Still on coast watch, I thought I’d flag up the Frinton Park Estate, in Frinton-on-sea, Essex, which is the biggest group of modernist houses in the UK. The only way really is Essex! They were built in 1934 by architect Oliver Hill – who also designed the Midland Hotel in Morecambe. Hill came up with […]
Did we mention we now have a Facebook page? It’s somewhere we can post the bits, bobs, out-takes and curiosities that we haven’t found time to blog about. Think of it like The Xtra Factor or I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here… Now. And if you don’t get those references, well done. You’ve […]
Margate week. Completely by accident, but anyway. Here’s a recent blog discovery, The Curio in Margate, by photographer, art director and stylist Jo Willis, who quit London for the seaside with her film maker husband Dom. Jo’s blog is a series of nicely shot shop and house tours. Including her own place… Designer Jenny Duff’s […]
I went for a quick visit to Margate at the weekend, my first in two years. I saw the finished Turner gallery for the first time, and took a turn along the beach, before picking up the daily local newspaper. On the cover was a story about Wayne Hemingway, who had been in the town […]
It came to light pretty early on in Ros and I’s friendship that she is a fancy dress enthusiast. When we met, I was the sort of person to groan about costume parties. So, when my new boyfriend (now husband) invited me to one with the theme ‘Hollywood’ I knew who to turn to for […]