How about some Art Deco...

[Oldhippy]

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Apartments on Cliftonville seafront overlooking Palm Bay,taken on my recent visit..

Think I've seen them on Poirot once or twice.

 

[Sharky]

Now we were told it was due to go to Westminster Cathedral (or somewhere like that) but it wasn’t perfectly colour matched and something about delivery issues (no change there then) so Norwich Union bought it instead. This was the tale told on day 1 of working for NU in the early 80s.

My route to NU, was via CU when I joined them in 1990 in their IT centre at Whyteleafe. Then we merged with GA and then taken over by NU. I was told that story on one of the visits to the NU offices around 2000.

Found this link which gives a few possibilities to the mystery.
https://www.onlondon.co.uk/vic-keegans-lost-london-2018-westminster-cathedrals-missing-marbles/

 

[Legs]

Kwik-Fit in Swadlincote.

 

[PeteXXX]

Bloomsbury House, Guildhall Road, Hamtun. Its apartments now but I can't find out any history about it at the moment.

 

[ColinJ]

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Apartments on Cliftonville seafront overlooking Palm Bay,taken on my recent visit..

PS I'm not sure how this post of mine happened! I think my finger must have slipped when I was viewing the thread on my phone on a train this afternoon...

 

[FrothNinja]

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Excuse the wide angle Clown Bike look but there was too much traffic to get a straight on pic of 78 Derngate..


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One day I'll get inside!

Hope it is more interesting than the exterior

 

[FrothNinja]

SPOTTED ON A JULY RIDE. IT SITS ON THE CORNER OF ALICE ST AND LORD ST IN KEIGHLEY. THE KEIGHLEY AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY FORUM SAYS IT WAS KNOWN AS THE COSY CORNER PICTURE HOUSE (AKA THE RANCH-HOUSE) OPENED IN AUGUST 1912 AND CLOSED IN MARCH 1957. THE ART DECO BRICKWORK MUST HAVE BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO UPDATE THE FAÇADE IN THE INTERWAR YEARS. APPARENTLY, IT WAS ALSO USED BY THE KEIGHLEY & DISTRICT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY TO PUT ON SHOWS.​

 

[PeteXXX]

Hope it is more interesting than the exterior

 

[FrothNinja]

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Well, hush ma mouth

 

[PeteXXX]

Bedford Mansion, Hamtun, on yesterday's ride.

 

[Aravis]

Taken this afternoon - the place I knew I had to visit the moment this thread appeared, in downtown Malvern. Fortunately no-one was using it for any of the purposes for which it is eminently suitable:

 

[PeteXXX]

After quite a few years being empty and left to deteriorate, finally the old Pearce Leatherworks building, a mile or so from my house, is being renovated and, I think, turned into apartments.
All the land behind is new housing with some in Art Deco style which is great to see. I'll get some pics when next I pass by.

~ Pearce Leatherworks history ~

 

[FrothNinja]

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After quite a few years being empty and left to deteriorate, finally the old Pearce Leatherworks building, a mile or so from my house, is being renovated and, I think, turned into apartments.
All the land behind is new housing with some in Art Deco style which is great to see. I'll get some pics when next I pass by.

~ Pearce Leatherworks history ~

That gate pier is gorgeous

 

[PeteXXX]

That gate pier is gorgeous

It is/They are.. I hope they're Grade 2 listed as well 🤞

 

[Venod]

House in Castleford