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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

 

 

 

 

 

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

Art Deco Style in Arnhem

Industrial building near River Rhine. Could be 1950s or 1960s but the tower and porthole windows are deco features:-

Art Deco Style Industrial Building, Arnhem

More modern Deco styling:-

Modern Deco, Arnhem

In city centre. Note balconies:-

Art Deco Style Building, Arnhem

Detail from top balcony above. Nice gate, but it seems to access only a drop:-

Detail, Art Deco Building, Arnhem

Horizontals, verticals and curves on Zara’s premises:-

Arnhem, Art Deco

Stadstheater. Grand Art Deco style:-

Grand Art Deco Style, Arnhem

Stadstheater, Arnhem

 

John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

John Frostbrug in Dutch, this is the famous bridge too far, except it’s a replacement for the original Rhine Bridge fought over in the Second World War during Operation Market Garden. It’s somewhere in The Netherlands I’ve always wanted to visit.

John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

Arnhem, John Frost Bridge

I must say the River Rhine looks not very wide here – not as wide as the Clyde at Dumbarton certainly. Still an obstacle to an army though:-

John Frost Bridge and River Rhine, Arnhem

Eastern guard post. Slight Deco styling.  I assume this is original:-

John Frost Bridge East Guard Post, North Side

Western guard post. Note groove up the middle of steps, for wheeling bicycles up and down.:-

John Frost Bridge West Guard Post, North Side

Reverse view of bridge:-

Reverse View, John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

 

John Frost Bridge over River Rhine

Roadway:-

John Frost Bridge, Roadway

Commemorative plaque with inscription to John Frost by roadway on north side of bridge:-

John Frost Bridge Memorial Inscription

 

Art Deco Style, Amsterdam (iii) Casino

This was the most Deco building I saw in Amsterdam. A casino on the street called Damrak:-

Another View of Casino Cinema, Amsterdam

Canopy, horizontals in windows above:-

Casino, Amsterdam

Rounded supports:-

Frontage and Canopy, Casino Cinema, Amsterdam

Casino Building, Amsterdam

 

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