Lost View

 Greetings

I am spending quite a lot of time sorting out things at my father's house.

My parents had some of my work displayed.

The largest picture is about a metre square and was hung on the staircase wall.

This is acrylic on board and was painted from the roof of the old Wimbledon Art School Annex at Palmeston Road in the early 1980's.

This view no longer exists, as the Annex has been demolished and replaced with flats.

Also, Wimbledon Theatre (right background) has been restored and now has the cupola and angel-on- orb replaced . They had been removed during World War II, as German bombers we using them as landmark.

The blocky modern building in the left background ( I think it was a supermarket- I forget which) has also been demolished.

Just behind that, you can just see the Borough flag flying over the Town Hall.

The Council later moved out of this building and it was turned into part of Centre Court Shopping Centre.

It must have been a very clear day, as ( very faintly) you can see the spire of St Mary's Wimbledon, up on the hill, in the far distance , just up and to the right of the supermarket building.

Until next time

Adieu