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Crayola

-Norway

Oslo Sunset

  Hex colour reference:  #5d5e53 A colourful note:  the use of sunset as an English colour name was first recorded in 1916.   In general, it is used to describe a much paler […]
Oslo Sunset

-London

Conservation

    Hex colour reference:  #ff5349 A colourful note:  red orange appeared in the Crayola boxes in 1930, an obvious mix of the two named colours.  Many of the shades provided by Crayola […]
Conservation

-London

Reconstruction

  Hex colour reference:  #bc5d58 A colourful note: chestnut is a reddish shade of brown named after the nut of the chestnut tree.  This colour joined the family of Crayola crayons […]
Reconstruction

-Sweden

Mahogany Fire

  Hex colour reference: CD4A4A A colourful note: The term mahogany red made its first appearance in the English language in 1843.  The name is still much used, especially for hair dye. […]
Mahogany Fire

-London

Plum Carousal

I admire this little beauty every time I walk past St Pancras Station – joy, with a touch of jealousy! Hex colour ref:  #8e4585 A colourful note:  in 1958, Crayola […]

-Sweden

Mango Tango with Pippi

The super-strong, super-assertive and red-headed child, Pippi Longstocking, is loved around the world. The first book featuring her was published in Sweden in 1945 and her creator, Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), rapidly earned fame. […]

-Sweden

Royal Arrival in Stockholm

This nineteenth century statue depicts the arrival of Crown Prince Karl XIV into the city in 1810.  Born in Pau in France, in 1763,  Jean Bernadotte became King of Sweden and […]

-London

Jazzy Princess

Ffestiniog Railway’s first steam locomotive to pull passenger trains was this Princess, who was constructed in 1863 by George England & Co.in London.  As time passed, both needs and technology grew and […]