Sheldrake Press
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Sheldrake Press
@sheldrakepress.bsky.social
Independent publishers
Art, Architecture, London
🎺 NEWS FLASH 🎺
To mark five years since the publication of his book ‘Logomotive’, we interviewed the British designer, Ian Logan. How did he get into design, we asked, and how did he get hooked on American trains?
#designer #trains #americana
bit.ly/LoganVision
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Gears, gadgets and gloriously improbable inventions ⚙️ Our book ‘Very Heath Robinson’ is a celebration of the artist’s whinsical creativity and cultural impact ✨

Our ever watchful Mr Jenks 🐾 makes sure even the trickiest contraptions run smoothly 🔧
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ian Logan’s love of folk songs got him hooked on American railroads.He says there’s a song for every line.Here are some of his favourites🎶

Ian even sings himself.Listen in as he launches into ‘City of New Orleans’.Then take a look at his book on the railroad art of mid-century USA,‘Logomotive’🚂
October 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If you’re looking for a gift, we can provide you with beautiful books, beautifully wrapped. 🎁

Add gift wrapping at checkout and we’ll do the rest – available exclusively in the UK at sheldrakepress.co.uk

#ukpublisher #gift #giftwrapping #christmas #logomotive #heathrobinson #doorsoflondon
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Every door has a story to tell. 🚪✨ From ornate stained glass and timeworn letterboxes to commemorative blue plaques, London’s entrances are full of history. Overseen by our Feline Director Mr Jenks, bit.ly/DoorsofLondon opens up this hidden world. 🐾
#Architecture #DoorsOfLondon
September 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Step back to the golden age of American railroads – 🚂 bold graphics, catchy ads and sleek locos. And keeping a watchful eye? Our Feline Director, Mr Jenks, because every train needs a conductor. 🐾‍

More at 🇬🇧 bit.ly/logomotive or 🇺🇸 bit.ly/LogosUSA

#DesignInspiration #RailroadHistory
September 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🖊️ EDITOR'S NOTES 🖊️

On a grubby door in Balham market, London, I spotted this letterbox. Much more intriguing than the unadorned door furniture available today. Even the L and S of LETTERS are embellished with scrollwork. See more at bit.ly/DoorsofLondon. SR.

#LondonArchitecture #LondonHistory
August 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Congratulations to our lovely authors @cathlondon.bsky.social and @househistorian.bsky.social, acknowledged on the mahogany Book of the Month sign holder. Gauge their achievement at bit.ly/DoorsofLondon.
#doorsoflondon #architecture #classicalrevival
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What tribute more fitting for a book filled with Classical entrances than to make it into a high temple of the Classical Revival! ‘Doors of London’ is displayed on the mahogany Book of the Month lectern for the whole of June.
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
BOOKSPOTTING
This month our new book ‘Doors of London’ is getting the full mahogany treatment. You could say it has arrived! Here it is in the hallowed halls of London clubland, displayed on a mahogany lectern and announced as Book of the Month on a mahogany sign holder. SR.
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Cast ne’re a clout till May be out. But if the forecasters are right, soon we’ll be seeing bees in the garden again. For cautionary tales about these and other hazards, turn to Harry Graham’s ruthless rhymes in ‘When Grandmama Fell Off The Boat’ at bit.ly/giftsSP.

SR

#illustration #rhymes #art
May 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We got lucky in the ‘New Camden journal’ last week when Maggie Gruner wrote up our book ‘Doors of London’, re-imagining all the people who had passed through them and brought them to life.

See her cast of characters at bit.ly/JambToday.

#doorsoflondon #architecture
@cathlondon.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🔍SPOTLIGHT🔎

‘The way people portray themselves is through their doors,’ says Cath Harries. In an interview with ‘Country Life’, the author of ‘Doors of London’ talks about her 15-year project to find and photograph London’s most extraordinary doors.

Listen on bit.ly/DoorsPodcast

VP

#london
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🔍 SPOTLIGHT 🔎

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

Finding quirky solutions to everyday problems is what made Heath Robinson famous.

For more, sheldrakepress.co.uk/product-cate...

HP

#heathrobinson #heathrobinsonmuseum #illustration #gadgets #creative
March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Don’t forget your book on World Book Day.

#WorldBookDay #books #readerscommunity
March 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🔍 SPOTLIGHT 🔎

Last weekend our author, the house historian Melanie Backe-Hansen, got front-page coverage in in the Financial Times House & Home section. ‘My focus is on the stories of people,’ she says.

We do like a good story!

HP.

#history #FinancialTimes #househistory #london
March 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Clearing out the kitchen cupboards, I came across an Ian Logan cake tin. In the Swinging Sixties, Ian created a pioneering line of homeware with this Middle Eastern-inspired motif. Now he has indulged another design passion with a railway art book, bit.ly/logomotive.

#designer #art #railway
February 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
✨Art of Childhood✨

Kate Greenaway’s art evokes cottagecore charm with whimsical gardens, dreamy dresses and pastel magic. We bring you her art in our albums where you can capture cherished moments of your child.

To know more tap the link bit.ly/giftsSP

#art #illustrations #babybook
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Spending Christmas in the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh gave me an opportunity to do a bit of casual door spotting, and what I found fully confirmed this former sea port's reputation as a treasure trove of architectural detail. SR. #architecture #doors #doorspotting
January 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Locos and logos! 🚂🚂 Jonathan Glancey reveals the fascinating history behind the art deco style and its use in American rail design. See the full interview here: bit.ly/Locos-and-Lo... #artdeco #logomotive #railtravel #streamlined
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚
If you're catching a train at St Pancras station, you could stop at Hatchard's and pick up 'DOORS OF LONDON' as a last-minute Christmas present.
#doorsoflondon #bookspotting #booksbooksbooks
December 19, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Discover more in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. #doorsoflondon #londonarchitecture #doors bit.ly/DoorsofLondon
December 18, 2024 at 10:59 AM
For a first time author like Cath Harries, nothing compares to the feeling of seeing your name up in lights for the first time.

Spot your book, sign it and smile! #doorsoflondon
December 17, 2024 at 11:08 AM
📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚

Walking into Foyles on Charing Cross Road, what is the first thing you see? 'Doors of London' by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. This is Cath's friend Emma saying, 'Hey! Look!'
December 17, 2024 at 11:08 AM
See more of London's elegance in 'Doors of London' by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. 🚪🖤✨ bit.ly/DoorsofLondon #doorsoflondon #londonarchitecture
#aestheticlondon
December 11, 2024 at 2:34 PM