tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post1559555733109935118..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Balham, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-12041245418884798732017-06-30T19:32:56.626+01:002017-06-30T19:32:56.626+01:00Joe: Thank you! Part of me was hoping that a comme...Joe: Thank you! Part of me was hoping that a comment like that might come form the direction of London SW12. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-88518259291179877682017-06-30T19:31:34.172+01:002017-06-30T19:31:34.172+01:00Thank you Bazza. Either would be good!
Thank you Bazza. Either would be good!<br />Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-36079553468277568752017-06-30T18:52:55.691+01:002017-06-30T18:52:55.691+01:00All the times I've walked into this building a...All the times I've walked into this building and never noticed that playful detail! Thanks for drawing my attention to it. Joe Treasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452665782271458318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32645075260241794862017-06-22T17:29:11.975+01:002017-06-22T17:29:11.975+01:00If you come to see Gants Hill or Barkingside I'...If you come to see Gants Hill or Barkingside I'll buy you a pint (or maybe you seem to prefer a large glass of claret!).bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-85298232743628446612017-06-22T16:17:00.783+01:002017-06-22T16:17:00.783+01:00Indeed, Mr Ashley, indeed. 'A rose-red city ha...Indeed, Mr Ashley, indeed. 'A rose-red city half as gold as green.'<br />Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-81247553598763847752017-06-22T15:02:06.339+01:002017-06-22T15:02:06.339+01:00And as Peter Sellers had it in 1958: Balham: Gatew...And as Peter Sellers had it in 1958: Balham: Gateway to The South.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-44611195158906337432017-06-22T12:04:22.331+01:002017-06-22T12:04:22.331+01:00Yes, I like it too. It stands out from, and yet fo...Yes, I like it too. It stands out from, and yet forms a connection between, the two buildings either side, which accentuates both it and them. At first glance it looks very similar to the former railway station in Seaton, Devon, which was also built on a junction but is now sadly long gone. Eileen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807348224003585870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-2088681050449995272017-06-21T18:14:41.269+01:002017-06-21T18:14:41.269+01:00Thank you both. I'm with Bazza, on the whole. ...Thank you both. I'm with Bazza, on the whole. One point is that the frontage DOES ask to be looked at in its context - it stands out from its surroundings without being a sore thumb, in my opinion.<br /><br />Gants Hill is already on my list of stations to see when I have time on my hands to explore the Underground (which I never seem to have). Now I'll have to add Barkingside: thank you. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14141865082875735222017-06-21T17:39:53.018+01:002017-06-21T17:39:53.018+01:00I don't quite agree with Joseph (above). This ...I don't quite agree with Joseph (above). This is a nice piece of Art Deco and, although quite simple, it does have something to say about Underground design. The clean lines and modest adornments are still attractive. There are <i>at least</i> two very interesting stations here in the London Borough of Redbridge. Newbury Park is notable for Oliver Hill's Grade II bus shelter, Gants Hill has a beautiful interior modelled on Moscow's metro but my favourite is the lovely 1903 station at Barkingside with a superb hammer-beam roof (also Grade II). I think there is a lot of potential material in London's underground stations!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s unlikely Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-87135533601773656042017-06-21T15:50:34.984+01:002017-06-21T15:50:34.984+01:00This frontage certainly lets the traveller know wh...This frontage certainly lets the traveller know where the tube station is - not always the case with the Underground, as one or two unplanned walks in winter darkness have showed me. And the 3-D logo is nice. But apart from this, this austere face looks like an architectural opportunity wasted, a bit of sense-deprivation to accompany so many others in the Great City. One is tempted not to look at it, but to dive into the entrance and proceed with the journey, hopefully to visit some really interesting and stimulating building elsewhere in the Metropolis... Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.com