tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post688264551590365628..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Baker Street, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-1342604954013888282008-03-12T09:21:00.000+00:002008-03-12T09:21:00.000+00:00Could it be that the flagpole is actually position...Could it be that the flagpole is actually positioned in a recessed well, like a church tower. Then all would be comfort and security for the flag putter-up-and-downer.<BR/>What appears to be a flat roof is in fact a parapet?Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-57623308749110602292008-03-12T08:58:00.000+00:002008-03-12T08:58:00.000+00:00Diplomat - Yes, it's always rather satisfying when...Diplomat - Yes, it's always rather satisfying when architects take the effort (and have the budget) to do this. I suppose the idea was that a gargantuan Abbey National flag would fly on top of the enormous flag pole. I wonder where the bloke who raised and lowered the flag was meant to stand, though.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32026603935135366462008-03-11T14:12:00.001+00:002008-03-11T14:12:00.001+00:00or fit - evenor fit - evenDiplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-38818265679297386082008-03-11T14:12:00.000+00:002008-03-11T14:12:00.000+00:00What I love here is the fact the Mr Joass saw fir ...What I love here is the fact the Mr Joass saw fir to apply so much detail despite the fact that this structure was never going to be studied that closely. Lucky pigeons.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-37224654270419340582008-03-10T21:16:00.000+00:002008-03-10T21:16:00.000+00:00Further delving reveals that the architect was J J...Further delving reveals that the architect was J J Joass. His firm, Belcher and Joass, designed the monumental Whiteley's store in Queensway, West London, which was my local department store when I lived just off Notting Hill Gate, many years ago.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-84257654605487438562008-03-10T18:08:00.000+00:002008-03-10T18:08:00.000+00:00Cor, you're about Ned Lutyens. This is almost a de...Cor, you're about Ned Lutyens. This is almost a dead ringer of his War Memorial in Victoria Park, Leicester. But with the vertical axis stretched upwards as befits the location.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com