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Scotland’s Art Deco Heritage 42 (ii): Bathgate (ii)

A couple more Art Deco buildings in Bathgate.

This one looks like an ex-Woolworths but is now a Poundland. Typical deco styling:-

Former Woolworths, Bathgate

Deco touches:-

Minor Art Deco, Bathgate

Bank of Scotland. This may be later but has deco elements, especially the tall window:-

Art Deco Style Bank, Bathgate

The Pavilion, an ex-cinema, isn’t truly deco as it was built in 1920 but it prefigures the style. Note the Rule of Three in the front windows and door:-

Former Pavilion Cinema, Bathgate

Glasgow’s Art Deco Heritage 9: Argyle Street. Addendum

This one’s in the east end of the city centre part of Argyle Street. I missed it last December but got a photo early last month. Superstructure and windows. Nice scrolling on the stonework and lovely stained glass but needing cleaned up methinks:-

Art Deco in Argyle Street, Glasgow

Pity it’s so dilapidated. Close-up on the windows:-
Art Deco, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Detail

At the bottom of Buchanan Street and on the corner of Argyle Street and St Enoch Square is what used to be Arnotts department store and is now a branch of Bank of Scotland.

Art Deco Bank, Argyle Street, Glasgow

Below is the Argyle Street elevation of HSBC. For Buchanan Street elevations see here.

HSBC, Argyle Street, Glasgow

Under the Hielanman’s Umbrella is this entrance to Glasgow Central Station:-

Glasgow Central Station, Argyle Street Entrance

There is a similar entrance on the south side of the street. (Stitch of two photos.)

Other Entrance, Glasgow Central Station

Below is the Argyle Street frontage of the Mackintoshed up building whose Union Street aspect I featured here. Again a stitch of two.

Mackintosh Style in Argyle Street, Glasgow

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