Art Deco in Coalville (iv) Former Bus Depot
Posted in Architecture, Art Deco at 20:30 on 2 December 2020
On the way out of Coalville along Ashby Road, I spotted this and had to find a parking space in order to photograph it.
It is an Art Deco bus depot built in 1925.
Central portion. Deco lettering:-
Left portion. Banding below roofline. Red decoration on white detail. Rule of three in windows. Pity their eyes have been poked out.:-
Right portion. Banding continued. Rule of three in lower windows:-
Former Coalville Bus Depot sign. It reads, “The Birmingham and MIDLAND Motor Omnibus Co Ltd.”:-
Tags: Architecture, Art Deco, Ashby Road, Birmingham and MIDLAND Motor Omnibus Co Ltd, Coalville, Midland buses
