ABSTRACT THURSDAY

Another trip to the Theatre Royal this afternoon.  This time I saw Mamma Mia.  It was excellent. Great songs, energetic dancing and wonderful costumes. 

After the theatre I did a bit of shopping and mooched around looking for a blip shot.  The Abstract Thursday challenge theme today is  " Architectural' -  I chose Carliol House - and used a fisheye effect and a bit of colour processing. Thanks to Ingeborg  for hosting this challenge.

Carliol House is on the corner of Market Street and Piligrim Street in Newcastle. A prominent rounded turret marks the corner and below the leaded roof of the turret is a carved shield bearing the initials CH and the date 1927 marking the completion date of the building.  The building has a steel-framed structure faced with ashlar Portland stone and a number of art deco features inside and out.  Today it is only partly occupied although apparently it has retained many of its original features.  Originally it was the headquarters of Nesco, the region's first private-sector electrical company, which was a pioneer nationally and internationally in power supply.  With nationalisation in 1948, Carliol House became the home of North Eastern Electricity Board, subsequently evolving into Northeastern Electricity and Gas.


Steps today - 8,999