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Tuesday 4 December 2012

Everyone was interested in the crafts on display at the artists open studio day.

Pullens  Yards was purpose built in Victorian times to enable artisans and small traders to live and work there. They were designed with a small flat upstairs and a workshop at ground level. Then you would have found clog makers, brush makers or manufacturers of ships' fans.

There was a period of abandonment but they were brought back to life in 1979, continuing with the original intent of providing space for artists.  Now you'll find silversmiths, artists, bookbinders and furniture makers.

9 comments:

Sharon said...

As far as I know, there isn't an equivalent here in Phoenix but, I know when I worked for a short time in San Francisco, there was an old military base that had been converted in to artist studios. It's a great idea. Maybe we will get something like this soon.

Brianna Asaro Photography said...

Those are my favorite types of neighborhoods!

Pierre BOYER said...

Best regards from Paris,

Pierre

Oakland Daily Photo said...

A lively arts community adds to the wonder of London.

LONDONLULU said...

It's lovely someone could pick this up again and preserve that history/tradition.

Dave said...

It looks good there Mo and all the better for being revived. I Googled it to find where it was.

RedPat said...

Sounds like a perfect set-up for an artist!

Anonymous said...

OMG, it sounds amazing. I'd love to see bookbinding.

Nicola

Hilda said...

Sounds like my kind of market.

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