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welsh buildings: March 2014
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Thursday, 6 March 2014. In Cambrian Place, Swansea another example of the Palazzo. Style , called Pembroke Buildings. Again 3 storeys with 5 bays. However unlike the others in Aberdare. This has a portico to the main entrance. Designed by architect H C Portsmouth. The building has Portland stone below and Bath stone above. Early twentieth century. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). And my website http:/ www.willowarch.co.uk/.
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Making single colour lino cuts. A blog charting my journey around South Wales in search of old parish churches and other building of interest. http:/ welshbuildings.blogspot.com/. On going sketches and ideas blog southwalespocketgardengallery.blogspot.com/.
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welsh buildings: Midland (now HSBC) Bank, Aberdare
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Monday, 4 November 2013. Midland (now HSBC) Bank, Aberdare. The grand Palazzo ex Midland Bank with National School in foreground of about the same period. Following on from the previous post of the old NatWest bank in Cardiff, this is another bank built in the palazzo. This bank was designed by Bristol architect, William Gingell. Who co-incidentally worked with T R. The architect who designed the Cardiff building. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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welsh buildings: Iron Church
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Friday, 17 May 2013. St Matthew, Abernant. Corrugated iron first patented in 1829 soon became the material of choice for prefabricated buildings throughout Britain and the Empire. By the 1850's specialist companies produced catalogues advertising a wide range of buildings for use in farming, mining, railway and manufacturing industries as well as residential cottages, village halls, boat houses, billiard rooms and churches and chapels. Also Jones, A.V (2012).
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welsh buildings: December 2012
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Monday, 10 December 2012. This house was highlighted in the Aberdare townscape survey as having extravagant render detailing and being an example of the late nineteenth century trend towards middle class homes with bay windows. http:/ cadw.wales.gov.uk/docs/cadw/publications/urban character aberdare EN.pdf. Unfortunately over zealous repairs to the bay window roof led to the collapse of the bay and its replacement with a plastic one. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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welsh buildings: Old Nat West Bank, St Mary's Street.Cardiff
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Monday, 28 October 2013. Old Nat West Bank, St Mary's Street.Cardiff. Described by Newman (1995) as a five bay Palazzo. Front designed in 1857 by Thomas. Probably influenced by the English architect Charles Barry. Refers to the wavy patterns on the quoins and arches that appear to be like worm casts. The key stones for these arches are taken by occupied by dramatic bearded heads. The Buildings of Glamorgan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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welsh buildings: Swansea University Campus
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Saturday, 16 November 2013. W front of Singleton Abbey. The campus of Swansea University contains an interesting array of buildings covering 200 years of architecture. The oldest structure, built-in 1784, is Singleton Abbey which was purchased in 1817 by John Vivian. Because of the war, work stopped on the campus and the next set of buildings were not constructed until the late 1950's. These include the Natural Science building, completed in 1961 and which i...
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welsh buildings: October 2013
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Monday, 28 October 2013. Old Nat West Bank, St Mary's Street.Cardiff. Described by Newman (1995) as a five bay Palazzo. Front designed in 1857 by Thomas. Probably influenced by the English architect Charles Barry. Refers to the wavy patterns on the quoins and arches that appear to be like worm casts. The key stones for these arches are taken by occupied by dramatic bearded heads. The Buildings of Glamorgan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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welsh buildings: February 2012
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A record of my journey around South Wales. Thursday, 23 February 2012. This is the first view you get of the church when entering the village of Clyro from the A483. It was almost totally rebuilt in 1852/3 on the site of an existing church. The only remnant of the original building is the lower part of the tower which is gently battered. The walled churchyard is more or less circular in shape, apparently an indicator of a fairly ancient site. Interior view of the nave looking towards the East window.
