With Core Creative, North York Moors National Park were updating their visitor centre and outdoor interpretation. They wanted to tell a story about the intense industrial development in the Moors in the Victorian era, driven by the discovery of ironstone, and the subsequent explosion of mining and railway development in this tranquil place. I workedContinue reading “Land of Iron, North York Moors National Park”
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Eastbury House, National Trust
Eastbury House in Barking is a beautiful Elizabethan manor house, set within an early twentieth century housing estate in east London. The National Trust wished to investigate and understand more fully a ‘lost’ period in the house’s history, between the wars. My research uncovered all kinds of exciting stories, involving Balloon Aprons, Constance Spry, theatreContinue reading “Eastbury House, National Trust”
Redhouse
With the transformation of Merthyr Tydfil’s Old Town Hall into a new Arts Centre, the client was looking for an exhibition for the building’s public spaces that would tell the story of the town’s industrial history, grab attention and feel inclusive, as well as working well within a late nineteenth century building. We looked forContinue reading “Redhouse”