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A Small Surprise in Bath

Since Bath is known for its Georgian architecture I had not expected to find any Art Deco buildings.

And I didn’t.

But what I did find was that some shops had Art Deco glass, in the door:-

Art Deco Style Door, Bath

and/or in the upper windows:-

Art Deco Glass, Bath

Bath, Art Deco Glass

Again here in both:-

Art Deco Style on Shop in Bath

The cross motif was repeated above the bakery’s door:

Art Deco Styled Window, Bath

 

 

Glasgow’s Lost Art Deco Heritage

Glasgow’s St Enoch Square 1955.

I don’t remember ever seeing the rotunda to the right side of this picture.

 

(Photo from Britannnia Daily’s facebook.)

 

Kirkcaldy (And District)’s Lost Art Deco Heritage. 6. Swimming Pool, Burntisland

Old Burntisland Swimming Pool:-

It was apparently an outdoor Lido style pool:-

 

 

The photos are from Love Kirkcaldy!’s facebook page

 

 

 

 

 

Kirkcaldy (And District)’s Lost Art Deco Heritage. 4. Gaumont, High Street

I thought I’d posted about this one but it seems I haven’t. Variously the Rialto, Gaumont and Odeon this cinema was at 204 High Street, Kirkcaldy.

See photo on the Scottish Cinemas website.

 

Scotland’s Art Deco Heritage 24 (iii): Bo’ness Again

Blocks of flats on Corbiehall, towards the west side of the town, flanking Matthew Steele Court. Columns with rule of three.

Art Deco Flats, Bo'ness

Building at end of street to the right above. Rule of three in central windows:-

More Art Deco, Bo'ness

Companion building to the first above on other side of Matthew Steele Court:-

Art Deco Flats, Bo'ness

Further west along the A 904:-

Art Deco Flats in Bo'ness

Detail:-

Detail, Art Deco Flats, Bo'ness

Central doorway:-

Art Deco Doorway Detail, Bo'ness

Stitch of whole building:-

Stitch, Art Deco Flats, Bo'ness

Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 23: Alexander Drive/Stevenson Road

This block of flats is on Alexander Drive. Below is a stitch of two photos:-

Art Deco Flats, Edinburgh

Detail of taller portion. The windows have been modernised:-

Detail, Art Deco Flats, Edinburgh

Reverse view, from the car park of Wickes in Stevenson Road:-

Edinburgh, Reverse of Art Deco Flats

 

 

Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 12: Gorgie Road (iii) Former Poole’s Roxy Cinema

This is in the background of my post from three days ago. It’s on the corner of Gorgie Road and Alexander Drive and used to be Poole’s Roxy Cinema. Only the facade of the cinema remains.:-

Former Cinema, Edinburgh

It’s glorious though:-

Former Poole's Roxy Cinema, Edinburgh

Detail in Alexander Drive. From the website linked to above this is a later addition, possibly from when the building was turned over to shops and flats:-

Detail of Former Poole's Roxy Cinema, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 12: Gorgie Road (ii)

This one is on the corner of Gorgie Road and Westfield Road:-

Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road Edinburgh

Facade:-

Facade, Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh

Ironwork railings on balcony:-

Balcony Detail, Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road

Central Detail:-

Detail Art Deco Building, Gorgie Road.

 

Art Deco Style in Tynemouth

It’s really only the doorway that is decoish.

Tyne Electrical Engineers Building, 1928:-

Art Deco Style on Building in Tynemouth

Frieze above door:-

Art Deco Frieze in Tynemouth

Hook of Holland Again

Our last stp in the Netherlands last year was at the Hook of Holland Stena Line Ferry Terminal,

Fortunately the queue for boarding had me stopped right at the facade of the old terminal building which I had before only managed to photograph obliquely or from a distance.

Facade:-

Facade, Stena Line Building Hook of Holland

Roof sculpture:-

Sculpture on Stena Line Building Hook of Holland

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