Facing colour according to the position that a particular regiment held in the order of battle - that is within a brigade, division or corps. As an example, amongst the Russian line infantry, the two brigades within each division were distinguished by red or blue shoulder straps; while the four regiments within each division wore red, blue, white or green collar patches and cap bands respectively. Facing colour A facing colour is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms where the visible inside lining of a standard military jacket, coat or tunic is of a different colour to that of the
The Grapes, Limehouse "Nocturne of Limehouse". On The Grapes’ walls are an oil painting, "Limehouse Barge Builders", by the marine artist Napier Hemy; watercolours of Limehouse Reach by Louise Hardy; and "Dickens at The Grapes" by the New Zealand artist Nick Cuthell. The Grapes, Limehouse The Grapes is a Grade II listed public house situated directly on the north bank of the Thames in London's Limehouse area, with a veranda overlooking the water. To its landward side, the pub is found at number 76 in Narrow Street, flanked by former warehouses now converted to residential and other uses. The Grapes is owned in