tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post7264084175224515920..comments2024-01-30T00:12:13.163+00:00Comments on ORNAMENTAL PASSIONS: Natwest Bank, 1 Prince's Street EC2Chris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-5523329718041165582014-10-14T15:16:14.069+01:002014-10-14T15:16:14.069+01:00I worked there 1974 to 1977. The interior decorati...I worked there 1974 to 1977. The interior decoration of the vast banking hall in particular was also very impressive - sadly vastly reworked to a more modern taste during the last decade.UKPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378442714997478969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-39305952145388839242012-02-20T21:34:06.157+00:002012-02-20T21:34:06.157+00:00Good to see someone on the case with the Dureres m...Good to see someone on the case with the Dureres maguic square. I discovered it a few years back and couldn't find a mention of it on the net. There are so many other Esoteric gems that need "unearthing". I am busy studying the Victoria Embankment at the moment. Problem is that I live in Florence, which also has one or two bits and bobs worth checking out. best brabinger .. check my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xboE4mD0N8o&feature=plcp&context=C3bec0fbUDOEgsToPDskIOSkcHyL4vbc0kp9205eEBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-30373745905553700492011-03-21T16:08:57.455+00:002011-03-21T16:08:57.455+00:00Oh, those wings. I think they are attached to Merc...Oh, those wings. I think they are attached to Mercury's shoe, although he usually only has one on each sandal. Perhaps it is more obvious closer to.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-63184006444165468702011-03-21T16:01:13.194+00:002011-03-21T16:01:13.194+00:00Have we both misunderstood? I meant the tiny pair...Have we both misunderstood? I meant the tiny pair of wings right in the bottom left hand corner of the group, tucked away slightly, rather than the pair at Britannia's feet. They dont seem to be attached to anything logical...Capability Bowesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-76894358758973198892011-03-18T15:03:09.908+00:002011-03-18T15:03:09.908+00:00I like the owls too. I bet those books are very me...I like the owls too. I bet those books are very messy indeed....<br />The wings are part of Britannia's winged chariot, I suspect.<br />And yes, I do have a good camera, a Fujifilm HS10 as mentioned here - http://ornamentalpassions.blogspot.com/2010/07/victoria-palace-theatre-victoria-street.html.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-41419839617721055522011-03-18T14:43:27.776+00:002011-03-18T14:43:27.776+00:00I love the pair of owls, companions to Athena, God...I love the pair of owls, companions to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, sitting on the rather messy pile of books stage left. But what I dont get is the odd pair of wings down stage right that seem to be attached to a strange prism-shaped wall?<br /><br />You must have a jolly decent camera to have got such a wonderful shot of a sculpture group so far up.Capability Boweshttp://www.capabilitybowes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-54682882027041775362011-03-12T08:32:31.399+00:002011-03-12T08:32:31.399+00:00It is not surprising that quite austere Deco archi...It is not surprising that quite austere Deco architecture would be decorated and softened by sculpture. What IS surprising is that the sculpture chosen here was complex in both content and style. <br /><br />In other buildings, we might have expected a caryatid on each of the vertical pillars, for example.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry about the irony of economic history 80 years later. How many leaders and companies make a big statement in one decade, and look like utter cruds in a later decade?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com