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Unity Housing, 1991/92
RSA/PR/AR/110/10/15 · Item · 1990-1992
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Veena Stephenson worked with Bauman Pickles on the refurbishment of Unity Housing Association's premises in the Chapeltown area of Leeds. Unity Housing Association is a member of the Federation of Black Housing Associations and were keen to commission a black artist to work on a design venture integral to the overall refurbishment. Unity and architect Irena Bauman approached Public Arts to commission the artist. Client: Unity Housing Association. Award value £2,000.

RSA/AD/MA/204/19/23 · Item · 1950-1990
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

RSA/AD/MA/204/19/60 · Item · 1998-2000
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

RSA/AD/MA/204/19/61 · Item · 1998-2000
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

RSA/PR/AR/110/10/49 · Item · 1994-1998
Part of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

Martin Richman worked with architect Ray Perry of Faulks Perry Culley & Rech on this new £78m waste-to-energy plant outside Birmingham. Richman proposed and related the materials, lighting and colours to the form and function of the plant to create a new landmark, transforming the huge scale and functional mass. The building is visible at night by drivers on the nearby busy A45 linking Coventry to Birmingham, as well as from the air. The project was completed in 1997. Client: Birwelco Ltd (Tyseley Waste Disposal, Birmingham). Award value £10,000.