tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post856589651221852569..comments2024-03-14T20:26:26.877+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Steamship in stoneCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-66969651947991775822013-11-24T22:28:47.365+00:002013-11-24T22:28:47.365+00:00Anon, I'm not entirely sure what the ships car...Anon, I'm not entirely sure what the ships carried but they offered connections from Boulogne to Italy. They seem to have started with the Goole - Boulogne route, and added London later. CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-42055857626722390192013-11-24T21:59:01.732+00:002013-11-24T21:59:01.732+00:00Alan, what a nice connection!
The ship is rather ...Alan, what a nice connection!<br /><br />The ship is rather inconspicuous - I managed to walk past it many, many times without realising it was there. I wonder whether it was the company, the architect or the artist who decided that this acknowledgement of the building's business should be so discreet?CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-48502994773660536772013-11-23T00:46:13.499+00:002013-11-23T00:46:13.499+00:00The putti are far too big in relation to the steam...The putti are far too big in relation to the steam ship which should have been the key feature of the ornamentation. Especially as Hugh says... that a pedestrian on the street below cannot fully appreciate the work.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-83160388421113308602013-11-22T10:23:18.069+00:002013-11-22T10:23:18.069+00:00I was born in Goole, into a merchant navy/railway ...I was born in Goole, into a merchant navy/railway family, and I must have gone past that building in Tooley Street thousands of times without knowing of its connection with my birthplace. Wonderful to know -- thank you!Alan Burkitt-Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344807923068268667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-59778943596787489692013-11-22T09:32:17.342+00:002013-11-22T09:32:17.342+00:00Caroline
The steamship is great fun, as HughB say...Caroline<br /><br />The steamship is great fun, as HughB says a pity it is up on the roofline.<br /><br />Do you know what the Bennett Steamship company carried, Goole, London and Boulogne is an interesting group of destinations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-30539317095490482182013-11-22T07:14:22.190+00:002013-11-22T07:14:22.190+00:00What a jaunty looking little steamboat - shame it...What a jaunty looking little steamboat - shame it's stuck up on top of a building, you can't really appreciate it up there!HughBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690600639304795379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-71236215173426893822013-11-21T21:09:33.097+00:002013-11-21T21:09:33.097+00:00That would be a lovely project! That would be a lovely project! CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-38160919631973240002013-11-21T20:50:48.153+00:002013-11-21T20:50:48.153+00:00There would be some mileage in a study of incongru...There would be some mileage in a study of incongruous objects in London statuary. The Albert Memorial springs to mind, with its stone steam engine and Winchester carbine, not to mention its life-size buffalo, elephant and camel. The pediment of the former Great Western Hotel in Praed Street has a wonderful assortment including a cogwheel, a screw press, a goat, another camel, another elephant, a beehive and an anchor.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.com