![]() It was entitled, ‘Cockney Stoic or Camden Town Kids Don’t Cry’.Īlthough I’d said I’d think about it, I had no intention of writing a blog post. Nevinson’s 1940 painting captured the Blitz spirit. I felt washed out and that my mascara had suffered (and also hugely moved but never mind about that) so I invoked my humour immediately “You’ll be interested in this,” I said, “I just wept freely in an archive.” “Write us a blog post,” Rhodri said.Ĭ. When I left the British Library (where the unfortunate incident took place) that day I bumped into Rhodri Hayward from the Centre for the History of the Emotions. They say it comes out in my well-made cups of tea and my sense of humour. If you were to ask me why I feel this way, I would make the telling joke, “It’s because I’m British.” People often remark on my pronounced Britishness. This blog post is about the day I cried in an archive.Īs I get older, I’ve found myself being moved to tears more often, but like some of Mass Observation’s lachrymose cinema-goers of 1950 who appear in Thomas Dixon’s Weeping Britannia, I too feel self-conscious, embarrassed and foolish when this happens. You can follow Sara on Twitter: In this post Sara reflects on her own British heritage and the experience of unexpectedly crying in the archive while undertaking historical research.She is currently writing a book on Diana Bromley. She has worked for HM Diplomatic Service since 2004, and is working on a novel that attempts to deal with the aftermath of the Kindertransports, via children’s memories of migration. She was awarded an AHRC studentship in 2013 for the project, ‘The diplomatic service family at home and abroad since 1945’ which is joint supervised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Queen Mary. Braver souls might choose to pair it with a clashing blue, which we think is rather cool, and if in doubt, just go for more green! Benedict Foley accented Farrow & Ball's ‘Sap Green’ with woodwork in the slightly darker ‘Bancha’ in his friend Max Hurd's house, and the combination is pretty spectacular.Sara Hiorns is a doctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London. Farrow & Ball, for example, recommending accenting their Archive colour ‘Minster Green’ with their beloved pink ‘Setting Plaster’. Meanwhile pink and green are a classic colour pairing, and a dusky pink hue can enliven the rich tones of a dark green paint. ![]() We love the cheerful yellow sink curtain designer Thea Speke has used along with dark green walls in the bathroom of her country house, and Brandon Schubert has paired grey-green walls with a chair in golden upholstery in his London flat. ![]() ![]() Much depends, of course, on the exact shade of dark green you choose to employ, but some safe bets for complementary colours include pink and yellow. Fabrizio Casiraghi's lacquered green bedroom walls are incredibly stylish, with an almost mirrored finish that bounces light around the room despite the dark hue. If you're feeling brave, gloss paint is having a moment, and some of the most striking rooms to use dark green paint on our pages have employed this finish. It makes a brilliant backdrop for hanging pictures, its rich tones setting off gilt frames and white mounts to perfection it is frequently chosen for kitchen units, and a full wall of dark green can make for a wonderfully inviting and glamorous entertaining space. Mild and gentle sage green is all very well, and bright peppy greens can add a touch of fun to any interior, but dark green paint can bring welcome sophistication to your rooms. If you're considering which end of the green paint spectrum to go for, may we suggest that deep and moody is the way to go.
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