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):-

A stunning piece of window glazing on The Brewer’s Arms, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. There’s almost a hint of Deco on the building’s upper portions and roofline.

From south(ish):-

From north:-

Windows close up:-

This photo appeared in yesterday’s Guardian as part of their Fantasy House Hunt feature.

It’s a wonderful Art Deco block of flats, white rendering, horizontals, verticals, balconies with rounded corners, flat roof, rule of three in entrance column. All its windows have been ruined though.

A one-bedroom flat inside it will set you back a cool £495,000.

Lonsdale Cinema, Annan:-

Mianly verticals but a kind of rule of three in the doorway:-

The entrance is now to the rear:-

Police Station. Horizontals and verticals, stepped roof at corner. Its windows have been ruined.

One of the most memory provoking stops we made at Beamish was at the 1940s farm.

Farm Terrace:-

Just along the way is this pillbox made from a boiler and which was actually used by the Home Guard near Durham:-

The Art Deco style “sunburst” gate on the terrace is mirrored at the back entrance:-

Across the road from the farmhouse there was a barn which had been converted into an eatery called British Kitchen. The menu had wartime “delicacies” such as Woolton Pie, which we passed on. I had a Black Market Bacon Stottie as I recall and the good lady a vegetarian pasty. See sample menu (not exactly the one we chose from) here.

Inside the farmhouse there was an Art Deco rug:-

The farmhouse’s interior reminded me of visiting older people’s houses when I was young.

A 1930s mirror:-

And chairs:-

Horse at 1940s Farm, complete with “land girl” (and modern visitors):-

Outhouse with “Do Your Bit” slogan on old machine inside it:-

Another outhouse, with chimney:-

Car with blackout headlamps – and haywain behind:-

A luxuriating pig (destined for the Black Market Bacon?):-

This photo, taken in Butlin’s, Skegness, in 1982, appeared in the Guardian on 7/5/2020. It’s from a book titled Butlin’s Holiday Camp 1982.

The cream rendered building has the Art Deco look. Flat roofs, horizontals, verticals, lovely clock face, window that’s almost a slit to the left. (The white building to the left of that also appears Deco.)

Look at that slogan though, “OUR TRUE INTENT IS ALL FOR YOUR DELIGHT.”

Fascistic overtones, don’t you think?

(The picture was credited to Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Getty Images.)

Another for Judith Reader in the Wilderness‘s meme.

This week, the remainder of my SF hardbacks. Click pictures to enlarge them.

More Ian McDonald, China Miéville, Christopher Priest, Keith Roberts, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Silverberg, a book of Art Deco posters which fits in nowhere else.

On another shelf entirely, standing next to the above. This contains books by my not so secret SF vice, Harry Turtledove, plus one Gene Wolfe, among others. Above, on its side, is a book containing illustrated Bernie Taupin lyrics for early Elton John songs:-

The Turk’s Head, Tynemouth, has Art Deco styling:-

I couldn’t go to Tynemouth and not have a look at the River Tyne’s mouth.

Mouth of River Tyne with North Sea beyond:-