Thursday, December 28, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Church Street detail 2
And this is who did it. Charles Barrett (Shopfitters) Ltd, 113 Camberwell New Road. I'll do some digging and see if I can find out who he is (there is a single mention of a Mr Charles Barrett of this address in an undated piece on the web, drawn from old newspaper clippings - but there'll be more than that somewhere...)
Church Street detail 1
Note especially the balls at the base of the J, the bottom of the S and the C; and the ledge separating the descender of the J from its bowl. The balls are slightly unwieldy, I think (to my untrained eye, the C looks too close to a G for comfort, and the S the wrong way up. Doesn't stop it being beautiful, though, and the claret/gold colour combination is very grand.
Church Street, London NW8
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Shop Front, Roman Road, London E2
Well, here's satisfying. In a street of shop signs made of self-adhesive letters, neon signs and bad typography, here's a silver-on-black, probably 1920's(?) sign that's somehow survived - perhaps simply because it's beautiful.
They've even kerned the name, but not the numbers. There's attention to detail.
They've even kerned the name, but not the numbers. There's attention to detail.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Telephone box, Millbank
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Dedication stone, Mile End Road (detail)
Dedication Stone, Mile End Road
Foundation stone, Mile End Road (detail)
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
A work in progress...
I'm driving this thing off a Sony Ericsson K800i, so there'll be glitches until I manage to work everything out (which is, I tell you, going to take time: this thing's a bit like the deck of the Enterprise...).
I'll fill in the various sections and links as I learn how. And hopefully, the photos will get better as I get more used to the camera...
I'll fill in the various sections and links as I learn how. And hopefully, the photos will get better as I get more used to the camera...
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