Tag Archives: arts & crafts movements
William Morris' Red House in Bexleyheath
Posted on August 25, 2019 by Toothpicker
Architecture in Bexleyheath
Although I live in London, there are still many areas of the city that I am unfamiliar with or have never been to. I have long wanted to visit William Morris' former residence Red House in Bexleyheath, but somehow never got round to it. Since August is a quiet [...]
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Glasgow: 150 years of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Posted on November 15, 2018 by Toothpicker
The first stop of my three-week trip in Scotland this summer was Glasgow. Although the city is not as glamourous as Edinburgh, I tend to have a bias towards Glasgow, partly because of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and partly because of its friendly residents.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of [...]
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Open house 17: Hampstead garden suburb
Posted on September 22, 2017 by Toothpicker
Free church and Central square
I have long wanted to explore the Hampstead Garden Suburb, and so I was quite excited when I saw a guided walk of the area listed on Open House London. With the housing crisis in London worsening, it is time to review what went wrong and examine ideas [...]
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