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hi folks..been given these drawings by D Dugmore dated 1983 so thought you may like to see them..

lyn

perry hall..

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cornwall buildings..

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stratford house camp hill..

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canal under broad street.

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arden hotel.

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old canal offices..paradise st..

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They are lovely Lyn you are very lucky to be the new owner thanks for posting them.
 
They are beautiful Lyn, thanks for posting them. I love the Church of the Messiah one over the canal, and my 3xGt. Grandfather was a coal merchant on the Old Wharf by the Offices.

rosie.
 
rosie going through my pics ive found an actual photo of the old wharf..what year was your 3x grandad working there..prob a bit before this was taken..i will just scan it and post it for you...

lyn
 
Great drawings Lyn. You could almost be mistaken for thinking these are late 19th early 20th century drawings! (Until you spot the PO tower in the Cornwall Buildings drawing of course!) A nice talent. Viv.
 
Wll done Lyn posting these great drawings. I like them all and if I had to pick one the Arden Hotel might just be it. Thanks for posting them. I am so glad that they are here on the forum.
 
Thanks for post #7 Lyn, I've gone "all goosebumps"!!
The only pictures I've seen previously didn't have people about. He was there around 1845.
rosie.
 
Thanks Lyn, what wonderful drawings, I particularly like the one of Gas Street Basin as it is a favourite subject of mine (or was before it was tarted up !!!) Eric
 
always a pleasure jenny...rosie your 3x gt grandad may not be in that photo but how great to think he roamed around there...oh dear im off again..im too romantic lol...
 
cookie273uk said:
Thanks Lyn, what wonderful drawings, I particularly like the one of Gas Street Basin as it is a favourite subject of mine (or was before it was tarted up !!!) Eric
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hi eric i thought you may like that one..its lovely..
 
Lyn, thank you for posting those excellent drawings. I seem to remember Eric's painting of a similar scene of Gas Street Basin. Anthea
 
I thought I knew all the artists but thatDugmore is a new one on me and he is a brilliant draughtsman. I used to draw a lot before I took up watercolour both pencil and pen, seeing his work makes me feel like "having a go" again. Eric
 
oh you must eric..i for one would love to see your drawings...please have a go...
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lyn
 
Eric, please let us see one if you do decide to have a go, if they are anything like your paintings they will be great.
Sue
 
I have doubts about the accuracy of the Cornwall Buildings picture. From the perspective of the Post Office tower it looks like it should be the corner of Ludgate Hill and Lionel St which was a petrol station in 1983. That looks like the corner of Crnwall St and Newhall Street which would put the tower somewhere beyond the right of the picture.
 
I went up town today and stood on the corner of newhall street and cornwall street, the building from the drawing is easily recognisable and the post office tower is exactly where it appears in the drawing
 
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