Architecture is of course and central part of the Modernist movement but the fixtures, fittings and sculptures were important parts of the movement and artworks in their own right. This was the case with the former Dom Polski Polish House that was on Wellington Street in Launceston where above the main entry was a wonderful wrought iron sign with fantastic period typeface and deep red colouring. I am happy to have captured it as the building has since been redeveloped and any evidence of the original signage is now but a memory. It would be interesting to know what happened to the original signage and if it was repurposed? The Dom Polski Polish House was sold in 2013 and the funds were used to create the Polish Pioneers Monument honouring Polish settlers that came after World War 2. A large part of this project is to document places that are at risk of change or are to be demolished so that there is a record of what once was for posterity, this is such an example.

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