Posted in Art Deco, Sculpture at 12:00 on 8 July 2024
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:-

Roof sculpture:-

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Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Trips at 10:00 on 12 December 2016
Our landfall in (and departure point from) The Netherlands was at the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) via the ferry from Harwich.
Thee is a port building there which doesn’t seem to be used as a terminal any more but is impressively Art Deco in appearance.
From the River Maas:-

On the way back as we were waiting in the queue for boarding I managed to get two photos from which this is stitched:-

This one of its central roofline sculpture was snatched from the boat as it passed on departure:-

The town of Hoek van Holland is itself very tidy and neat (unlike Harwich on the other side which shows the civic neglect typical of the UK as a whole.)
There were two decoish buildings. In this one it’s the left hand window and its decoration, especially the stepping.:-

Deco corner. (Or maybe it’s just that Dutch Amsterdam style.) Pity the glazing has been updated:-

The doorway panel in the side street has great rule of three in the windows above the door and lovely detailing in the brickwork:-

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