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Sheldrake Press are independent publishers of books on architecture, design, travel and Victoriana.

08/01/2025

Spending Christmas in the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh gave me an opportunity to do a bit of casual door spotting, and what I found fully confirmed this former sea port’s reputation as a treasure trove of architectural detail. SR.

23/12/2024

Door of the Day 🚪✨ See more in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. Tap to shop.

19/12/2024

📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚

If you’re catching a train at St Pancras station, you could stop at Hatchard’s and pick up ‘DOORS OF LONDON’ as a last-minute Christmas present. 🎁

17/12/2024

📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚

Walking into Foyles on Charing Cross Road, what is the first thing you see? ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. This is Cath’s friend Emma saying, ‘Hey! Look!’

For a first time author like Cath Harries, nothing compares to the feeling of seeing your name up in lights for the first time. Spot your book, sign it and smile!

12/12/2024

Door of the Day 🚪✨ See more in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. Tap to shop.

10/12/2024

Decoration lifts your spirits.

Just look at the Prince Edward Theatre in Soho! I went there to see MJ the Musical and was amazed by its Art Deco extravagance. It has an interior designed in 1930 by Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet. You are regaled by vases of cascading flowers, illuminated swags, modified Greek key patterns, stepped daggerboard mirrors, elaborately decorated columns and pilasters, intricate scrollwork. At a time when architectural standards were already beginning to decline, the Prince Edward Theatre demonstrates that architects and designers still believed in ornament. SR.

09/12/2024

Locos and logos! 🚂 Step into the golden age of railways with our latest blog post exploring the fascinating history behind American rail travel. Featuring exclusive interviews with the ‘Logomotive’ authors Ian Logan and Jonathan Glancey, this is one for both design lovers and train enthusiasts. Link in bio.

05/12/2024

An EMD F-Type Locomotive strides with pride on the heritage passenger line reopened in 1999.
Check out our recent blog post titled 'Locos and Logos' where Ian Logan and Jonathan Glancey share their exciting stories and deep insights on American railway.

Sheldrake Press present an interview with designer Ian Logan in which he describes the locos and logos that inspired his book ‘Logomotive’.

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Locos and logos! 🚂🚂 Jonathan Glancey reveals the fascinating history behind the art deco style and its use in American rail design. See the full interview here: bit.ly/Locos-and-Logos #artdeco #logomotive #railtravel #streamlined

See more in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. Link in bio. #doorsoflondon #londonarchitecture #aestheticlondon #historicallondon #doorsofinstagram #mylifethroughdoors #prettydoorsofbritain

See more of London’s elegance in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. Link in bio. 🚪✨🖤 #doorsoflondon #londonarchitecture #aestheticlondon #architecture #historicallondon #design #bookstagram #doorsofinstagram🚪

✨️CHRISTMAS SPECIAL✨️ Get on track for Christmas with our railway enthusiast's bundle. #christmasgifts #christmas #railway #giftbundle

Discover more of the beauty of London’s architecture in our new book, ‘Doors of London, launching in two days! #architecture #historicallondon #doorsoflondon #aestheticlondon #doorsofinstagram🚪 #bookstagram #londonarchitecture

‘Doors of London’ will be released on 21st November. See more from link in bio. #doorsoflondon #aestheticlondon #londonarchitecture #bookstagram #architecturedesign #booksbooksbooks

The ‘Doors of London’ authors Cath Harries and Mel Backe-Hansen were interviewed yesterday on the Robert Elms Show on BBC Radio London. For more about the book, see link in bio. #doorsoflondon doorsoflondon #doors #bbcradiolondon #londonarchitecture #aestheticlondon #bookstagram #archietecturelondon

London comes to life in this major new book by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. To know more about the book, see https://sheldrakepress.co.uk/product/doors-of-london/

📯 ANNOUNCEMENT 📯 In an interview with our editor Chris Schüler, the celebrated designer Ian Logan speaks about his love for the logos, locomotives and ephemera of the American railroads. Logan relates the American supergraphics of the ‘30s and ‘40s to the notion of design as an expression of passion rather than pure function. He likens the bold creations of the period to a kind of folk art – the sketches and designs being created by company directors, engineers or others working on the railway rather than put out to advertising agencies. The full interview with Logan is available only to subscribers of our Newsletter, the June edition of which will be going live soon. Sign up on our website (link in bio). #design #trainstagram #railroad

Kempton Steam Museum

To celebrate Valentine’s Day I offer you – a steam engine. After all, it is a day for getting steam up. I can remember when steam rollers really were driven by steam. Visiting the Kempton Steam Museum a few months ago, the first thing I saw was two steam rollers coming up the road towards me, but because I was driving, I couldn’t photograph them. So I took a short video of this traction engine gently steaming by the car park. You can’t beat the living, breathing nature of a steam engine. SR

Four rotative beam engines operated at Crossness Pumping Station until 1956, when they were abandoned and left to rust, but thanks to a band of committed volunteers, you can now see one of them back in steam. Silent, powerful, mermerizing. SR. #steam #victorianegineering