A period house in Islington, dated 1971, an early painting of the many buildings John recorded that were about to be demolished.
18" x 35" Acrylic on board
Courtesy:Private Collection (GE)
St Mary Magdalene Islington By John Godden
St Mary Magdalene,Islington By John Godden
St Mary Magdalene Islington By John Godden 1955 Oil on board 30cm x 40cm Godden lived in Islington for a number of years in Canonbury Square A painting from 1955 of St Mary Magdalene. It was presented to Islington Local History and can now be seen at Artuk.org . Courtesy: Private Collection
Library Liverpool Road by John Godden
Watercolour of Barnsbury Street/Liverpool Road Islington By John Godden
A watercolour by John Godden. Described at a recent auction in September 2012 Islington Street scene - Junction Barnsbury Street & Liverpool Road and once a civic building now converted to housing and would have been painted at a time when he lived in Islington
"Archway Road" By John Godden
5 Archway Road Acrylic Painting By John Godden
Archway Road By John Godden Holloway,Islington Acrylic 50cm x 40cm
Courtesy: Private collection
"Half Demolished Wall" By John Godden
St Mary's Upper Street, through the wall of demolished property By John Godden
Half Demolished Wall shows St Mary's Church,Upper Street Islington. 49" x 36" Acrylic on board. Another of Johns larger paintings. It brings together the detail of old bricks and the familiar tower of St Mary's Islington through the window of a demolished house.
Below the close ups of parts of the painting reveal more detail.
The location from where the artist stood for this painting is explored here
Copyright: Private Collection
House wall By John Godden
House wall By John Godden
41cm x 51cm Acrylic on hardboard 1972
Another study of inner city decay where the finer detail of an old building has been captured before it gets demolished. Copyright: Private Collection
Christ Church Highbury by John Godden
Christ Church Highbury by John Godden
Christ Church Highbury by John Godden.
Watercolour 13" x 9" November 1969 Situated in Highbury Grove N5 Architect Thomas Allom
Highbury and Islington station by John Godden. This rail station is now part of London Overground the Windrush Line from Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction/West Croyden and also the Mildmay Line from Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford. Painted in the 1960s at a time when it better known as the North London Line that served Broad Street to Richmond Copyright: Private Collection