417+01:00Poor Mackmurdo, having to design something differe...Poor Mackmurdo, having to design something different, but not wanting to interfere with Voysey's achievement. Even without Prince Charles putting his oar in, that must have been quite a task.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-55826239992989377112010-06-26T19:41:16.570+01:002010-06-26T19:41:16.570+01:00Hello!
I just found your blog and I love it! I'...Hello!<br />I just found your blog and I love it! I'm following along now so I can keep in touch. I love architecture, stone, Baroque and Rococo. I'm a textile artist and these are my influences. Looking forward to enjoying many beautiful photos here and learning too.<br />Best wishes,<br />MichelleMichelle May-The Raspberry Rabbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264870809778872918noreply@blogger.com