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HISTORIC BUILDINGS
A medieval interior.
Photographed for Historic Royal Palaces by Strephon Jam
The DIORAMA building at REGENT'S PARK
The Diorama at the SE corner of Regent's Park was built in 1823. Coined by Louis Daguerre, Diorama is a word made from the Greek dia meaning through and orama the word for scene. Dioramas were specialised theatres for the display of large painted scenes. Displayed on curved walls and using some ingenious mechanical props, lighting effects and mirrors the scenes were interchanged, transformed and dramatised into the special effects entertainments of their day. Designed by Augustus Charles Pugin and built by Jacob Smith there was seating for 200 people. Dioramas were masterminded by Louis Daguerre and Charles-Marie Boulton. Daguerre was a talented trompe-l'oeil (French for 'deceives the eye') painter and inventor most notably of the Daguerrotype, an early form of photography. Boulton was a troubadour painter. Troubadour painters created imaginatively dramatised historical scenes.
Photographed by Strephon Duckering (Strephon-Jam-Photos) for Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd., Historic building recording.
The use of glass maximised daylight an external system of blinds were designed to keep the sun from overheating the interior spaces. Some of these features were not maintained and the concrete began to break up from the rusting reinforcement bars within it. The building was demolished in 2008
PIMLICO SCHOOL
Pimlico School was a brutalist architectural structure designed by John Bancroft in 1964-65. It was a state of the art building and the subject of much controversy during its lifetime.
Built into the basement void left by the previous buildings it was designed to open up the sky between the tall terraces surrounding it.
Photographed by Strephon Duckering (Strephon-Jam-Photos) for Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd., Historic building recording.
Gas holder No. 8. Kings Cross, London.
The gas works at Kings Cross were among the earliest. Gas was made by chemically processing coal and was used for lighting and cooking. There were once many of these gas holders on site. The containers were telescopic and expanded vertically when full, hence the framework.
Photographed by Strephon Duckering (Strephon-Jam-Photos) for Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd., Historic building recording.
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