Jugendstil versus Art Nouveau in early twentieth-century Lorraine
Next week I am off to Riga in Latvia for a short holiday. One of Riga’s claims to fame is the quantity of Art Nouveau buildings in the city, including an entire Art… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: September, 2012
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A new ‘Golden Age’ of picture postcards in Brent!
Our postcard showing an unsigned watercolour of St. Mary’s, Willesden, before 1807 In Britain, the ‘Golden Age’ of picture postcards is traditionally considered to date from between 1902, when the introduction of divided… Continue reading
The Street with Two Names
Recently our attention was drawn to a street sign that appears on a house in Dewsbury Road on the corner of Aberdeen Road. It’s fairly hard to decipher but our best guess is… Continue reading
London Screen Archives event at the Lexi Cinema, Wednesday 12th September, 3-4pm
Brent Archives are working with London’s Screen Archives, who are planning a major project to collect more film relating to the history of Brent. We would like YOU to help. If you can spare… Continue reading