MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: doulton

IMG 1387-001-Gilbert Bayes Finials

IMG 1387-001-Gilbert Bayes Finials

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
18 May 2024 101
People's Museum, Phoenix Road, Somers Town. These (above) are original washline finials, made of Doulton stoneware, which had been nicked and were acquired by the museum. See my photos of the Sidney Estate to see the reproduction finials on the top of the clothesline poles (below).
IMG 9776-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 3

IMG 9776-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 3

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
02 Jul 2023 88
Sidney Estate (social housing), opened in 1938 in Somers Town. The decorative ceramics are by sculptor Gilbert Bayes. The lunettes above balconies are made of Doulton stoneware and depict scenes from fairy tales. The finials on the top of washing line poles (also Doulton stoneware) are sailing ships. Read more about the estate and Bayes' ceramics here: www.curiouslondon.net/extract-the-fairy-tale-estate.html
IMG 9771-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 2

IMG 9771-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 2

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
02 Jul 2023 81
Sidney Estate (social housing), opened in 1938 in Somers Town. The decorative ceramics are by sculptor Gilbert Bayes. The lunettes above balconies are made of Doulton stoneware and depict scenes from fairy tales. The finials on the top of washing line poles (also Doulton stoneware) are sailing ships. Read more about the estate and Bayes' ceramics here: www.curiouslondon.net/extract-the-fairy-tale-estate.html
IMG 9769-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 1

IMG 9769-001-Sidney Estate Lunette 1

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
02 Jul 2023 75
Sidney Estate (social housing), opened in 1938 in Somers Town. The decorative ceramics are by sculptor Gilbert Bayes. The lunettes above balconies are made of Doulton stoneware and depict scenes from fairy tales. The finials on the top of washing line poles (also Doulton stoneware) are sailing ships. Read more about the estate and Bayes' ceramics here: www.curiouslondon.net/extract-the-fairy-tale-estate.html
IMG 6563-001-Doulton's Improved Foot Warmer

IMG 6563-001-Doulton's Improved Foot Warmer

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
08 Apr 2020 1 174
In the shop window of a chemist (Luther Wilson) in Brock Street.
Postman's Park Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice

Postman's Park Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 367
The General Post Office (GPO) used to stand nearby, and post office workers would eat their lunch in the churchyard of St Botolph-without-Aldersgate. The park opened in 1880 and the memorial wall erected in 1900. The memorial wall is Grade II listed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postman%27s_Park
Elizabeth Coghlam

Elizabeth Coghlam

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 1 1 373
Aged 26 of Church Path, Stoke Newington Died saving her family and house by carrying blazing paraffin to the yard. January 1, 1902 Plaque in Postman's Park
Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 2 1 415
Pantomime artiste at Prince's Theatre Died of terrible injuries received when attempting in her inflammable dress to extinguish the flames which had enveloped her companion. January 24, 1863 Plaque in Postman's Park
Alice Ayres

Alice Ayres

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 483
Daughter of a bricklayer's labourer who by intrepid conduct saved 3 children from a burning house in Union Street, Borough, at the cost of her own young life. April 24, 1885 Plaque in Postman's Park
Edward Blake

Edward Blake

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 2 348
Drowned while skating at the Welsh Harp, Waters Hendon, in the attempt to rescue two unknown girls. February 8, 1895 Plaque in Postman's Park
David Selves

David Selves

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 1 409
Aged 12 Off Woolwich Supported his drowning playfellow and sank with him clasped in his arms. September 12, 1886 Plaque in Postman's Park
Elizabeth Boxall

Elizabeth Boxall

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 347
Aged 17 of Bethnal Green Who died of injuries received in trying to save a child from a runaway horse. June 20, 1888 Plaque in Postman's Park
Mary Rogers

Mary Rogers

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 381
Stewardess of the Stella March 30, 1899 Self sacrificed by giving up her life belt and voluntarily going down in the sinking ship. Plaque in Postman's Park
G F Watts's Memorial

G F Watts's Memorial

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
27 Nov 2014 1 443
Not a memorial to G F Watts, but one created by Watts to remember ordinary people who died in acts of heroic self-sacrifice. The plaques are made of Doulton tile. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-gardens/visitor-information/Pages/Postman%27s-Park.aspx
Postman's Park 5

Postman's Park 5

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
01 Nov 2009 259
Carved wooden piece, taken down for a while and now securely remounted. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Postman's Park 4

Postman's Park 4

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
01 Nov 2009 253
Leigh Pitt's plaque was just recently added to the wall -- the first new plaque in many, many years. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Postman's Park 3

Postman's Park 3

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
01 Nov 2009 3 357
The new tiles explaining the significance of the memorials. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Doulton Was Here

Doulton Was Here

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
15 Nov 2009 214
The former Doulton Lambeth factory, Black Prince Road. Ceramic production ended here in 1956. See where this picture was taken. [?]
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