George Hudson Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Next up is a building which is about 500m from Bishopsgate (Liverpool St) and has been beautifully renovated recently. I am basing the drawings on prints I found on http://www.british-history.ac.uk, great resource. I have guessed at the rear elevation. If anyone would like a 2 bed flat in the building they are available for a cool £960,000! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Progressing in my usual manner. Brick paper going on, windows printed out by printing the whole drawing on an A4 stickily label and cutting out. The back has been done simply with one layer of acetate in each window but the front windows will be in two parts to give proper sash effect. I have used gault (yellow) brick for the front and cheaper red brick for the sides as often seen in buildings of this period (including my own!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 One of the challenges and attractions of this build will be the Georgian shop fronts. These will be be built up (as usual) in layers and I have printed out several copies of the lower part of the building. I am probably going to use my normal way of representing leaded lights by scraping the outline of the design in acetate and rubbing in paint. This has worked well in the past. (from Aldersgate layout thread) That's it for now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 I think that splitting the windows in two parts and overlapping to create the illusion of sash windows is worth the effort but no, I won't be reworking the back (red brick side) which are made in single sheets. This fall into the "life's too short category". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Evening all, Working on the Georgian shops. Sticky labels (Chubber's method) on plastic sheet are used for creating the bays which are then painted. The columns are cocktail sticks wrapped with paper to get the right thickness and the tops tapered by hand with a scalpel. The yellow moulding is from the foil top of a bottle of wine. That's it for now! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Typically "hairy" close up from me but charming subject none the less! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 This by the way is the prototype in all its fully restored glory today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 For anyone like me who can't get enough Georgian shop fronts (!), here's how I achieve window frames. The drawings with windows were printed out (again) on an A4 sticky lable on a clear plastic sheet. In addition to cutting through with a scalpel to be able to remove window panes themselves, I have scribed where the thin frames between individual pains are located. When the window areas are removed, this leaves scribed marks where the thin wooden frames are. These I follow with the point of a pin or set of compasses until I have a channel if about 0.05 mile wide scribed in the glass. I then paint the required colour on the plastic and rub the surface with tissue or cotton bud. Another coat needed but you get the idea. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2015 Fascinating stuff, it's always good to see different methods of making bespoke windows. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Almost finished and then I'll return to the main structure. I have enjoyed this bit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Quick update for those interested in the build. Some progress on the roof area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I walked past that building every day (except Sunday) from Liverpool St. to Spitalfields (and vice versa) for 6 weeks when I worked for my Grandfather’s company after leaving school - the last real job I had before joining Decca Records in 1967....... I think that frontage was dark green then - but I’m probably wrong. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I also think it was dark green for decades. I am following a photo which I found on the web which shows a washed out dark blue. The current state of the building after the refurb has left it like a new pin which removes some of the charm. I won't complain too much because it was very neglected until the area became gentrified. A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I lie the washed out dark blue - works very well. The frontage was always covered in an incredible layer of grime in my memory. There were also some beautiful buildings along the west side of Spitalfields Market - opposite the market building. Have you considered doing Hawksmoor’s “Christ Church” in Spitalfields? Would be a real tour de force!!!!!!!!!! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I may be a bit late to the party, but have you seen this book, Andrew? I bought a copy on a whim a few months ago and it's superb. Pete might appreciate it as well, if he sees this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks, Jonathan. I actually have the “expanded” version “Panorama’s of Lost London” - which was a very good investment! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I lie the washed out dark blue - works very well. The frontage was always covered in an incredible layer of grime in my memory. There were also some beautiful buildings along the west side of Spitalfields Market - opposite the market building. Have you considered doing Hawksmoor’s “Christ Church” in Spitalfields? Would be a real tour de force!!!!!!!!!! Best, Pete. Yes I have, or at least semi relief. Also At Annes Limehouse or St George's in the East all Hawksmore also (the last being the one my old school used to go to for founders day and where my aunt and uncle got married when he was demobbed after WW2- in a hut since it was bombed out. I also have several churches in the City as possibles especially the ones which are incorporated in other buildings (e.g. St Mary Moorfields in Eldon street or St Peter UPon Cornhill: I don't expect you know these but if you're interested Google maps have them) and also st boltoph's church hall; still there behind bishopsgate…..this should be a blog topic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I may be a bit late to the party, but have you seen this book, Andrew? I bought a copy on a whim a few months ago and it's superb. Pete might appreciate it as well, if he sees this. Yep, I also made an investment in the same title. There's a number of English Heritage London focussed titles which are very tempting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Yes it is a topic until itself, Andrew! Do you know - I don’t think I’ve seen St. Anne’s Limehouse in the flesh, so to say. I’ll have to rectify that the next time I come over. Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 On churches, I can't do better than my former colleague's blog http://sidneydonald.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20City%20of%20London%20Churches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 If anyone was curious as to what is happening on the build…..it's been a lot of tiles, and still more to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 In the back straight on the build now, front detail produced in layers and …tip alert…..cemented together along the edge of a metal ruler to ensure they are straight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Roof on, looking a bit odd before painting of course…. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Evening all Attacked 56 Artillery Row with a wash of white spirit and a dot of matt black. This is my way of "1950ising" buildings! Trick is to work very fast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Super, Andrew! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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