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Tag Archives: Block Arcade
From East to West – I’ve Goatcher Covered
Philip W. Goatcher was born on the 23rd November 1851, in London; the son of a scene painter. He left school in his early teens to work as a law clerk at Lincoln’s Inn. In his spare time he would visit … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, DecorativeArts, Illustrations, Paintings, Performing Art, Textiles
Tagged #Kalgoorlie, #Melbourne, #Victoria, #WesternAustralia, Bay of Naples, Block Arcade, Boulder, gold rush, goldrush towns, J. C. Williamson, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Philip Goatcher, Sadler's Wells Theatre, theatre backdrop curtains, theatre design
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Let them eat cake!
These wonderful delicacies are from the front window of the superlative Hopetoun Tea Rooms, in the Block Arcade, Melbourne. A visit to this city is not complete until you have secured either a luncheon spot or afternoon tea spot at … Continue reading
Posted in StreetArt
Tagged #EdibleArt, Block Arcade, Cakes, food, Hopetoun Tea Rooms, Victorian Tea Rooms
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Ever heard of the Barcade boys?
Website | About | Facebook | Twitter “Is It Art?” Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, or other materials. Small pieces, normally roughly quadratic, of stone or glass of … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Mosaics, Tiles
Tagged Block Arcade, Ceramics, mosaic floors, mosaics, tiles, Victorian mosaics, Victoriana
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