tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post476128837904169628..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Black Prince Road, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-76999789684613545682013-09-07T16:13:45.487+01:002013-09-07T16:13:45.487+01:00Hi, my husband and I have passed this building a f...Hi, my husband and I have passed this building a few times and wonder what history lies within - through the windows one can still see old papers lying around. Who owns the building now, and will it be preserved? Does anyone know what the interior is like?macpprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063080926242879270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-37804830924787739532013-09-07T16:12:14.734+01:002013-09-07T16:12:14.734+01:00My husband and I have passed this building a few t...My husband and I have passed this building a few times and I can't help wondering who owns it now and whether it is being preserved. You can look through the windows and see papers lying around, I can't help wondering what history there is inside waiting to be further investigated.macpprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063080926242879270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-8166291752363483192013-07-25T06:25:39.219+01:002013-07-25T06:25:39.219+01:00This is cool!This is cool!Verenahttp://bestmemoryfoammattressreviews.us/2013/07/10/about-memory-foam-mattresses/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-8473832883381801732013-06-24T09:11:58.871+01:002013-06-24T09:11:58.871+01:00Hels: Indeed. A lot of Doulton's pots were mad...Hels: Indeed. A lot of Doulton's pots were made in stoneware, which is inherently chunkier and heavier than porcelain. Actually I rather like this quality, and I think it sits well with the Arts and Crafts style decoration that was often applied to Doulton's pots in the late-19th century. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-66244829375054806382013-06-24T02:09:26.984+01:002013-06-24T02:09:26.984+01:00I am a long time collector of 19th century porcela...I am a long time collector of 19th century porcelain, but not Doulton. Partially because Doultonware didn't seem delicate and porcelain-ish enough. <br /><br />But you are right - the whole enterprise was a typically Victorian marriage of art and industry. And since I have only examined the art in the past, perhaps I should also look at the industry in the future.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-11846362199693976972013-06-21T10:15:29.894+01:002013-06-21T10:15:29.894+01:00STAG: Oh - and thanks for the Richard III link. Sh...STAG: Oh - and thanks for the Richard III link. Should be seen by all those who appreciate sanitary ceramics. (Interesting theatrical interpretation of the change of gear in that opening speech, too.) Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-5367670194644816642013-06-21T10:14:35.814+01:002013-06-21T10:14:35.814+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14856365103030125972013-06-21T10:10:29.822+01:002013-06-21T10:10:29.822+01:00STAG: I THINK a lot of the tiles in the V&A ar...STAG: I THINK a lot of the tiles in the V&A are Minton, but I will have to check. They're magnificent, whoever made them.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-61387286972622649862013-06-21T04:31:00.164+01:002013-06-21T04:31:00.164+01:00I have loved English pottery since I visited the V...I have loved English pottery since I visited the Victoria and Albert museum, and had lunch in the cafeteria...a masterpiece of the potter's art in the columns, walls and even the toilets. I presume much of those fine tiles came from Black Prince Road. <br /> Do you think that version of Richad III with Sir Ian McKellan at about the 1:09 mark<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGGjXZw1eQ<br /><br />would have been made on Black Prince Road?<br /><br />STAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-31583208358920313302013-06-20T18:37:17.600+01:002013-06-20T18:37:17.600+01:00Joe: A good story. I was first alerted to this bui...Joe: A good story. I was first alerted to this building years ago, by Zoe, when she worked at the Heritage Centre housed in St Peter's Church, Vauxhall, on the edge of the old Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens site. As a result of what she found out about Doulton, we began to collect the pottery produced at the factory, and if you have noticed in our house an excess of Victorian jugs and vases, this is the reason. Although we've not bought any pieces for years, I now "collect" (i.e. find and photograph) examples of Doulton pottery used architecturally. There are still quite a few examples around, and some of them are quite remarkable. I'll post one, easy to find in central London, but also easy to overlook, soon. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1834853656348783052013-06-20T18:17:38.985+01:002013-06-20T18:17:38.985+01:00Now here's a coincidence. I noticed this build...Now here's a coincidence. I noticed this building a week or two ago on one of my random urban walks. I happened to have my camera with me, took a long shot from across the street, zoomed in for a close up, and the battery was dead. I've had it in mind to go back for another go, thinking I would ask you if you knew anything about it. Your picture is the one I was trying to take. I should have known you'd have all the information. Thanks, as always.Joe Treasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452665782271458318noreply@blogger.com