Destination stones from the old Blackfriars station in London, rescued and reconfigured:
when read across the rows – a surreal poem
when read down the columns, its beautiful but more mundane
a pivotal book that changed the way many of us think about the UK – and a difficult one, partly because of its nature as a collection of discrete essays
Richard Carter is, among other things, an expert on Wardell Gray
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the truth about Miles
Kaas!
The imprecision of "next" in referring to the calendar is more a failure of the English language than a failure of Laura K or her scriptwriter
If she had meant Thursday 11, not 18, she would have said "this Thursday"; but "next Thursday" – is that Thursday 11 or 18?
the "unity of time" constraint will be a challenge
Buildings of England is one of the great cultural achievements of its time, in every way – including book production. Hans Schmoller was the series designer, and I think rather more than just a designer (he had an editorial mind)
The maps in Pevsner's Buildings of England were one of its best features – very good non-arty calligraphy. Fitted well with Hans Schmoller's page design. I guess that he would have asked for letterforms that matched the type (Plantin with its large x-height)
It will certainly require a new arrangement of seating in the Westminster chamber(s) – no longer split into opposing rows
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