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34-84 Micklegate, York (part 1 of 2)
Picking up from where I left off with my first drawing of Micklegate, this one records the buildings from 34 to 84 as the street winds its way further towards York. Micklegate is a living archaeological site – there is so much history layered into the fabric of the street since Roman times. Continue reading
Drawing a Scottish Street: Bloomgate, Lanark
Scotland is an ongoing adventure but leaving Staffordshire was quite a tug. After living 24 years in the area you can imagine that the hardest part was saying goodbye to friends and all those people that make up the fabric … Continue reading
St John’s Square, East, Burslem
Good to be back drawing another street in the historic core of Burslem. Here are the latest sequence of buildings from the east side of St John’s Square. There is plenty written on the historic fabric in the town centre … Continue reading
Albermarle Mansions on the Holloway Road N7
Holloway is one of the most densely populated parts of London, usually so full of people and traffic, that you barely have a moment to lift your eyes up to the buildings. I hope the following sketches will give you … Continue reading
Bishy Road, East Side
The Bishy Road is complete! It has been a delight to draw this street and to get such an enthusiastic response to my drawings. Thank you Bishy Roaders! As my first drawing of this street went to press, you were … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Bishy Road, building conservation, drawing, Tour de Yorkshire
Tagged Bike shop, Bishopthorpe Road Pharmacy, Bishy Road, Costcutter, Cycle Heaven, Delicatessen, drawing streets, Evolve Hairdressing, Fishermans Wife, Fruitique York, Great British High Street, M&K Butchers, rainbow House Takeaway, The Good Food Shop
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Market Place Burslem, North Side
This fine 19th century building has beautiful ceramic tiles at the gable apex and was once used as meeting rooms for the Liberal Club. It is wonderful to see that since its state of dereliction it has been repaired … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, building conservation, Burslem Drawings, Burslem Regeneration Company, Burslem Townscape Heritage Initiative, drawing
Tagged Albani Spice, Burslem, Burslem Conservation area, CAB Insurance Brokers, liberal Club, Nowell Mellor Solicitors Burslem, Silver Coin Amusements Burslem, Stevens Solicitors Burslem
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Burslem: Market Place, South Side
This project to reinstate the original window layout to the first and second floors of the Post Office was done with the help of the Burslem Regeneration Company. There was a meeting held here in 1769, between Josiah Wedgewood … Continue reading
Audlem, Stafford Street, The Square and Shropshire Street
The following drawings are all extracts from the one drawing of this beautiful village in Cheshire, close to the borders of Staffordshire and Shropshire. It is a place that our family have visited for almost twenty years by this summer … Continue reading
A Jolly Secret in the Heart of Newcastle – aka Liverpool Road
Jollie’s Art shop is the creative hub of Newcastle. It is well worth the few extra steps from the High Street and Ironmarket to venture into this older part of the town which although much changed, nevertheless sits on the … Continue reading
Drawing the Detail 