Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Edinburgh at 19:20 on 20 October 2016
The Dominion Cinema may be the most striking Art Deco building in Edinburgh’s Morningside but there is some minor deco about the area.
Art Deco style old bank in Morningside, Edinburgh, now an Estate Agent’s:-
Doorway. Note cartouche and surround:-
Bank entrance, Comiston Road, Edinburgh. There was a van parked on the street directly in front of this so I couldn’t photograph it from any furher away:-
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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Cinemas, Edinburgh at 12:00 on 21 September 2016
This is a stunner. A fantastic cinema in the Streamline Moderne Art Deco style. It really ought to have been much further up this list, possibly even at the top, but I had no photographs of it. I knew it existed but not exactly where it was in Edinburgh. I wasn’t very familiar with the geography of the city but my son moved there a couple of years ago and on a visit I was exploring the area he lives in.
Imagine my delight on coming across this by accident rather than design. It’s still a working independent cinema, run by a family. This is their website. They also have a facebook presence.
From Morningside Road end of Newbattle Terrace. Great curved column:-
Closer view:-
From Newbattle Terrace, opposite aspect:-
Upper detailing and roofline:-
Stained glass window by entrance doorway. This is mirrored on the other side:-
Column detailing and surround:-
Canopy, clock and lettering:-
Stitch from across Newbattle Terrace:-
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