Frank Caws's first work in #Sunderland was the Pottery Building in High Street East (1868). Built by the Backhouse family as an East-End community centre, it was named after a pottery that once occupied the site. The ornamental Gothic design anticipated Caws's Elephant Tea House.

Missing from Leeds: please look out for him, Yorkshire folk. Please retweet.

Selby history alert! For Historic England and Heritage Open Days, we're giving free guided walks of the town centre on Mon 11 September. Bookings: eventbrite.co.uk/o/selby-high-s…

Explore the history of #Selby and its buildings! Book free guided tours (I'm leading one) exploring its architecture, Monday 11th September,
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Heritage hub at the Abbey is open 10am until 4pm. Tours start at 10.30am and 1.30pm.

I was very happy to be back in Hull today for the ceremonial first drop of the restored time ball on the Guildhall. It looked fabulous as it glided down. Well done to everyone Historic England, Hull City Council and The National Lottery.

For #IronworkThursday , here is some Swiss door furniture from the 1830s, Simmental valley, Canton of Bern. Some wonderful stoves, too.

bdonline.co.uk/home/elain-har…. Excellent to see this appreciation of Elain's work, and congratulations to the winners including Adam Nathaniel Furman🪬 and Joshua Mardell.

It's now looking like this! thehullstory.com/allarticles/gu…

This Thursday is Time Ball day in Hull. After years of research, project management and restoration, the gilded time ball on the Guildhall will rise and fall again. Can't wait to see it! See historicengland.org.uk/research/resul…

Excellent acquisition by National Trust, for all Arts & Crafts, Lutyens and Jekyll afficianados.

For #IronworkThursday , here are the railings of Mining Institute, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1869-72. Nicely fronts a tiny section of Hadrian's Wall.

The lockdown cocoa plant from York Cocoa House survives! Grown from seed since March 2020, its stem is now about 35cm tall and its next pair of leaves are getting ready to come.

Slovenia channelling the 80s, and pretty in pastel. And hello, Croatia: we all need an Armageddon Nonna.

Valkyrie Norway. Go, girl.

Bonkers demonic recorder playing from Moldova. Plus moon hair. Groovy.

I like Estonia's preprogrammed piano: why mess with your singing by playing your own piano if you don't have to?

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Another blow to architectural historians this week was the death of John Newman, twice author of the Kent volumes of Pevsner, former deputy director of the Courtauld. A deeply intellectual, kind and gentle man. He was my PhD supervisor and I will miss him.