Comments on: Peta Bridle’s New Etchings https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 22 Feb 2020 10:28:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Philip Binns https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330764 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 10:28:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330764 Thank you for this interesting set of Peta’s images.
I must go along to the exhibition.
I was particularly interested in the etching of the former Thames public house at the junction of Norway Street and Thames Street in West Greenwich.
The building is still standing despite several attempts by developers to demolish the property and replace it with a larger development of questionable design.
The current situation is that planning permission was granted in November 2018 for demolition at a meeting of the Greenwich Area Planning Committee despite objections from local residents, the local amenity society and the Council’s conservation officer.
Peta’s image, thankfully, is a record of what is about to disappear.

]]> By: Cameron Hampton https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330618 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:57:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330618 Lovely.

]]> By: Peta https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330607 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:42:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330607 Hi Jill. I agree that my derelict buildings and abandoned places may seem melancholic. But to me they make excellent visual subjects as they are buildings with character. I kick myself when I don’t draw a place and return at a future date only to find it has disappeared! I will endeavour to draw more buildings/places that are still in use! Thank you for your comments! Peta

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330594 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:53:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330594 Evocative of then and now.

]]> By: William Martin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330587 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:30:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330587 Are these beautiful works for sale?

]]> By: Claire D https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330584 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:41:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330584 Drypoint etching has a particular soft organic quality, it’s incredibly labour intensive, which is maybe why. These are very good, thank you so much Peta Bridle, this is work that should last and have meaning down the ages.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330574 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:28:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330574 Wonderful etchings which capture so much more of the spirit of the places than photographs could.

But the recurring themes of abandoned pubs and of old buildings being demolished makes them just a tad melancholic, and a sad reflection of all the destruction which is happening in London right now.

]]> By: Paul Ridgway https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330572 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:07:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330572 Can you put me in touch with Peta Bridle please?
I have inherited some etching plates of the 1920s and need advice on disposal.

]]> By: Jim McDermott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/20/peta-bridles-new-etchings/#comment-1330560 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:24:56 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179811#comment-1330560 A brilliant, epic talent! Tried hard to single out a favourite, and couldn’t (though I could almost smell Manze’s). I’d fill my house with her work, if I could afford it.

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