Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Trips at 12:00 on 8 January 2025
Previously in Alcester I’d only seen one decoish building. This time round we stayed at a different hotel a bit out of the town centre in a direction we hadn’t taken before.
As a result I came across two more.
St Benedict’s Catholic High School. Curved wall and glass bricks.:-


Just over the road really was this one. The Greig Hall and Leisure Centre. Note circular entrance building with porthole windows:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Empire Exhibition, Scotland, 1938, History at 12:00 on 2 December 2024
I haven’t done one of these posts featuring postcards from the Empire Exhibition 1938 in a while. The tower was officially known as The Tower of Empire but was dubbed Tait’s Tower after its architect.
A colourised photo of The North Cascade and Tower by Night at the Empire Exhibition 1938:-

Black and White Photo Postcard, North Cascade and Tower:-

A Fountain and Tait’s Tower, Empire Exhibition 1938, with Palace of Engineering:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Trips, Woolworths at 12:00 on 28 November 2024
Only minor deco but a bit surprising to see any at all.
The stand out was Boots. The tiles are classic deco:-

Earthfare has rule of three in upper windows which are possibly Critall. I suspect this is a former Woolworths:-

Children’s Hospice South West is very minor deco:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco at 20:30 on 21 November 2024
Where we parked in Wells was near to a junction beyond which this brick building stood. Premises of R Tincknell and Son Limited:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco at 12:00 on 30 October 2024
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:-

and/or in the upper windows:-


Again here in both:-

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

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Posted in Art Deco at 20:30 on 6 October 2024
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.)
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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, History, Kirkcaldy at 12:00 on 7 September 2024
Old Burntisland Swimming Pool:-

It was apparently an outdoor Lido style pool:-

The photos are from Love Kirkcaldy!’s facebook page
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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Cinemas at 12:00 on 2 September 2024
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.
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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco at 12:00 on 31 August 2024
Blocks of flats on Corbiehall, towards the west side of the town, flanking Matthew Steele Court. Columns with rule of three.

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

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

Further west along the A 904:-

Detail:-

Central doorway:-

Stitch of whole building:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Edinburgh at 12:00 on 29 July 2024
This block of flats is on Alexander Drive. Below is a stitch of two photos:-

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

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

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