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Colliery II, oil and acrylic on canvas, 54 x 24 ins (137 x 61 cm)
A
once great British industry was decimated by a short-sighted but
determined Tory government in the early 1980s and now we import most of
our coal. Here the government henchmen get ready to charge at
Orgreave, perhaps the battle which did more to shape the future of
Britain and it's attitude to trade union rights than any other post war
incident.
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Abbeydale Picture House, oil and acrylic on canvas, 54 x 24 ins (137.5 x 60.5 cm)
The
Picture House opened in Sheffield in 1920 showing silent movies, Sadly
it closed in 1975 ,and after surviving attempts to have it demolished
the Friends
of the Abbeydale Picture house stepped in and by 2005 secured funding
to buy the building, and you can read more about their achievements
here.http://www.abbeydalepicturehouse.co.uk/history.php
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The Govanhill Pool, Glasgow, oil and acrylic on canvas, 55 x 24 1/2 ins (139 x 62 cm)
On
the 3rd of July 1914 the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sir Daniel Macaulay
Stevenson, opened the Govanhill pool in Calder Street, Glasgow. In 2001 Glasgow City Council decides that Govanhill doesn't need a pool and washhouse so closes Govanhill Baths but the Save
Our Pool - Southside Against Closure (SAC) Community Action Group is
formed and are still fighting the City Council to bring this Edwardian
gem back to life.
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| The Crystal Palace, oil and acrylic on canvas, 541/2 x 24 ins (139 x 60 cm) The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. After the exhibition, the building was moved to a new park next to an affluent area of London called Sydenham Hill. The Crystal Palace was enlarged and stood in the area from 1854 to 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. The Crystal Palace Campaign is a popular movement which has successfully prevented a 20-cinema multiplex from being built on the site.http://www.crystalpalacecampaign.org/ |
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| Shipyards I, oil and acrylic on canvas, 54 x 24 ins (137 x 61.5 ins) |
Shipyards II, oil and acrylic on canvas.
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| Swan Hunter , Austin & Pickersgill, Cammell Laird, Yarrow, Harland & Wolff, - British shipbuilding titans of the Tyne, the Wear, the Mersey, the Clyde and Belfast. Privatisation in 1983 was the first rivet in their aquatic tombs. |
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Victoria Station, Sheffield, oil and acrylic on canvas,
Victoria
station was axed in 1970 as part of the second savage 1965 Beeching
report. I once went on holiday from this station as a kid. Nothing
remains now thought the Victoria Hotel next door still prospers. The
train I first featured actually would never have stopped in this station
I have been told so I have reworked it to feature a suitable one. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/sheffield_victoria/index.shtml
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Steelworks, oil and acrylic on canvas, 54 x 20 ins (137.5 x 50 cm)
A
once great British industry was decimated by a short-sighted but
determined Tory government in the early 1980s and now we import most of
our steel. My father was made redundant from Hadfields around this
time and then went to work in Scunthorpe at Corus, what was once British
steel.
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| The Living Room W1 (Ziggy), oil on canvas, 54 x 24 ins (138 x 61.5 cm) Where Ziggy Stardust fell to earth, 1972. Bowie was snapped several times in this L-shaped road which is off Regent Street. This shot became the iconic album cover, the red telephone box on the back cover is around the corner, although it is not the original (that was sold to an American collector in the 80s). The building back left was a post office and is now a restaurant/bar called the Living Room. On the day Bowie had a cold and there was an MI5 office nearby - legend has it they were watching proceedings with great curiosity. http://www.5years.com/largcov.htm, http://www.thelivingroom.co.uk/location/london-w1 |
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| Peel Park, Accrington - oil on canvas The Peel Park was a football stadium in Accrington, that was the home of Accrington Stanley F.C. between 1919 until their dissolution in 1963. It is now a derelict playing field. The club reformed in 1968 and happily returned to the football league in playing their games at the Crown Ground. http://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/ |
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| Ghost Station, oil on canvas Dotted around the London Underground are Ghost Stations, stations which once served the capitals' populace, some for years and years, but now are redundant but hidden - and can still be glimpsed in the shadows if one looks quick enough. Holburn, Brompton Road, Down Street (used during World War 2 as a secret base) and above, Aldwych, closed in 1994 but still occasionally opened for use as a film location. The term "ghost station" comes from the German Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. http://underground-history.co.uk/front.php |
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| Tinsley Tower, Sheffield, oil and acrylic on canvas, 55 x 24 ins, (140 x 61 cm) Standing sentinel alongside the Tinsley Viaduct section of the M1 for 70 years, the towers belonged to the Blackburn Meadows Power Station which was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Don, between Sheffield and Rotherham. It is well known for its two iconic cooling towers which were demolished on 24 August 2008. |
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Former Airfield, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2011
RAF Bovingdon was an Royal Air Force station located in Hertfordshire. During WW2 it was used by both the RAF and the United States Army Eighth Airforce. General Eisenhower’s personal B-17 was housed on the base, and several film stars were assigned there at one time or another including Clarke Gable and James Stewart. After the war it was continued to be used by military and civil aircraft until it’s closure in 1968. Appearing it several war films, it was used to great effect in the 1965 episode of the Avengers TV show, “The Hour That Never Was.” Now mostly derelict, it is in poor state of repair, with the control tower in ruins. Check out http://www.controltowers.co.uk/b/bovingdon.htm, http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/content.htm and http://theavengers.tv/forever/welcome.htm.
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| West Pier Brighton, oil and acrylic on canvas, 53 x 23 ins (137 x 59 cm) Designed by Eugenius Birch and built in 1866, having it's halcyon days in the roaring 1920s, falling into disrepair and closure by 1975, ignorance and self-interest prevented this old lady from being restored and in 2003 arsonists finally dashed all hope of a phoenix-like rise. I'm not enamored by it's replacement but here is the website...http://www.westpier.co.uk/ My paintings vary in size although the majority measure four feet by two and are in oils and acrylics on canvas. They cost between £100 - £500, and smaller quality prints can be purchased for around £70 each. So far I have prints made of Ghost Station, Shipyards II, Abbeydale Cinema, Colliery II , Govanhill Pool, Victoria Station, Steelworks and West Pier. The prints are approximately 61 x 30 cm (image size 56 x 24 cm) printed on 300gsm ultrawhite Smooth Fibaprint Matte paper, using Epson Ultrachrome Permanent Pigment Colourfast inks. They come mounted with acetate wraps although unmounted ones can be made to order. To buy or order contact richchat@fsmail.net.
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