A passionate and honest attempt to consolidate the sense of purpose, belonging and excitement in the good folk of Penzance and its satellite communities. A frenetic sketchbook capturing endeavour, entrepreneurialism, eccentricity, creativity, charisma, community, humanity, humour, happiness and hope. A practical periodical covering inspiring current events, activities, ideas and ephemera to be found in and around the town.
Showing posts with label Street Archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Street Archaeology. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Street Archaeology : Tesseral tombstones
As we step through the portals of our period shop premises, we heedlessly tread upon the memorials of once prospering local businesses. These resplendent thresholds tell of a long-passed boom time when well-to-do owners with aspirations of grandeur would gladly pay to have the entrance to their properties paved with mosaics like the villa floors of Roman lords.
And thanks to their fired finish the beauty of these tiled trademarks is hardwearing; aside from the odd missing piece, kicked out like loose teeth, their pixel-like detail and colour remain as clear and proud as the day they were laid.
Words © Dee and Gerard Ivall. Images © Nik Strangelove
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Street Archaeology : Scrambled messages
Not wanting to be forgotten, history bleeds through the skin of our modern environment. Age fades the evidence, but traces remain of long-gone lives and previous purposes, from fifty, one hundred or two hundred years ago. These painted signs, that once shouted for attention, now whisper, distorted by decay and the veil of time's detritus.
Words © Dee and Gerard Ivall.
Images © Nik Strangelove
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