C20 Southern

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[Jo Amey @Joseamey]

#TilesonTuesday B for Beales of Bournemouth. Original 1950's tiles revealed as the cladding peels away. Made in Poole by Carter and Co. #Bournemouth #MadeinPoole

[C20 Southern @C20Southern]

@samfaith @C20Society @modernistmag @GeraintFranklin @cellsoul and C20 visited again in May 23 as part of our South Coast Weekender. Ceramics by Christoper Russell.

[C20 Southern @C20Southern]

@modernistmag @samfaith @C20Society @GeraintFranklin @cellsoul @MrTimDunn Agree - great library with a ceramic central column upstairs by Christopher Russell. C20 visited in May 23 as part of our South Coast Weekender.

[C20 Society @C20Society]

⚠️C20 has strongly objected to the demolition of the News Centre in Portsmouth (1966-67), requesting an Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights.
Proposals seek to level the innovative pre-stressed concrete building and Bill Mitchell murals for a new bus depot.

[Jo Amey @Joseamey]

#TilesonTuesday #SecretsoftheLondonUnderground not an Underground tile, but designed by Dora Batty who just got a mention for designing fab Underground posters in the 1920's. This tile designed for Carter and Co in the 30's is part of the Nursery Rhyme series.

[C20 Southern @C20Southern]

‘Almost modernist’: appeal launched to save derelict RAF airbase building https://t.co/SuXDRBnGWs

[The Landmark Trust @LandmarkTrust]

It's an exciting day for the Landmark Trust as we launch the appeal to save RAF Ibsley Watch Office in Hampshire, a building that once played a crucial part in the Second World War. (1/4)

[Dr David Lund @davidjohnlund]

Not a @C20Society member but want to read my article on architectural modelmakers in the latest issue of the magazine? You can purchase copies from the society shop: https://t.co/sDA9ke7DTZ - only a few copies left though!

[C20 Society @C20Society]

What an wonderful and moving gesture from @EastMidRailway, paying thanks to Elain Harwood as friends and family make their way to her hometown of Nottingham today.

[Modernism in Metroland @mod_in_metro]

King Edward VI School, Southampton

1938

Ernest Berry Webber

https://t.co/HNIK6UkQFw

[Dr Kathryn Ferry @SeasideFerry]

This Thursday I'm doing a talk about #artdeco holiday camps for @ArtDecoSocUK It's a really fun subject so do join me online if you can https://t.co/2dBj5QVzNk

[C20 Society @C20Society]

@davidjohnlund It’s a wonderful piece - thank you! V much looking forward to the next book...

And for those who aren’t members, you can grab a copy of #C20magazine via @magculture @AntenneBooks @MagalleriaBath @LaBiblioteka @Colours_mayvary @AyeAyeBooks and @rare_mags 💥

[Dr David Lund @davidjohnlund]

Thank you to everyone who attended this evening’s talk about my book. If you are a @C20Society member you can also find out more by reading my article in the new issue of their magazine, including this teaser of the research underpinning my next book…

[Dr David Lund @davidjohnlund]

All @C20Society members can now read my article on the history of architectural modelmaking in the new issue of the magazine to mark the release of my new book!

[Neal Shasore @n_shasore]

😙 thanks @OSaumarezSmith
Join @C20Society!

[Thorp Modelmaking Archive @thorparchiveaub]

This incredible model was made by John Thorp in 1921 to depict the proposed Oxford Street flagship of Lilley and Skinner, the shoe shop.

[Wendy White @wendysotonlib.bsky.social @wendysotonlib]

Sunlight is streaming through @UniSotonLibrary #StainedGlass windows. “Knowledge” by Bradley+Basso showing #DNA based on @sotonbiosci research & referencing #knowledge creation as part of a living environment. Wonderful! #Libraries

[University of Southampton @unisouthampton]

Exciting Sculpture Fact! 🎨✨ 

Did you know that the stunning reclining figure at the heart of Highfield Campus is Grade II listed by Historic England? 

F.E. McWilliam's 'Puy de Dôme' is just one of the remarkable artworks in our sculpture collection across our campuses. 

Which campus sculpture is your favourite? 🤩🏛️

[FT Weekend @ftweekend]

Back in the 19th century, Londoners fell in love with a new kind of apartment living: the mansion flat. Read our architecture critic Edwin Heathcote's love letter to “the most civilised mode” of urban living https://t.co/B9oInIqz0z

[Hugh Pearman @hughpearman]

Remembering the incomparable, energetic architectural historian Elain Harwood
https://t.co/5s431Sm6de