tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5227114780360639804..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Rhydd, WorcestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26723579584098199562014-10-27T10:51:06.675+00:002014-10-27T10:51:06.675+00:00I always like to watch pictures from "no man&...I always like to watch pictures from "no man's land" terrains. Abandoned building have their own magic.BHS_Builderhttp://www.bhssussexgroup.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-29372739603510407872014-10-12T21:27:08.320+01:002014-10-12T21:27:08.320+01:00Stephen: Yes. Books from the interwar period like ...Stephen: Yes. Books from the interwar period like <i>England and the Octopus</i> and <i>Britain and the Beast</i> have things to say about the 'blight' caused by this kind of thing. Garages, roadside cafés, and refreshment 'shacks' were particular targets for this sort of criticism, as were advertising signs of all kinds, from big posters on hoardings to the colourful enamel signs that are now prized by collectors. Shacks and similar roadside buildings were seen by many as part of the same tendency as 'ribbon development' - unplanned, badly built, ugly, etc, etc. Even back then, though, not everyone saw them in a negative light. I must do another post about all this.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82299799600089404642014-10-12T21:15:06.113+01:002014-10-12T21:15:06.113+01:00Like Peter I am curious and would like to see this...Like Peter I am curious and would like to see this for myself. The proliferation of small roadside petrol stations/garages caused some concern in the 1920's when they were often seen as an eyesore particularly when covered in enamel advertising signs. <br />There is one of these early petrol stations in the Hitchcock fim 'Young and Innocent'Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-39205252641235951212014-10-12T21:05:49.762+01:002014-10-12T21:05:49.762+01:00Thank you all. Yes, this does chime with other Wor...Thank you all. Yes, this does chime with other Worcestershire buildings.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-50233625542145315032014-10-12T16:04:44.939+01:002014-10-12T16:04:44.939+01:00What a little gem! How amazing that it's still...What a little gem! How amazing that it's still there and hasn't been vandalised. To me, corrugated iron buildings like this are things of beauty.The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1781963537771428582014-10-10T22:18:20.468+01:002014-10-10T22:18:20.468+01:00The shed itself may be older? I'm surprised ho...The shed itself may be older? I'm surprised how far corrugated iron goes back. A very Worcestershire experience... like the self-build squatters' houses near Kidderminster (probably long gone) and various permanent caravan sites in bygone apple orchards... Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-31710419852817452382014-10-10T10:08:06.282+01:002014-10-10T10:08:06.282+01:00Brilliant, just love it. Once again your picture m...Brilliant, just love it. Once again your picture makes me want to go there NOW.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com