Picture Tile, The Lord Herbert

It's a little picture that you can also stand your drink on! Prop it up somewhere it'll make you smile or keep your drink off a delicate surface. This is a cork-backed tile featuring my sketch of The Lord Herbert, Plumstead.

The Lord Herbert is a beloved local pub in SE18 central to a friendly community of creatives: artists, potters, musicians & writers, my kind of place!

Named after Sidney Herbert (1810-1861), the first Baron of Lea & a close ally & confident of Florence Nightingale. He was responsible for the war office during the Crimean war (1854-1856) & led the movement afterwards for Army health and reform of the war office. The war office itself was given recommendations for expansion of artillery production leading to the massive expansion of Woolwich Arsenal & accompanying housing increase across Plumstead. Enormous social change for women & workers followed.

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/royal_arsenal

Stand the tile up on a shelf or place your drink on it as a coaster & admire one of our local treasures.

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9.4cm sq.