Subsiding…
(with reference to Rosie Philpott's paintings ‘Wonky Droitwich 1938’ and ‘Wonky Droitwich 2011’)
It’s like the buildings in Droitwich are tense,
On edge, dreading the next creak
Or shifting movement intense,
Yet fearing also the effort
To get upright, or a sense
Of straightening to seek
And upset the equilibrium, oblique,
Raising the wrath of any brine lying dormant,
Causing more displacement and subsidence
Until disaster is imminent…
Pete Ray
June 2019
The artist has painted ‘wonky’ Droitwich and little wonder, as the salt industry of the past has already caused some interesting leaning of buildings.
Sadly the large hotel ‘The Raven’ appears to have been allowed to rot away. Filthy net curtains blow from partially open windows, as another historic property awaits its fate…
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