1970 Froomsgate Map |
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| This design is based on a 17th century map in which all the buildings are shown in elevation whilst the streets are shown in plan. Many original features of central Bristol can still be recognised although bombing in the last war and recent development has dramatically changed this area. Click here for more information |
1970 Quarry Face |
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| Amey Roadstone had quarries all over the country. They commissioned a panel for their head offices in central London, which was to use a range of their many different aggregates. The natural rich colours and textures work together to form an abstract mosaic evoking a quarry face. Click here for more information |
1970 Stone Landscape |
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| Amey Roadstone had quarries all over the country. They commissioned a panel for their Chippenham branch office which was to use a range of their many different aggregates. The natural rich colours and textures work together to form an abstract mosaic which evokes a landscape. Click here for more information |
1971 Buildings of Oxford |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. This is a collage of some of the famous buildings of Oxford University, including the Sheldonian Theatre, Christchurch Cathedral, the ornate gate to St John’s College and the fabled Spires of the city. Click here for more information |
1971 Mediaeval Plymouth |
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| This mural was commissioned by Lacing Development and originally it was sited in an underpass beneath Drake Circus, Plymouth. Click here for more information |
1972 Buildings of Bradford & Bingley |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. These two panels were to celebrate the opening of their new head offices in central Bradford. The murals were to fill two walls which met at a right angles – the longer wall contained a collage of Bradford’s notable buildings, and the smaller those of nearby Bingley. Click here for more information |
1972 Buildings of Stroud |
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| Originally commissioned by Laing Development for a shopping mall in the early seventies, the mural incorporates notable buildings and features of Stroud. Recently it has been re-sited in the redeveloped mall and it now records the town and its industrial heritage for a new generation. Click here for more information |
1972 London in the 16th Century |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. The design consisted of two different panels. One is based on a sixteenth century map of Fleet Street with fascinating detail of the area before the great fire of London in 1666. The other panel takes the form of a descriptive cartouche. Click here for more information |
1972 Peoples Who Used the River at Greenwich |
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| The theme of this mural was chosen to involve the neighbourhood with the new hospital. The design is based on the history of maritime Greenwich, represented by people and shipping from different periods. The 1960s hospital has now been demolished and the mural re-sited in a nearby park. Click here for more information |
1973 Buildings of Washington |
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| Laing Development commissioned this mural for the entrance foyer of an office block to be named Washington House. The design shows the famous statue of Abraham Lincoln against a background of the capital city’s buildings. Click here for more information |
1973 Coins of the Realm |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. As always Philippa and Kennedy attempted to reflect something of the history of the area. This time the mural depicted a series of different coins. These represented national currency but there are also coins from Yorkshire and the Barnsley area. Click here for more information |
1973 Token Coinage of Stroud |
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| In the nineteenth century trade tokens were issued by local factories as small change when this was not readily available. Commissioned by Stroud Building Society to go outside their offices in Stroud, the mural was made up from different trade tokens of the area. Click here for more information |
1974 Cityscape |
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| Redlands at that time dominated the field of supplies for the building trade. The brief was to design a mural incorporating the company’s materials. Roof tiles were pressed into clay. Bricks, tiles, aggregates and cast concrete section were all used to form an abstract pattern and give the impression of a land and cityscape.
Redlands left their Head Office in Reigate and in 1998 the mural was demolished along with the building. Click here for more information |
1974 Crystal Structure |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. Made from ceramic and melted glass, this more abstract panel represents a crystal structure. Nevertheless, the mural contains a message: the structure of a building society is represented by many small parts joining together make a whole. Click here for more information |
1974 Morecambe Bay in the 19th Century |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. This design, based on early maps of the area, show Morecambe Bay in the early nineteenth century. At that time Morecambe was still a picturesque little fishing village with the name of Poulton-by-the-Sands. Click here for more information |
1974 Victorian Bromley |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. This panel is based on a local map dated 1844 at a time when Bromley was just a small village on the edge of London. Click here for more information |
1975 Buildings and Artifacts of Exeter |
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| This was one of several major commissions from Laing Development Company. The mural showed buildings and artefacts associated with the ancient Guildhall site. The mural was opened by Princess Alexandra in 1975 and for many years appeared on the cover of Exeter’s city guide. Click here for more information |
1975 Buildings of Droitwich |
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| The mural incorporates buildings and typical features of Droitwich. Black and white architecture is very much in evidence in and around the town but several other characterful aspects of the area figure in the design. Click here for more information |
1975 Buildings of South Kensington |
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| Bradford & Bingley commissioned ten murals over a number of years. Kensington is justly famous for its terraced housing. Reflecting the character of the area, the design contains a series of early and mid nineteenth century houses placed together to form a series of terraces. Click here for more information |
1975 Buildings of Sussex |
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| The mural celebrates many of the famous landmarks of Sussex. Starting on the west side with notable features from Bosham it passes through Chichester and Brighton to Rye in the east, showing both famous buildings and more intimately, barns and vernacular housing. Click here for more information |
1978 Bristol & West Crest |
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| Bristol and West Building Society commissioned several murals in the seventies and eighties. This panel is based on the Society’s original crest. Click here for more information |
1978 Buildings of Bridgwater |
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| We incorporated into the mural eminent local landmarks together with more unusual details. The mural contains a section of Castle Street, with its splendid unusual Georgian brick facade and a statue of Admiral Blake, Bridgwater’s most famous son. Click here for more information |
1979 Buildings of Central Somerset |
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| C & J Clark of Street commissioned this mural and Philippa and Kennedy were delighted to work on a design which incorporates the lovely buildings of their own county. From Brent Knoll in the north to Athelnay in the south, the mural shows the features and character of central Somerset. Click here for more information |
1979 Buildings of Launceston & England |
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| Bristol and West Building Society commissioned several murals in the seventies and eighties. Launceston Castle appeared in one of the three panels which formed the whole together with other vernacular houses and cottages from all over Great Britain. Click here for more information |
1979 Buildings of Scotland & England |
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| Bristol and West Building Society commissioned several murals in the seventies and eighties. This panel is based on different examples of vernacular housing from all over the British Isles with a special emphasis on Scottish buildings. Click here for more information |
1979 Buildings of St Ives & Great Britain |
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| Bristol and West Building Society commissioned several murals in the seventies and eighties. A fishing village representing St Ives appeared in one of the three panels which formed the whole, together with other vernacular housing from all over the Great Britain. Click here for more information |
1979 The Bridge at Wadebridge |
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| Bristol and West Building Society commissioned several murals in the seventies and eighties. This panel depicts the famous mediaeval packhorse bridge which spans the River Camel with its seventeen arches. Click here for more information |
