Donated to the @nationaltrust.org.uk: the restaurant where the Isokon got its name. Wells Coates, who was fond of using isometric drawings asked: “Why not Isometric Unit Construction (units of same measure), ISOCON?” The finalised name, and its spelling as Isokon, was agreed over dinner at Rules.

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I was only saying recently that I wish our doctor's surgery was run by the elderly volunteers who run our local library. The surgery staff are inefficient, rude, and a waste of time, whereas the library volunteers are friendly and efficient, and also host a large number of events and exhibitions

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Thank you, Esther.

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Mid-13th century knight on horseback. The tile was originally from the Church of St. Andrew at Worms in Germany, and is now part of the collections at the V&A in London. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday

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Featuring the many Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian crosses (and more early medieval stone sculpture)

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