tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post3258434004984461639..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Creature Feature No.11Peter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-47359283981808435602016-01-11T13:23:12.110+00:002016-01-11T13:23:12.110+00:00Lovely! I agree with Stephen Barker - shops and st...Lovely! I agree with Stephen Barker - shops and stores - or indeed factories were built to last in those days, to the extent of fixtures and fittings, and even external brickwork bearing the name or business of the company. Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-86455019289752018502016-01-06T09:49:53.936+00:002016-01-06T09:49:53.936+00:00Thank you all. Yes THA, I'd much rather stuff ...Thank you all. Yes THA, I'd much rather stuff like this got conserved in situ rather than hauled into a museum. To probably lie in bits in the storeroom.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-79975703693632529692016-01-06T07:26:37.436+00:002016-01-06T07:26:37.436+00:00Lovely example, and good to see them still in plac...Lovely example, and good to see them still in place in the high street, rather than a reconstructed shop in a 'living' museum somewhere. The History Anorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718067264562106116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-59431186189163478732016-01-06T00:09:21.325+00:002016-01-06T00:09:21.325+00:00Beautiful tiles. One admires the confidence of sho...Beautiful tiles. One admires the confidence of shop owners in the past that they would be in business long enough to make the investment in the tiles worthwhile. Stephen Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076287980465633357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-37265250656842855792016-01-05T20:47:47.726+00:002016-01-05T20:47:47.726+00:00What beauties! Some of the drawing on Victorian an...What beauties! Some of the drawing on Victorian and Edwardian tiles was very good indeed. Firms like Doulton and Minton employed artists of very high calibre, many of them still unsung, and shop-owners were often glad to put that bit of extra effort in – both to give their business some promotion and because they wanted to work (and their customers to shop) in decent surroundings. We can still learn a thing or two from them.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-48337645203608004232016-01-05T06:40:24.637+00:002016-01-05T06:40:24.637+00:00Happy New Year!
I don't eat meat (but I do ea...Happy New Year!<br /><br />I don't eat meat (but I do eat fish and eggs... go figure). So while I impressed with the two animals on the tiles and their decorative borders, it is not to build up a connection between the fields and my stomach. Rather it is because somebody put a lot of artistic effort into a very utilitarian purpose (a butcher shop).<br /><br />I am managing the History Carnival for January 2016 and need nominations, for your own blog post or someone else’s, by 31/1/2016. The theme I have chosen for this month is History of the Visual, Performing, Musical and Literary Arts. But I want to reiterate that nominations for any good history posts will be welcomed. <br /><br />Examine previous History Carnivals at http://historycarnival.org/index.html<br /><br />The January 2016 nomination form is at http://historycarnival.org/form.html<br /><br /><br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com