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| 193 UNITEDK INGD OM UnitedKingdom 194 | | 195 THE GASWORKS FORMER EVERARD’S PRINTING WORKS Practical information: Practical information: Gasworks Business Park, 1 Cromac Ave, Belfast 37 Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EQ, United Kingdom BT7 2JA, United Kingdom 51.455744, -2.594688 54.590574, -5.923641 No information about how to contact No information about how to contact or opening hours is provided. or opening hours is provided. he building, owned in its origin by the printer Edward Everard, was cons- tructed in 1900 by the architect Henry Williams to house he Everard Printing Works, reason for which its façade in- tended to honor the masters of the art of printing. Listed as a Grade II building since 1958, in 1970 was demolished the most of the building excepting the de- corative tiled façade (the largest one of its sort in Britain), which was preserved and incorporated into a new structure. he new building housed a regional oi- ce of the National Westminster Bank. Noteworthy: he Doulton’s carraraware (a ceramic body that imitates marble) façade designed in 1901 by William Ja- mes Neatby. Structured in a triple ar- chway on the ground loor, two on the irst loor and four on the upper loor, topped by a gable; it presents Art Nou- veau polychrome igurative decoration. Between the irst and second loor are depicted Gutenberg (at the let) and Mo- rris (at the right) working at presses and © William Murphy next to their respective alphabets. Be- tween both, there is an angel reading. he Gasworks, which provided light and heat for the city, is located 1km. south-east of City Hall, considered the cen- At the top, in the gable, there is a semi- tre of Belfast. he complex opened in 1822 and its production prolonged to 1988, when the system was shut down circular-arched panel with an allegori- ater more than 160 years active. Belfast City Council, in partnership with the Laganside Corporation, converted the cal igure holding a lamp and a mirror, site into a business and public open park in the 1990s. At present, the Gasworks complex includes not only a number symbolising Light and Truth. It should of oice buildings, locally-managed workspace facilities and a hotel but also a cycling/walking route, public art and be noted that Neatby was able to treat local housing. the carraraware as a blank canvas on to which he designed the striking poly- Noteworthy: he decora- chrome decoration which can be seen tively red carved terra- today. cotta brick columns, an artwork created by Elea- nor Wheeler as part of © Phil Beard the Laganside Art Trail, funded by Belfast City Council, Laganside De- velopment Corporation and the European Regio- nal Development Fund. © William Murphy © Michael Moore 196 | | 197 BRANNAM’S POTTERY THE TURKEY CAFÉ Practical information: Practical information: 11 Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 8LS, 24 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DE, United Kingdom United Kingdom 52.634034, -1.130758 51.077112, -4.056892 (+44) 116 319 5449 www.bar1901.co.uk No information about how to contact or opening hours is provided. Opening times: Tuesday to hursday from 17:00 to 00:00 Friday from 17:00 to 02:00 Saturday from 12:00 to 02:00 In the 1840s, homas Brannam bou- he architect Arthur Waker- ght the Litchdon street pottery ma- ley started to build the Turkey nufacture. Between 1886 and 1887, Cafe in 1900 and leased it to when his son Charles took it over, John Winn, owner of other ca- the factory building was expanded fes. he Turkey Café opened in following the plans of the architect September 1901 as a tea room, W.C. Oliver. It was built a new fronta- popular with women but also ge, showrooms, bottle kilns and other with men, with a smoke room. industrial buildings. Besides, towards In 1927 were made renova- 1890, the workshops were extended. tions to modernise the entran- he Brannam family ran the factory ce, making the front appea- until 1979, when it was sold to Candy red more Art Deco. Wakerley Tiles of Newton Abbot. he new ow- allowed the changes as long as ners found the Litchdon Street pre- Winn restored the façade to its mises insuicient for their operation original appearance once the so they moved in 1989 the company lease was done. Unfortunately, to the Roundswell Industrial Estate. Winn’s family sold the Turkey he former Brannam’s Pottery is clas- Café to Brucciani Bakers Ltd. siied as a Grade II listed building sin- in 1963 and no restoration ce March 11th, 1987. occurred. In 1968, the origi- nal interior tiled walls were panelled over, a tiled mural of Noteworthy: he façade of the buil- a turkey was added and sma- ding combines pale cream brickwork ller windows were inserted. In with horizontal bands and window 1982, Rayner Opticians Ltd. arches of red brick and stone archi- purchased the property and tectural elements. Above the carriage started a renovation and res- entrance, at irst-loor level, there are toration process, including its placed terracotta pictorial plaques, façade. In 2014, the building in which are depicted mainly vegetal was returned to its original motifs and birds in relief. purpose as a café and a cock- tail bar. At present, it is called © Tom Bastin “1901 - he Turkey Café” and is classiied as a Grade II listed building. © zaphad1 Noteworthy: he Art Nouveau ceramic façade puns on the two meanings of “turkey”, with a vaguely Eastern exotic style of architecture and three large turkey birds on the façade, one sculpted on each side of the ground loor front and the third one depicted at the centre of the large polychrome tiled panel by Royal Doulton at the top. In the 1980s, it was commissioned Deardon Briggs Designs Ltd. to restore the building following the original architectural drawings and a 1910 photograph. © Tom Bastin © Phil Beard 198 | | 199 ST GEORGE’S HALL HARRODS Practical information: Practical information: St George’s Place, Liverpool, L1 1JJ, United Kingdom 87-135 Brompton Rd, London SW3 1BW, United 53.408675, -2.979912 Kingdom 51.499439, -0.163246 (+44) 151 233 3020 (+44) 207 730 1234 [email protected] [email protected] www.stgeorgeshallliverpool.co.uk www.harrods.com/en-gb Opening times: Opening times: Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00 Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00 Sundays from 11:30 to 18:00 © George Groutas his neoclassical style building was designed as a concert hall by the architect Harvey Lonsdale Elmes in 1839, with a later revision of the plans to incorporate the law courts. Following the death of Elmes in 1847, the construction was continued by the structural engineer Sir Robert Rawlinson in collaboration with John Weightman until 1851, when Charles Cockerell was appointed as the architect. In 1854, St George’s Hall opened, although the building was not to- © Sokkk y tally completed until 1856. Ater a major restoration, it reopened on April 23th, 2007. In 2003, the Hall and its surroun- ding area were recognized as part of Liverpool’s World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Harrods has its origin in the store established in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrod that mainly sold tea and groceries. Beginning in a single room and employing two assistants and a messenger boy, the business soon started to grown Noteworthy: he Great Hall’s tiled pavement, based on interlocking circles with igurative borders. It was commissio- until 1883, when a ire destroyed the store. he architect Charles William Stephens was commissioned to design the ned by Cockerell and made by Minton’s, based on the design provided by George Eyre, superintendent of the drawing new building in a palatial style with French Renaissance details. he present Harrods department store saw three pha- oice at that company. Its major feature is the large circular arrangement, within which is the royal coat of arms, while ses of construction before it was inished, starting in 1901 with the façade, followed in 1911 by the side elevation and two smaller circles contain the city’s arms. Despite it was, and remains, one of the inest tile pavements in the world, extended the works to 1930. During World War II, the store transformed itself from selling luxury goods to making within a few years of its installation it was found to be unsuitable for dancing so the central part was covered with a uniforms, parachutes and parts for Lancaster bombers. Currently, it is owned by the State of Qatar. raised wooden loor. Because of this, the main pavement has been preserved in perfect condition, as can be seen on the rare occasions when the wooden decking is taken up. In comparison, the walkway tiles, which include geometric Noteworthy: he interior walls of the Harrods food hall are coated with ceramic panels decorated with 20 medallion and encaustic tiles with lettered inscriptions and several circular dolphin panels, are very worn in some areas. depicting farming and hunting scenes, set in a pattern of stylised ishes, birds and trees. hey were designed by Wi- lliam Neatby in his distinctive Art Nouveau style. © Michael D Beckwith © Rodhullandemu © Edwardx © Ian Turk 200 | | 201 MICHELIN HOUSE SPEED HIGHWALK Practical information: Practical information: 81 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 6RD, United Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX, Kingdom 51.493331, -0.168878 United Kingdom 51.519603, -0.091082 Opening times: Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00 No information about opening hours is provided. © Guido D´Elia Otero © Kenyh he Barbican Complex was built between 1965 and 1976 on a site bombed in World War II.

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