Scotlandâs Art Deco Heritage 23: Bridge of Allan!
Posted in Art Deco at 19:16 on 19 May 2012
This is the Allan Water Café. Quite a few of Scotland’s rivers are named something Water, (the Leithen Water is an example, and there is also of course the Water of Leith.) Though the river is only a few tens of metres away to the left of the photos you don’t actually see it when driving over the bridge as the parapet is too high for that.
Anyway the café has a typical 30s café frontage. This is from further along the road. Note the detailing above the windows and door. The more modern extension to the right (not in photo) isn’t deco but was full of customers when I took this.
The facade has pronounced deco features; horizontals and verticals emphasised in the glazing, nice detailing above the door. It seems to have been an addition to the front of an older house.
More detailing above the window and door of the furthest left portion of the building complex.
Tags: Allan Water, Allan Water Café, Art Deco, Bridge of Allan, Leithen Water, Rivers, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Water Of Leith
