Comments on: Paul Pindar’s House

By: Edward Clive Gill

Edward Clive Gill — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:02:20 +0000

Some years ago my wife bought some paintings at a auction,the painting in interest is a painting of Paul Pindar Tavern I believe was in Spitalfields in London the monogram is MB,1890.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:06:09 +0000

Such a beautiful house, I love seeing the picuters and very much enjoyed the great post. Knowing that this house, and so many others, was destroyed just makes me want to sit down and weep, figuratively speaking. I am so glad that the frame was saved and is in the V&A but it does look like an empty husk there. I had often seen it there and wondered what it was – it reminded me of a church. Very glad to know more about it now. Thank you!

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:29:18 +0000

Great selection of pictures, so much has been destroyed. Valerie

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:33:45 +0000

It is interesting to see how different artists depicted this building probably all using a bit of artistic licence I suspect, and interesting too to see the basic timber frame construction in the V&A. I know it is not the ideal solution but at least those who seek a better understanding of how timber framed buildings were put together can see it and it may help to identify and preserve more hitherto unrecognized buildings from this era. We have a friend who is a mediaeval timber framed buildings expert and he can tell the date of a building from all sorts of clues hidden in the oak frame. It is surprising that the frontage of Paul Pindar’s house survived so long as many similar houses would have had a Georgian front added in order not to look ‘oldfashioned’. We have many such buildings here in Colchester, and have recently discovered, thanks to my son and our friend, that one building was taken down and moved to a new site in Kingston Surrey where it is now a grand mansion, recently for sale at some thing like 14 million pounds!!

By: Simona Ciungu

Simona Ciungu — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:43:31 +0000

What beautiful illustrations! I particularly like the first by J.W. Amber

By: Leana Pooley

Leana Pooley — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:17:45 +0000

I was very struck in your recent blog by the wonderful picture of Sir Paul Pindar’s Lodge in 1760 with hollyhocks in front and a tall tree behind. So I was fascinated – and also saddened – to see the progression of his gloriously ornate ancient house gradually being reduced to a mere ornament in the V & A. When will we ever learn to preserve our treasures in situ?

By: Shawdian

Shawdian — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:08:41 +0000

As a Custodian of a National Trust Historic House, I have had many behind the scenes visits to the V&A and your email brings back happy memories. With reference to Mems review, yes, the houses in those times were small & narrow in comparison to how we build homes today the streets so narrow householders could almost shake hands with neighbours from their windows & the furniture quite basic, not what we would call relaxing by todays standards. You did not ‘lounge about’ in the home in those times. The very first real armchair was inventented in the year 1680 & would have been seen only in the most wealthy of homes that liked to show how fashionable they were. A good choice of subject. Thank you.

By: John Barrett

John Barrett — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:35:04 +0000

A good expose of the Pinder House today. This highly decorative organic structure would have been full of creaks and groans. I noticed three oak support brackets shown in the first painting on the two upper floors, perhaps the one shown in the V&A is one of these. Sir Paul is not wearing a fashionable periwig, they may have come in later in the time of Sam Pepys. ‘What if ‘- the house would have survived today it would have been a tourism super-star. Unfortunately it was pulled down by a previous generation in the 19thC. Organic structures do not have the durability as brick or stone. However the fightback to preserve old London continues apace that’s got to be good. Poet John

By: mem

mem — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:26:54 +0000

I wonder if there are any photos of the interior ? I saw this façade at the V and A and was amazed at how small it was . Quite narrow and really unassuming fro such an important persons home. Mem

By: Jim McDermott

Jim McDermott — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 02:58:31 +0000

I trust that the developers of Liverpool St Station have been re-buried appropriately in unconsecrated ground?