industrial and commercial architecture

built on columbia road in 1870 for sidney waterlow's improved industrial dwellings co. by mathew allen, the company's builder.

built on columbia road in 1870 for sidney waterlow's improved industrial dwellings co. by mathew allen, the company's builder.

detail of the 1864-5 block of flats built by waterlow's improved industrial dwellings company , the design by waterlow and matthew allen expanding henry roberts' model dwellings at the 1851 exhibition. these are some of the earliest such flats in london, a design much copied.

detail of the 1864-5 block of flats built by waterlow's improved industrial dwellings company , the design by waterlow and matthew allen expanding henry roberts' model dwellings at the 1851 exhibition. these are some of the earliest such flats in london, a design much copied.

detail of the 1864-5 block of flats built by waterlow's improved industrial dwellings company , the design by waterlow and matthew allen expanding henry roberts' model dwellings at the 1851 exhibition. these are some of the earliest such flats in london, a design much copied.

detail of the 1864-5 block of flats built by waterlow's improved industrial dwellings company , the design by waterlow and matthew allen expanding henry roberts' model dwellings at the 1851 exhibition. these are some of the earliest such flats in london, a design much copied.

the firm's eagle mark sits atop the brick lane facade of truman brewery's massive stables built in 1837 by robert davison, eventually home to around 200 dray horses until its conversion to other uses in 1929. a boiler house built inside then by a.r.robertson added the iconic chimney behind, with the brewery's name picked out in white tiled bricks.

the firm's eagle mark sits atop the brick lane facade of truman brewery's massive stables built in 1837 by robert davison, eventually home to around 200 dray horses until its conversion to other uses in 1929. a boiler house built inside then by a.r.robertson added the iconic chimney behind, with the brewery's name picked out in white tiled bricks.

c19 breakwaters protect the tiny harbour town

c19 breakwaters protect the tiny harbour town

c19 porch of the old mason's yard, the walls now almost bare of the sculpture and the gravestones that clothed them until recently. (see my old photos to see what's gone)

offices and manufactory built in 1859 by withers for this prolific firm of high victorian stained glass makers.

offices and manufactory built in 1859 by withers for this prolific firm of high victorian stained glass makers.

offices and manufactory built in 1859 by withers for this prolific firm of high victorian stained glass makers. the large window received a new work in glass by brian clarke in 1983

the original western entrance of cubitt's 1851 station has had a new concourse added to it in 2012 by john mcaslan and partners. it is an amazing structure, though I'm not sure why so little natural light is allowed in .

some of the oldest working class flats left in london, this battlebridge group was built in 1864-5 by waterlow's improved industrial dwellings company, using henry roberts 1851 model dwellings as a starting point, waterlow designing and matthew allen building. only conservationist-minded squatters saved them from the destruction that befell the victorian surroundings.

originally built without the windows in 1812, this was a floorcloth factory, producing the georgian equivalent to lino. huge sheets of canvas were painted time after time with patterns in oil paint, being hung up to dry in this manufactory. the layers of paint built up to quite a thickness, being polished with pumice between coats. a very few example can be found in country houses, often black and white simulating marble. later converted to beer bottling, and given windows in the 1970s to become council offices

originally built without the windows in 1812, this was a floorcloth factory, producing the georgian equivalent to lino. huge sheets of canvas were painted time after time with patterns in oil paint, being hung up to dry in this manufactory. the layers of paint built up to quite a thickness, being polished with pumice between coats. a very few example can be found in country houses, often black and white simulating marble. later converted to beer bottling, and given windows in the 1970s to become council offices