tarboat's photos with the keyword: art deco

Barnsley has a lot of art deco architecture in the central area including this block of offices and shops at the corner of Eldon Street and Regent Street South. It was built in 1927 for photographer Warner Gothard whose initials can be seen above the first floor window at the corner. Above the ground floor it is faced in cream terracotta.

Redcar's Regent Cinema opened as a music hall, the Pavilion, in 1928, and was where Larry Grayson, performing under stage name Billy Breen, coined his "shut that door" catchphrase. It closed in 2018 due to structural damage to the building and was demolished in November 2020. A new cinema is under construction on this seafront site. The new three screen cinema is expected to open in spring 2022.

The Punch Bowl, 31 Holywell Street, Chesterfield, was designed by architects Wilcockson and Cutts. This 1931 rebuild of an earlier pub was undertaken for by the Chesterfield Brewery Company which was soon after taken over by Mansfield Brewery. The frontage retains the Chesterfield Brewery Co emblem and lots of coloured glass whilst the date is shown on the rainheads.

The Punch Bowl, 31 Holywell Street, Chesterfield, designed by architects Wilcockson and Cutts. The pub was rebuilt in 1931 by the Chesterfield Brewery Company which was soon after taken over by Mansfield Brewery. The Punch-in-a-bowl in the window over the door was the trade mark of T P Wood, wine and spirit merchant, whose business was taken over by Chesterfield Brewery.

The sunburst effect seen on a garage from the 1950s. A plate in the centre states made & supplied by C & R Constructions Ltd, Halifax & Prescot. This business is still in Halifax although now dealing with property maintenance. The company was started by Leslie Chippendale in 1955 who started making garden sheds and then asbestos and concrete garages. The company was so successful that within a few years it quickly became on of the biggest garden shed and garage manufacturers in the country. When integral garages became the fashion, Leslie moved on to making portable buildings and at one time the company employed 140 people.

The building was built in the 1930s as a shared garage for the Queen’s Hotel and the Royal Hotel. The latter still exists, a little to the south. The Queen’s Hotel was originally the Stogumber Hotel and was rebuilt c.1895. It occupied the plot behind the garage and the Queen’s Vaults pub. Both hotels catered for well-heeled guests, and the confident use of Art Deco on the garage’s frontage as well as the plane picture were intended to reinforce the idea of sophistication and modernity. Cardiff’s first civilian airport opened in Splott in 1931, and from 1935 until the Second World War it had scheduled international flights to and from France. The garage was modern in its construction too, using concrete and a framework of steel. It remained in use as a garage, latterly for taxis, into the 21st century. In 2007-2008 it was converted to become the Zerodegrees restaurant and microbrewery. The architect is unknown, but the style is very similar to London buildings designed by Wallis Gilbert & Partners. It is listed Grade II.

The Cinema Impero in Asmara was built in 1937 by the Italian colonial authorities. It was named after Mussolini's conquest of Ethiopia and his proclamation of the Italian Empire. The building is considered to be one of the finest Art Deco style buildings in the world and remains in use as a cinema.

The Grace Building is a historic building located in Sydney, New South Wales Australia. Designed by Morrow & Gordon and built by Kell & Rigby during the late 1920s, it was opened in 1930 by Grace Brothers (!), the Australian department store magnates, as their headquarters. The building was Inspired by the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower in Chicago and designed for a department store on the first two floors and office rental space above. It was extensively refurbished and restored in the 1990s and since June 1997, it has operated as a luxury hotel known as "the Grace Sydney".

Terracotta and a little coloured glass in the leaded lights suggests a 1920s date for this section of the former Co-operative stores on Trent Valley Rd, Oakhill. The lettering of the sign looks to be contemporary with the building which continues in use as a butcher albeit in private hands.

Victoria House on Greave Street, Oldham, has had a varied life, having at times been used as a snooker hall, council housing office and a commercial college. Closed since 1999 the building looks likely to be revived since the council has donated it to Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre for development as a gym and community hub. Whether the funding to achieve this can be raised remains to be seen.

The centre of Oldham seems to be full of architecture like this. Clearly the first quarter of the twentieth century saw a lot of redevelopment. This pub stands on the corner of Union Street and Peter Street and was built by Robinson's Brewery in 1923 as the Grey Horse. Although no longer owned by Robinson's it is still in business as a music venue under the name of The Castle. The coloured glass in the leaded windows is wonderful, and the little details such as the hop motifs in the terracotta add a lot to the overall effect.

The Sunday visit for Heritage Open Days was the Plaze Cinema in Mersey Square, Stockport. This 1930s gem is now in the care of the Stockport Plaza Trust and has so far seen over £3 million spent on restoration. The Compton Organ , seen here in the raised position, survived in working order right through the 30+ years that the building was used for Bingo.

The exterior of this Art Deco pub at Radford, Nottingham hasn't been too messed up and the Crown over the entrance is excellent. Original windows too. It proved very difficult to photograph due to the clutter in front and also the busy/lethal road outside. The perspective correction on this two shot stitch is not as good as I would have liked, but I ran out of skill. :-( Anyway, a nice pub exterior and it looked as if some of the original interior has survived too.

Driving through Middleport I spotted this doorway on the premises of Impact Motor Services and just had to stop and make a photograph. The Art Deco lights and the (sadly altered) door with the detailing of the faience make for a very pleasing design. I always think of Co-operative stores when I see such buildings, but this one seems just that bit better. I wonder whether the lettering/design on either side of the lower doorway could be a clue. SCI = Stoke-on-Trent Co-operative Industrial Society?

Burslem Snooker Club on Cleveland Street is the oldest billiard/snooker club in England. It was opened in 1913 and still uses the same tables. This is rather earlier than I would have guessed from the architecture which I would have put in the 1920's.