Designed in 1965 by the architectural practice of Sir Basil Spence, Bonnington and Collins (and attributed to John S. Bonnington), the low informal group is built of brindled brick and red tile.

In the now-enclosed entrance of the most westerly block, Mitchell Hey, is the only survivor of six original works at the flats. Each of the open entrances in all but one of the seven tower blocks ...

Scandinavia House houses the Church and Seaman’s Mission for Scandinavian sailors visiting Teesside. Although provenance is currently unknown, it would seem logical to assume that the mural represents ...

This high-density low-rise estate is a strong example of the important legacy of progressive public housing created by Lambeth Architect’s Department under Ted Hollamby, demonstrating the use of a ...

Every conservation society needs a martyr – a demolition so outrageous and shocking that the press and public realise the need for the society. With the Georgian Group, it was the Adelphi; with the ...

Henry Collins and his wife Joyce Pallot produced a series of historical murals using mainly concrete and mosaic. They never worked on the site itself, but used a regular contractor who cast the ...

The Scottish National War Memorial is one of the outstanding pieces of public art of its time. A shrine to the nation’s collective loss, the Memorial commemorates all the individual men and women of ...

Until the beginning of the 1990’s, Spira was a potter at Lower Froyle in Hampshire. Whilst working at the Swallow tile Co, Spira perfected the art of interlocking geometric tiles with various complex ...