Berwick House on Oxford Street dates from around 1886 and has a rather interesting spire and pillars along the front.
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Throwback Thursday: Berwick House, Oxford Street, London
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, history, london, photo post, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: Thomas More Statue, Chelsea Embankment, London
Thomas More, advisor to Henry VIII who would eventually have him beheaded at the Tower of London, moved to Chelsea in around 1520. The house he built there no longer exists but the statue is near Chelsea Old Church where he regularly worshipped.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, photo post, statue, thomas more, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: The Bazel Building, Amsterdam
This impressive building is named for its architect Karel de Bazel, designed in the Brick Expressionism style and was built between 1919 and 1926. It is ten stories high and 100 metres wide.
Categories: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Throwback Thursday: White’s, London
White’s is the oldest gentleman’s club in London having been founded in 1693; women are still not admitted today. It was established by an Italian immigrant called Francesco Bianco who sold hot chocolate as well as tickets to productions at King’s Theatre and Drury Lane Theatre.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, gentleman's club, london, photo post, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: Doors, Llandudno, Wales
Inspired by The Red Phone Box Travels posts about doors, here are some interesting doors found around Llandudno in Wales. The first picture is of a side door to Gloddaeth Church which has some pretty stained glass windows.
Categories: Llandudno, Wales
Tags: architecture, church, door, photo post, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: Post Box, Anglesey, Wales
This is an example of a wall mounted post box; this type were introduced in around 1857 as a cheaper alternative to the pillar box style for small towns and rural areas. They were either mounted into existing walls, as this one was, or into purpose built brick pillars.
Categories: Anglesey, Wales
Tags: architecture, history, photo post, post box, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: The In and Out (Naval and Military Club), London
A private members club it was founded in 1862 by six military officers and based at 18 Clifford House but moved several times over the years until it opened at its present location of 4 St James’s Square in 1999. Originally men only, women are now admitted.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, blue plaque, history, london, london history, members only clubs, nancy astor, photo post, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday: The Italian Centre, Glasgow
The Italian Centre opened in 1991 and was designed by Page and Park architects. The design is based on an Italian-style palazzo, with a central courtyard and is filled with a mix of residential spaces, offices, cafes and shops.
Throwback Thursday: Clock, Colwyn Bay, Wales
This clock, which has certainly seen better days, was outside a restaurant unsurprisingly called The Clock House.
Categories: Colwyn Bay, Wales
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Throwback Thursday: The Guild Church of St Margaret Pattens, London
St Margaret Pattens is a church near the Monument to the Great Fire of London. The current building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1687 though records date a previous church on the site from 1067.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, christopher wren, church, history, london, photo post, Throwback Thursday
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