Category Archives: archictecture

Halfway up the museum stairs

Musuem soon to close
At the end of the month the County Hall museum will close for redevelopment. The staircase is not going to be altered, although in the early days the idea to sink a lift up the central shaft was suggested.

The staircase has been used in recent years to display a brief history of Abingdon.
Musuem soon to close
One display says ‘Entrusted to mother earth’ and tells of the collapse of Roman rule and the coming of the Saxons.

Then about half way up the stairs one reaches the Sessions hall where the main exhibition, reception desk, shop and coffee shop are currently to be found …

Where West is East

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Our house has one claim to fame that I know of… It has the same house number as West Waddy ADP – the architects. We often get smartly dressed visitors knocking at the door asking for West Waddy.

West Waddy ADP are in East St Helen Street and we are West St Helen Street. So it is an easy mistake to make. West Waddy are the last house before the river next to the slipway – shown in the picture.

West Waddy have been celebrating, this year, 125 years since their predecessor John George Timothy West began practising in the Knowl off Stert Street. That makes them one of the oldest architectural practises in the country.

Lighting Engineers at The County Hall this evening

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County Hall Museum
During the daylight an artist was seen working on a number of charcoal sketches.

When evening arrived a group of lighting engineers took over. Watched by the museum curator, the architect and project team from Ridge and Partners, the lighting engineers tried out various positions under the County Hall …