Bristol home of Gill Sans typeface
Oliver Kent2021-06-16T12:50:29+01:00In 1926 Bristol bookseller and printer Douglas Cleverdon asked his friend Eric Gill to paint a shop-sign for him. The lettering that resulted was seen in 1927 by Stanley Morison of Monotype Corporation who asked […]
Queen’s Court flats, Crofton Gane and Wells Coates
Oliver Kent2022-02-15T14:10:33+00:00Queen’s Court, Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol In 1937 a large triangular site on Queens Road in Clifton, a hundred yards uphill from the landmark Victoria Rooms became the site of the first large-scale luxury block […]
Crofton Gane and the All Electric House
Oliver Kent2021-06-16T11:03:07+01:00The All Electric House – Stoke Bishop, Bristol. P E Gane Ltd were established furniture manufacturers and retailers in Bristol in the first half of the 20th century. From 1933, director Crofton Gane became increasingly […]
Ken Stradling Collection at Margaret Howell – Preview Photos
Oliver Kent2021-06-14T16:53:36+01:00Here are a selection of photos of the Ken Stradling Collection show at Margaret Howell at 34 Wigmore Street, London. The show is on until the 15th November. The work look stunning and sits beautifully […]
Ken Stradling Collection at Margaret Howell
Oliver Kent2021-06-16T11:01:50+01:00
Margaret Howell’s gallery in Wigmore St, London is currently showing a selection of more than 50 pieces from the Ken Stradling Collection chosen and curated by Margaret herself. The show included […]
1 Redcliff Street, Bristol. 1960’s publicity photographs.
Oliver Kent2021-06-15T18:33:24+01:00I Redcliff Street was the first office tower block in Bristol, and is regarded by some as Bristol’s best building of its time. Designed as the headquarters of the Dickinson Robinson Group of paper and […]