tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608225594971770795.post2420436037077587426..comments2024-01-02T16:40:49.897+00:00Comments on Discovering London: Horses Tucked Up in Bruton PlacePeter Berthoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18096095973141402645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608225594971770795.post-39315393160964819172011-08-03T05:54:07.559+01:002011-08-03T05:54:07.559+01:00Thank you very much for this. Inappropriate tuck p...Thank you very much for this. Inappropriate tuck pointing isn't something I have seen for myself, it sounds awful, like stone-cladding! <br /><br />I believe there are only a handful of specialist firms capable of undertaking tuck pointing nowadays, so with luck this won't become widespread. <br /><br />Next time I am in N1 I will pop over to Danbury Street for a look.Peter Berthoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096095973141402645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6608225594971770795.post-44744974750788393102011-08-02T16:25:03.851+01:002011-08-02T16:25:03.851+01:00Tuck pointing can also look totally out of place. ...Tuck pointing can also look totally out of place. 18 months ago I saw some work being done to a house in Danbury Street, N1, Islington, in a charming terrace of early Georgian style houses with 2 floors, attic and basement. They are not mansions. And one of them was suffering the indignity of tuck pointing. The bricks had already been cleaned back to a sandy colour and polished smooth. As I, astonished, took my photos, the owner appeared and entered into a strange conversation during which he insisted that all the houses had originally been tuck-pointed. I left before it became nasty - the conversation that is, it was too late for the house.LondonRemembershttp://www.londonremembers.comnoreply@blogger.com