In 2009 I posted photos of Art Deco buildings in Chester.

Last September we took a trip into the city again from our stop at nearby Hawarden. Since we were approaching the city by a different route I found some more buildings to photograph.

A block of shops on Christleton Road. Some Art Deco style here, roofline, rule of three in main building windows:-

I only noticed the above because I had stopped to photograph Tanner’s Wines. Note horizontals, verticals, glazing, rule of three in frontage, clock.

Frontage:-

Other side view:-

“Sunburst” doors. Deco par excellence:-

In the city centre were a few more buildings I’d missed the previous time.

Body Shop, minor Deco touches, (flat) roof line, rule of three in centre windows:-

Deichman. On the cusp of Deco:-

I managed to get Marks and Spencer this time:-

Detail. Note “sunburst” balcony:-

On the way to Prestatyn and Rhyl we took the North Wales Expressway, aka the A 55. By contrast on the way back to Hawarden, we travelled by the coast road and as a consequence passed through the town of Flint where I spotted this Art Deco style house:-

Seen from right:-

Rule of three in windows to left, canopy, decorative roofline. Windows have been messed about with, though:-

From this angle the flat roof is obvious. The house is rendered in cream rather than the more usual Art Deco white:-

Rear of house:-

A beautiful piece of Art Deco in Rhyl, North Wales. The former Odeon Theatre in Rhyl is now a bingo hall. From reverse shows horizontals, verticals, curves, a canopy and rule of three in windows (whose eyes have sadly been put out.)

High Art Deco style here. Curved corner, streamlining in the brick:-

Entrance, canopy and white cladding:-

Full frontage (stitch of two photos):-

Detail. Note rule of three in the small windows here:-

Rhyl is only a few miles from Prestatyn so we popped along the coast a bit. It’s a seaside town so naturally there’s some Art Deco.

Former Burton’s. Typical Burton’s Deco style:-

Art Deco style clock tower on East Parade. Nice bridge behind:-

Then there was this building still with its original Critall windows:-

The Premier Inn on East Parade has something of the look, horizontals, verticals but no rule of three:-

The town of Mold is only a few miles from Hawarden. Its Welsh name is Yr Wyddgrug. I found two Art Deco buildings.

Thsi one has unusual diamond patterns in the brick work. Now housing the olive tree and The Bookshop:-

There was also a former Woolworths, now a B&M Bargains:-

Detail:-

Glyndŵr University‘s building shows some Art Deco features but leans more towards the 1950s rather than the 1930s, especially in the frieze beside the entrance:-

From east:-

Tower and clock:-

Tower:-

Just down Hill Street from the town centre proper, in Brook Street, lies Atik, formerly the Odeon Cinema:-

Strong verticals, rule of three in columns (and windows.)

Stitch 1:-

Stitch 2:-

The building as it was :-

We made a trip from Hawarden to the nearby town of Wrexham as we’d never visited there before.

On the way in from the west we passed Glyndwr University (some Art Deco styling) and the Racecourse Ground but I didn’t stop to photograph those till we were on the way back.

In the town centre I found more Art Deco.

Wrexham’s Burton’s has that company’s classic Art Deco style.

Upper part:-

Lower portion:-

Side view:-

Wrexham Victoria Centre, 13 Hill Street, is minor deco; mainly in the pediment:-

McDonald’s occupies a strongly Art Deco building. Strong horizontals and verticals, flat roof, corner window.

These were in the corridor of the Carron to Mumbai Restaurant, Stonehaven. There was a railway theme.

East Indian Railway poster for Calcutta:-

Calcutta showing Metro sign:-

Despite the date, 1916, this Indian Motocycle poster has an Art Deco background:-

This one’s more film noir, though:-

On our visit to the Carron to Mumbai Restaurant We were seated in a corner but we soon discovered it was near to the main entrance. At a break I took the opportunity to photograph the porch.

Railings by steps up to door:-

Exterior curved wall and glazing:-

Upper glazing on porch:-

External flooring:-

One of the windows:-

Exterior far wall (I have photographed this from the other side):-