Southwark

Southwark, originally uploaded by tom_gifford.

More lunchtime wanderings around Southwark and Bermondsey.

Untitled by Mick van de Wiel

Untitled, originally uploaded by Mick van de Wiel.

diptych1web by joshua black wilkins

diptych1web, originally uploaded by joshua black wilkins.

I'd love to have a go at trying tin types at some point.

Capacity

Capacity, originally uploaded by tom_gifford.

Spotted on some lunchtime wanderings around Bermondsey.

Untitled by 李奐

Untitled, originally uploaded by 李奐.

Portrait of a boy wearing a... by Powerhouse Museum Collection

Portrait of a boy wearing a mask holding a rifle, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection.

lesunsetlesautres by hoogmoet

lesunsetlesautres, originally uploaded by hoogmoet.

St Bride

Over the weekend I went for a Time Out & National Trust tour of the St Bride Foundation building with some friends of mine. We were given a quick history of the building and saw some of its treasured books such as the Kelmscott Chaucer, a beautifully-printed version of the Canterbury Tales illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones and designed by William Morris. They also have a first-edition copy of Samuel Johnson's dictionary which must be worth a few quid.

The real highlight of the afternoon though was a talk on letterpress and printing in general down in their workshop. Surrounded by presses and cases full of lead type we were given a great potted history by a volunteer called Ben (I think?) who was hugely enthusiastic and knowledgeable on the subject. They run a whole series of print workshops there which look like they would be great fun and well worth a look. Bizarrely we then finished up in the old bath house which is now the Bridewell Theatre.

It was really nice to visit somewhere a bit different on a dull Sunday afternoon and get to have a proper nose around the building. I'm pretty geeky about type and print in general so I was easily pleased, but I can definitely recommend a visit if you get the chance.

Anywhere Out of the World by Nightdriver

Anywhere Out of the World, originally uploaded by Nightdriver.

Titina by Didier_82

Titina, originally uploaded by Didier_82.

"Fische Salzkartoffel" by drakegoodman

"Fische Salzkartoffel", originally uploaded by drakegoodman.

Untitled by William's Wish Wellingtons

Untitled, originally uploaded by William's Wish Wellingtons.

The Jaws by James Charlick

The Jaws, originally uploaded by jamescharlick.