Lost destination. Illustrations to discover yesterday's forgotten future

30/09/2015. by Dorothy and Stephen Millership
metalocus, LEONOR MARTÍN

Lost Destination is one of the series developed by Dorothy. In this case, they want to pay homage to those buildings in London that were important nodes of activity in the city once, but that have disappeared or gone unnoticed today.

Illustration of the London Astoria. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

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Illustration of the Spaghetti Junction. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Forton Services. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Highbury stadium. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Preston bus station. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Brunel University. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Tricorn Centre. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Maine Road stadium. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Roker Park. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustration of the Stockwell bus garage. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

Illustrations of Highbury Stadium/Tricorn Centre/ Preston bus station. Lost Destination by Dorothy and Stephen Millership.

A series of nostalgic prints developed by Dorothy and illustrated by Stephen Millership. They take inspiration from the iconic travel posters of the first half of the 20th century, celebrating the unique but often forgotten beauty of buildings and places that were once destinations in their own right but have since been either demolished or immersed in the everyday.

Dorothy’s team is open to suggestions. If there's a beautiful brute of a building in London that you love and think it deserves an illustration, you can submit your suggestion here. The winning proposal will be illustrated and sold on Dorothy store.

These are some of the illustrated buildings:

Forton Services.-

Designed by T.P. Bennett and Son and situated between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 Motorway, Forton Services is most famous for its hexagonal concrete Pennine Tower. The tower, which was originally an American-style restaurant rumoured to be a favourite of The Beatles, closed to the public in 1989 and was granted grade II listed status in 2012. Forton services opened in January 1965. 50 years on they still serve a mean full English breakfast for £3.99.

Stockwell Bus Garage.-

Designed by Adie, Button and Partners, Stockwell Bus Garage in London opened in April 1952 and was awarded grade II listed status in 1988. When it was first built the garage, which has a 393ft long roof and 73,350sq ft of parking space for up to 200 buses, boasted the largest unsupported area under one roof in Europe. Illustrated by Stephen Millership celebrating the unique but often forgotten beauty of some of our favourite modernist and brutalist architectural projects from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's.

Roker Park.-

The stadium, which once hosted crowds of 75,000-strong, was also home of the famed Roker Roar. Legend has it that in 1973 when Billy Hughes scored against Manchester City in an FA Cup tie the noise from the crowd could be heard six miles away. Sunderland played their final game at Roker Park on 13 May 1997 beating Liverpool 1-0 before moving to the Stadium of Light. Roker Park has since been demolished and replaced by housing. Roker Park, Highbury, Maine Road and Wembley are four new 'football' additions to the Lost Destination collection of prints.

Tricorn Centre.-

Designed by Rodney Gordon and the former RIBA president Owen Luder, the Tricorn was opened in 1966 and in 1967 won a Civic Trust award for its exciting visual composition. It was subsequently voted the third ugliest building in Britain before being unceremoniously demolished in 2004.