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  • 21 November 2006

    What Might Have Been…?!

    John Simpson's proposed scheme for London Bridge City, reviewed in Country Life Magazine, 1989.

  • 15 November 2006

    Gift Ideas for Christmas

      These beautiful 18th Century, hand-tinted, engravings (just four of fifteen available) represent, in small part, that age of Enlightenment in which scientific exploration and discovery exploded. Of particular interest is the early depiction seen here of a ‘Kanguroo’ – first recorded by James Cook in 1770. The enormous single claw to each foot also reminds us of...

  • 7 November 2006

    ‘Paradise Reclaimed’ – The Observer Magazine 5/11/06

  • 6 November 2006

    Why not shop this Christmas at LASSCO

      With the season to be jolly fast approaching, our thoughts, once again, turn to that perennial hunt for the perfect gift.   However, your search could be over! Our new ‘interiors’ showroom at Brunswick House holds a delightful array of small and unique stocking fillers.  So this year, instead of trudging the usual path, why...

  • 3 November 2006

    Winter Door Furniture Reductions at St. Michael’s

      We currently have a small selection of reproduction letterplates and knockers which are reduced. Please type "sale" in the search bar for their details… 

  • 24 October 2006

    ‘Knockers!’

    LASSCO St Michael’s maintains a fine selection of antique door furniture. This month we have added to our collection with 40 very handsome cast iron door knockers. Go to the home page and search ‘antique door furniture and brass foundry’ in the categories section for an overview.  

  • 18 October 2006

    SCRAMBLE!!

    Spitfire Tyres LASSCO has acquired a quantity of Pneumatic Tyres from the tail-wheels of Spitfires … selling quickly at LASSCO St. Michael's in Shoreditch. The Supermarine Spitfire remains one of the classic fighter aircraft of all time, and certainly one of the most instantly recognizable. In this country it has become a part of folklore-...

  • 10 October 2006

    LASSCO Brunswick House

      The front room… The Ballroom… Another view of The Ballroom… The Twickenham Chemist shop in all its glory (now sold)…  The elegant vaulted cellar, displaying an array of basins, baths, mirrors, radiators and more…. Retro is always popular at LASSCO Take a spin round the ballroom at Brunswick…. A corner of the Flooring gallery…. Brunswick...

  • 10 October 2006

    LASSCO Three Pigeons

    Balmy summer days with a Moroccan flavour. Galatea wearing a gorgeous stole and hat made of ….snow! The       The front of the showrooms… The front approached from the car park          Looking at the front as the sunsets. The shop lit up at night at Christmas time Looking at the building from...

  • 5 October 2006

    Meet the Directors at Brunswick!

    Hamish Urquhart has been appointed a Director of LASSCO Ltd, with special responsibility for the Flooring Department . Hamish has been with the company in this department for 5 years and has developed an easy confidence and informed feel for the reclaimed material, proving invaluable to the company and its customers. This may have much...

  • 2 October 2006

    New Neighbours Coming!

    Brunswick House is looking forward to welcoming its new neighbours!   L&R (London & Regional Properties) bought Vauxhall Cross in May 2005. This neglected and derelict 0.95 acre development site is located immediately adjacent to one of London’s largest public transport interchanges. Being close to Vauxhall Bridge and the River Thames, Vauxhall Cross acts as...

  • 28 September 2006

    DOROTHEA

      Builder : Lavers of Dartmouth Year : 1931 Reg No : 136652 Length : 48' Draught : 4'6" Beam : 9'6" After a six year programme of restoration at Dennet's River Thames yard at Chertsey, Dorothea is undergoing trials and is soon to be back in commission. Acknowledged as one of the most handsome...