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Limited edition zine 'Gingerbread Lodges' available
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Zine: Gingerbread Lodges
Zine: Gingerbread Lodges
I have a limited edition zine available with my paintings of the Victorian gatehouses in Headingley, along with a few of my photos.
Price is £10 plus £1.80 GB postage.
If you would like a copy please contact me by email, or by Instagram direct message.
Unfortunately it is not available outside the UK, or in Northern Ireland, because of the costs and complexities of customs regulations.
Lodges
Lodges
This year I worked on a large series of paintings, in acrylic rather than oil, showing the Victorian gatehouses that pepper this part of Leeds. These have a strange architectural style which combines miniaturism with extravagance - it's sometimes termed gingerbread architecture. They are a reminder of a time when Headingley was home to large houses belonging to the industrialists and bankers of Leeds, who used these gatehouses to show off their wealth.
The houses and their grounds are mostly gone now, replaced by streets of semis and terraces, but many of the gatehouses remain - particularly along the A660 (Woodhouse Lane / Headingley Lane / Otley Road), and Weetwood Lane.
Completed paintings so far:
Lodges
Acrylic on canvas and board, variously 41 x 51 cm, 23 x 30 cm, 61 x 76 cm, 30 x 41 cm, 46 x 61 cm, 51 x 76 cm, 2025
Acrylic on canvas and board, variously 41 x 51 cm, 23 x 30 cm, 61 x 76 cm, 30 x 41 cm, 46 x 61 cm, 51 x 76 cm, 2025
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