http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesDeco.php
Art Deco was one of the most dominant styles of the 1920's & 30's. It started as a high art luxurious style but soon became mass produced. Art Deco is often recognised by its repetitive use of zigzags, fan and chevron motifs.
Furniture shapes were influenced by industry and technology. Strong geometric patterns could be found on soft furnishings, wallpapers and home ware. Clarice Cliff ceramics is an example of a popular home ware that used patterns of diamonds and triangles in bold contrasting colours.
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Between 1905 and 1914 a large number of WSPU members agreed to take actions that would result in them being sent to prison. Here are some biographies
Charlotte Despard
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wdespard.htm
Elsie Duval
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wduval.htm
Helen Fraser
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WfraserH.htm
Mary Gawthorpe
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgawthorpe.htm
Margaret Haig Thomas
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whaig.htm
Vera Holme
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WholmeV.htm
Mary Phillips
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WphillipsM.htm
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wpethick.htm
Mary Richardson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WrichardsonM.htm
Elizabeth Robins
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wrobins.htm
Elsie Howey
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whowley.htm
Edith How-Martyn
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmartyn.htm
Gladice Keevil
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WkeevilG.htm
Annie Kenney
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wkenney.htm
Jessie Kenney
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WkenneyJ.htm
Aeta Lamb
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WlambA.htm
Mary Leigh
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WleighM.htm
Victoria Lidiard
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wlidiard.htm
Grace Roe
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wroe.htm
Evelyn Sharp
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wsharp.htm
Ethel Smyth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jsmythe.htm
Marion Wallace-Dunlop
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wwallace-Dunlop.htm
Helen Kirkpatrick Watts
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WwattsH.htm
Vera Wentworth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WwentworthV.htm
Constance Lytton
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wlytton.htm
Edith Mansell Moullin
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmansell.htm
Kitty Marion
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarionK.htm
Dora Marsden
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarsdenD.htm
Charlotte Marsh
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarshCH.htm
Christabel Marshall
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarshallC.htm
Hannah Mitchell
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmitchell.htm
Dora Montefiore
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmontefefiore.htm
Flora Murray
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmurrayF.htm
Adela Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstA.htm
Christabel Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstC.htm
Emmeline Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstE.htm
Sylvia Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstS.htm
Hilda Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyH.htm
Georgina Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyS.htm
Marie Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyM.htm
Laura Ainsworth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WainsworthL.htm
Louisa Garrett Anderson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgarrett.htm
Rachel Barrett
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbarrettR.htm
Jane Brailsford
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wbrailsford.htm
Mary Clarke
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WclarkeM.htm
Clara Codd
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wclodd.htm
Helen Crawfurd
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CRIcrawfordH.htm
Emily Wilding Davison
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wdavison.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wdespard.htm
Elsie Duval
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wduval.htm
Helen Fraser
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WfraserH.htm
Mary Gawthorpe
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgawthorpe.htm
Margaret Haig Thomas
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whaig.htm
Vera Holme
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WholmeV.htm
Mary Phillips
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WphillipsM.htm
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wpethick.htm
Mary Richardson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WrichardsonM.htm
Elizabeth Robins
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wrobins.htm
Elsie Howey
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whowley.htm
Edith How-Martyn
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmartyn.htm
Gladice Keevil
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WkeevilG.htm
Annie Kenney
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wkenney.htm
Jessie Kenney
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WkenneyJ.htm
Aeta Lamb
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WlambA.htm
Mary Leigh
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WleighM.htm
Victoria Lidiard
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wlidiard.htm
Grace Roe
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wroe.htm
Evelyn Sharp
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wsharp.htm
Ethel Smyth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jsmythe.htm
Marion Wallace-Dunlop
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wwallace-Dunlop.htm
Helen Kirkpatrick Watts
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WwattsH.htm
Vera Wentworth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WwentworthV.htm
Constance Lytton
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wlytton.htm
Edith Mansell Moullin
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmansell.htm
Kitty Marion
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarionK.htm
Dora Marsden
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarsdenD.htm
Charlotte Marsh
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarshCH.htm
Christabel Marshall
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarshallC.htm
Hannah Mitchell
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmitchell.htm
Dora Montefiore
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmontefefiore.htm
Flora Murray
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmurrayF.htm
Adela Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstA.htm
Christabel Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstC.htm
Emmeline Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstE.htm
Sylvia Pankhurst
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstS.htm
Hilda Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyH.htm
Georgina Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyS.htm
Marie Brackenbury
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbrackenburyM.htm
Laura Ainsworth
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WainsworthL.htm
Louisa Garrett Anderson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgarrett.htm
Rachel Barrett
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WbarrettR.htm
Jane Brailsford
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wbrailsford.htm
Mary Clarke
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WclarkeM.htm
Clara Codd
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wclodd.htm
Helen Crawfurd
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CRIcrawfordH.htm
Emily Wilding Davison
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wdavison.htm
Friday, 24 September 2010
Windows
In 1894 the Building Act changed the regulations, so that windows no longer had to be flush with the exterior wall. This enabled windows to stand proud from the facade. The late Victorian and Edwardian period took advantage of the change in new building regulations and now presented their windows in bays. Medium and larger houses would often display double bay or bow windows.
A bay window creates the illusion of a larger room. It also maximizes the amount of light entering a room and offers a dryer alternative to a balcony.
http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesMetalFramedWindows.php
A bay window creates the illusion of a larger room. It also maximizes the amount of light entering a room and offers a dryer alternative to a balcony.
http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesMetalFramedWindows.php
Friday, 17 September 2010
1920's & 1930's Tiled Fireplaces
http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesModerneFireplaces.php
The traditional home owner may still have had a wooden surround but with a simple ceramic insert, the romantic floral decoration was out and chevrons and zig zags were used as motifs. The true Art Deco follower would of chosen a complete ceramic unit, machine made. Shapes were reflective of architecture and geometric forms.
Set up the TV by the fireplace so you can choose cable versus direct tv, then watch your dish network cable tv with one of the satellite tv antennas from SatelliteDish.tv. Visit today to learn the difference between direct tv and dish network!
The traditional home owner may still have had a wooden surround but with a simple ceramic insert, the romantic floral decoration was out and chevrons and zig zags were used as motifs. The true Art Deco follower would of chosen a complete ceramic unit, machine made. Shapes were reflective of architecture and geometric forms.
Set up the TV by the fireplace so you can choose cable versus direct tv, then watch your dish network cable tv with one of the satellite tv antennas from SatelliteDish.tv. Visit today to learn the difference between direct tv and dish network!
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