Whitbreads Brewery Whitbreads Brewery, began in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread. It became the largest brewery in the world by the 1780s. Today it is now a multinational hotel and restaurant company, selling its brewing operations to Interbrew in 2001. The brewery’s former site on Chiswell Street, East London is now The Brewery. It is one of the UK’s leading unique…
Trompe l’oeil marquetry wall art Trompe l’oeil marquetry wall art can be admired at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, United States of America. Designed by Francesco di Giorgio and made by Giuliano da Majano between 1432–1490. Trompe l’oeil is a French phrase which means to deceive the eye. It describes the illusion of an object or scenery, in this…
The British Pullman Train When Belmond, first bought the Pullman Cars to be The British Pullman train, we were tasked with the restoration to the marquetry panels. The work began in the late 1970s, when an invoice was found in a filing cabinet at the train’s depot. It was dated back to when Albert Dunn made the original marquetry panels…
Marquetry panels for builders Tersons Ltd The marquetry panels for builders Tersons Ltd are for the reception hall at Winston House. In the main ground floor area, there are two large marquetry mural panels showcasing the art of the builder’s trade. The larger marquetry mural panel showcases the manual tools of the builder and the smaller mural panel shows the…
Marquetry panels at Granite House, Gallaher Group. Gallaher Tobacco Company, Gallaher Limited. Two large landscape marquetry mural inlay panels and one smaller marquetry panel were commission for the Gallaher group, Gallaher Limited. Formerly in situ in the new reception hall at Granite House, Cannon Street London. Then moved to 65 Kingsway, London and then finally to Brooklands racing circuit, Weybridge.…
The Northern Belle – Pullman Car Warwick Restoration. Restoration to Pullman Car Warwick. It was a sad day when I leant the news of the Pullman Car Warwick had caught fire. The Northern Belle has always been close to the heart so when hearing the news, it was devastating. Fortunately, the fire was only to one corner of the carriage…