Behind the Scenes

Ideas Box, 12th November 2010
Backstage
September 26, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Ideas Box, 12th November 2010

A lot of thought went into the 2011 expansion and renovation. Some ideas were collected using this very high-tech brainstorming technology.

Sign Damage, 1st May 2000
Backstage
September 21, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Sign Damage, 1st May 2000

Our illuminated sign was damaged, possibly as a result of late-night high-jinks by passersby – this was our insurance claim.

Pigeon Trap, 30th December 2012
Backstage
September 20, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Pigeon Trap, 30th December 2012

Sometimes we get avian visitors, but we don’t like them to stay overnight. Getting them to leave can be difficult – behold our ingenious trap! Amazingly, it worked on this…

Calendar Year Banking Graph, 2001
Backstage
September 20, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Calendar Year Banking Graph, 2001

Calendar Year Banking Graph – or cigarette consumption? Tilly Lloyd doodles while listening attentively to Alan Preston.

Buyer’s Anxiety Cartoon, 1990
Backstage
September 20, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Buyer’s Anxiety Cartoon, 1990

Marion Castree’s cartoon captures the peculiar anxiety that comes when buying for the shop for the first time.

Planting Red Beech, 29th October 1998
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September 19, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Planting Red Beech, 29th October 1998

The counter-tops at 57 Willis Street are made from Red Beech. In order to mitigate the effects of using this timber, Unity planted some new Red Beech trees.