Posts Tagged With: Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Awakening Statue, London

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Louise Jayne

This statue of a female nude called Awakening can be found in Ropers Garden on Chelsea Embankment. She was sculpted by Gilbert Ledward in around 1923.

Categories: England, London | Tags: art, gilbert ledward, photo post, statue, Throwback Thursday | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday: Climbing Boys, Sculptural Lamp Post, Chelsea Embankment

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Louise Jayne

Dating from 1874 this granite green painted plinth with a design of oak leaves and acorns with two climbing boys is just by Albert Bridge on Chelsea Embankment in London.

Categories: England, London | Tags: architecture, Chelsea, Chelsea Embankment, lamp post, photo post, Throwback Thursday | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday: 162 – 164 Bishopsgate

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Louise Jayne

Opposite Liverpool Street Station in London, 162-164 Bishopsgate was built as a fire station in 1885 in a pastiche of the Tudor Gothic style using red brick and Portland stone. A really stunning building with some intricate decoration well above eye level.