Tag: architecture

  • 13. A Sign on a Sudeten House

    13. A Sign on a Sudeten House

    By Anna-Marie Pipalova This sign, on a house on the main square of Hudcov, a village in the Sudetenland, announces that the house was in the property of Wenzl Pokorny-Renner, landlord. Further signs on the house state that it was the ‘Gasthaus zum Reichsadler’, the Inn of the Imperial Eagle. The continued presence of these…

  • Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2020

    Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2020

    By Zoë Jackson (@ZoeMJackson1) & Evelyn Strope (@emstrope) This New Year’s Eve, we look back at 2020, a year many have described as ‘unprecedented’. The coronavirus spread around the world from the start of the year, and the ensuing pandemic and resulting lockdowns have completely altered life as we knew it.

  • 8. The Stag Ballroom

    8. The Stag Ballroom

    By Lindsay Horsham (@lindsaymhorsham) Originally built in 1895 as a hunting lodge for the Duke and Duchess of Fife, Mar Lodge stands tall against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, imposing in its size and symmetry. Tucked away to the side, dwarfed by the Lodge and semi-obscured by trees, sits an unusual looking building, its…

  • 20. A Statue of Pacific on Dacres Estate

    20. A Statue of Pacific on Dacres Estate

    By Zac Lewis On Dacres Estate in South-East London, you can find a statue of the ancient god Pacific sitting lounged back, draped in a greying toga on a red brick plinth above the pavement. The statue is chipped and rainswept, set in from the street beside a set of garages, and its eyes are…