Instead of a traditional cremation, they’ll be parking the casket below the Walkie-Talkie on a sunny day, and waiting for nature to take its course. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64848302
Philip Downer
@philipdowner
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Mostly retired, ex-shopkeeper now volunteering in heritage/buildings sectors.
Me on the record-breaking sales of the Prince Harry book:
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Streatham supercharge. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-zRXloUNV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Philip Downer on Instagram: "The Great Wall of Streatham: Corner Fielde is a cliff face of an apartment building, an austere eight-storey stack of Crittall and Deco-lite brick detailing, which debuted in 1937. Promoted as “Mayfair in Streatham”, the block replaced a villa (latterly a school) dating from the 1820s, and was a central element of Streatham’s soaraway 30s growth. Architects R Toms & Partners were also responsible for the earlier Ealing Village (hat tip to @londonsuburbia) as well as Streatham’s own Leigham Hall Mansions. I suspect that Osbert Lancaster was familiar with their work… #cornerfielde #rtoms #rtomsandpartners #apartmentblock #blockofflats #artdecoarchitecture #artdecoapartment #artdecolondon #1930sarchitecture #1930shome #1930slondon #artdecohome #crittallwindows #osbertlancaster #londonsuburbs #suburbanlondon"
Philip Downer shared a post on Instagram: "The Great Wall of Streatham: Corner Fielde is a cliff face of an apartment building, an austere eight-storey stack of Crittall and Deco-lite brick detailing, which debuted in 1937. Promoted as “Mayfair in Streatham”, the block replaced a villa (latterly a school) dating from the 1820s, and was a central element of Streatham’s soaraway 30s growth. Architects R Toms & Partners were also responsible for the earlier Ealing Village (hat tip to @londonsuburbia) as well as Streatham’s own Leigham Hall Mansions. I suspect that Osbert Lancaster was familiar with their work… #cornerfielde #rtoms #rtomsandpartners #apartmentblock #blockofflats #artdecoarchitecture #artdecoapartment #artdecolondon #1930sarchitecture #1930shome #1930slondon #artdecohome #crittallwindows #osbertlancaster #londonsuburbs #suburbanlondon". Follow their account to see 2029 posts.
Philip Downer on Instagram: "I’d had other plans for this morning, but I was walking past Ingram House yesterday afternoon in the yellowy half-light and thought, why not. It is, after all, a handsome old monster: built in 1936 and consisting of one single block (first photo) at right angles to a triple-array wall of deco, with a caretaker’s cottage in between the two. The scheme was built on the site of an old vicarage, and faces across Sandy Lane to Bushy Park so, traffic noise notwithstanding, it’s a pretty fine location. I’ve featured it here before, a couple of years back; it always makes me ponder how how Hampton Court Palace might have looked if it had been designed by Harry Weedon, the architect who built Odeons. #ingramhouse #hamptonwick #hamptonwickhome #sandylane #artdecoarchitecture #artdecohome #artdecohomes #artdecoapartment #artdecolondon #1930sarchitecture #1930shome #1930sapartmentblock #blocksofflats #1930slondon #londonsuburbs #suburbanlondon #crittallwindows"
Philip Downer shared a post on Instagram: "I’d had other plans for this morning, but I was walking past Ingram House yesterday afternoon in the yellowy half-light and thought, why not. It is, after all, a handsome old monster: built in 1936 and consisting of one single block (first photo) at right angles to a triple-array wall of deco, with a caretaker’s cottage in between the two. The scheme was built on the site of an old vicarage, and faces across Sandy Lane to Bushy Park so, traffic noise notwithstanding, it’s a pretty fine location. I’ve featured it here before, a couple of years back; it always makes me ponder how how Hampton Court Palace might have looked if it had been designed by Harry Weedon, the architect who built Odeons. #ingramhouse #hamptonwick #hamptonwickhome #sandylane #artdecoarchitecture #artdecohome #artdecohomes #artdecoapartment #artdecolondon #1930sarchitecture #1930shome #1930sapartmentblock #blocksofflats #1930slondon #londonsuburbs #suburbanlondon #crittallwindows". Follow their account to see 2015 posts.
To all five of my followers in this strange, half-lit place, have a very merry Festivus and enjoy your meatloaf.
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