#merchant's hall

[galina]

My bonne adventurer

[oscarwetnwilde]

Quotes from the movie Maurice (1987) 2/2

[singinsoftrock]

Gifs of Rupert Graves and James Wilby as Alec Scudder and Maurice Hall in "Maurice" dir. James Ivory (1987)

[angleshades]

They must live outside class, without relations or money; they must work, and stick to each other till death. But England belonged to them. That, besides companionship, was their reward. Her air and sky were theirs...

The Woodcutters by James Hamilton Mackenzie (1875-1926), Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

artuk.org

[memorydatas]

i think i hauve Beefbrain

[odiemodie16]

I finally got around to watching my 2006 Odyssey Quest Maurice (1987) DVD while I was studying for midterms, figured I'd share some of the doodles I made during it since there isn't enough maurice fanart online lol :3

bonus Alexander the great and hephaistion drawing bc i was studying Greek history lol

[hawleywilby]

[postcard-from-the-past]

Merchants of the Central Market Hall of Paris

French vintage postcard

[richwall101]

The Colston Hall - Bristol

Top Picture The Original Colston Hall Facade in 1880 built in the Victorian (Bristol Byzantine Style)

Second Picture The Hall after the fire of 1898 which destroyed the main auditorium.

Third Picture - The Auditorium after the rebuild of 1928

Forth Picture - The Refurbished auditorium of 1942

Fifth & Sixth Pictures - Following yet another fire that once again destroyed the auditorium it was rebuilt in the "Festival Style" of the 1950's Closely linked in architectural style to the Royal Festival Hall in London (1951)

Seventh Picture - This shows the newly built gold coloured "Foyer" Performance and exhibition space, built next to the original building's facade which remains intact.

Eighth Picture - Shows the brand new auditorium which opened in November 2023, built at the enormous cost of £130 million.

Following the outcry concerning the Slave trader Edward Colston and the pulling down of his bronze statue in the centre of Bristol in 2020 (after which several Bristol buildings were named) the Colston Hall has been renamed The Beacon Hall....

Edward Colston (2 November 1636 – 11 October 1721) was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist, and Tory Member of Parliament. Colston followed his father in the family business becoming a sea merchant, initially trading in wine, fruits and textiles, mainly in Spain, Portugal and other European ports.

[lu-twilights-pup]

bet u won’t fill out a bingo chart for our man beedle, stronger than any us marine

You have tapped into my weaknesses— spite and a good ass deal

[oscarwetnwilde]

James Wilby on playing Maurice Hall in Maurice. (1987)

[waffle-bubbles]

The best studying music is the Maurice soundtrack

[theodoradove]

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[angleshades]

The fine details...

This is perfection. Someone trying to be high class would hold their teacup 'properly'.

GIF @emmysrossm

[themarvellousmichaelbryant]

After joining the RSC in 1964, the following year Michael Bryant appeared in the premiere of Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming, directed by Peter Hall.

[thefrogsennaneverfound]

I was at an “in conversation” type thing that James Ivory did at the Sheldonian in Oxford a few years ago. He was asked what he envisaged happening to the main characters after the end of the film/book. He said he thought Durham would have a son but then get killed in the war (Officer class, naturally). Hall would do something home-based rather than see action (or did he say he’d be a conscientious objecter? I can’t recall), while Scudder would sign up as a Private the moment war was declared but come home safe. He’d then become - as far as the world was concerned - some sort of gentleman’s gentleman to Hall and the two of them would live happily ever after.

Altogether now: Aw!!!

Maurice (1987)