Museum – A LONDON MISCELLANY

A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Egyptian House at 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people may well begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Repetition

One Word Sunday

‘Cus This Monkey’s Gone To Heaven*

Six Word Saturday *

A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Egyptian House, 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people will begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau and Art… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Egyptian House 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people will begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau and Art… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly

Brand Awareness

I recently undertook a mini tour of mini museums. The use of the word mini is in no way derogatory, its just that in comparison to say the V&A they’re much smaller. My first port of call was the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, just a short walk along from Ladbroke Grove underground station.… Continue reading Brand Awareness

Echoes

I have in my collection a picture entitled Elephant and Tram taken in 1936. It shows an elephant eating an apple from the tram driver. A bit of research shows that the picture was taken in the Grays Inn Road, making the tram a number 31 (I enjoyed looking that up). So an elephant in… Continue reading Echoes