In 1789 Robert Burns was asked to produce a witch tale to accompany a picture of Alloway Kirk in the book Antiquities of Scotland. His response was a poem regarded by many as his masterpiece: Tam O'Shanter. The...
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Feb 27th, 2012
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Conservation | National Trust for Scotland | Portfolio |
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Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Feb 18th, 2012
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Aesthetics | History |
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The 1930s House (2)
This is the second part of a look at the changing tastes of the 1930s. Part One can be seen here. In this we learnt that the images came from a work published in 1935 by a large paint company, Pinchin Johnson &...
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Feb 18th, 2012
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Aesthetics | History |
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The 1930s House (1)
The Hall These images come from a work published in 1935 by a large paint company, Pinchin, Johnson & Co. It was entitled: New Rooms for Old. Some helpful designs and details for transforming the ordinary interior...
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Feb 17th, 2012
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Tennyson House, Twickenham
Montpelier Row, Twickenham, faces east over Marble Hill Park. The houses were built in about 1721 by a retired naval officer Captain John Gray, who seems to have acquired sufficient prize money to invest it in land...
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Feb 1st, 2012
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Bridges | Exterior | Portfolio |
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Holborn Viaduct
Holborn Viaduct © Jen Westcott Holborn Viaduct (Farringdon Street Bidge) is a bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (which forms part of the A40 road). It links Holborn, via Holborn Circus,...
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