How about some Art Deco...

[Richard A Thackeray]

That's marvellous - imagine how it felt when it opened - like drinking your Mackeson* on an ocean liner.

You can, at Alnwick (Northumberland), as The White Swan, on BondGate has the panelling/interior of the Olympic (sister ship of the ‘Titanic’) as its dining room

https://www.classiclodges.co.uk/the-white-swan/the-olympic-restaurant/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Stunning Art-Deco interior of the Three Pigeons pub in Halifax

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Some more professional pictures than mine here

https://pubgallery.co.uk/pubs/three-pigeons-halifax/

I know of it, but have never been

This book may be of interest to you?
(books are available for other counties)

‘Pigeons’ Floorplan

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Even though Newark-on-Trent is best known for its role in the Civil War, & being a stopping place on The Great North Road, with many inns being involved in the coaching days, quite surprisingly (& it was to me) that it has a few Art-Deco buildings!
There are leaflets produced

Plus another of other interesting buildings

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Bus Shelter/toilets
New Brighton
The Wirral
Or, 'the Peninsular', to the posher locals/incomers

July 2009
Our old XKR in shot

Think we’d stayed in a hotel adjacent to Ellesmere Boat Museum?
(at the time, SWMBO was doing some consultancy work nearby)

And, to my immediate left

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

New Palace
New Brighton
The Wirral
I'm not entirely sure what it was built as, but it does seem to have been purpose built as an amusement centre (of the day)

July 2009

https://wilkieleisuregroup.co.uk/history/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5832807

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

With my mentioning The Midland Hotel, at Morecambe earlier, here's some books of mine

I bought this pair, when we had 'afternoon tea' there, back in 2009, after I'd run the 'Cross-Bay Challenge'
That was a 1/2 marathon, over Morecambe Bay, from Flookburgh (Cumbria), to Hest Bank (between Morecambe & Carnforth)

I've had this book for a long time, but no idea how long I've had the leaflet?

As for Burgh Island Hotel, sadly we've never been, & I've not even seen it, despite numerous trip to Devon in the past
Some may recognise it from various TV adverts, it was also the backdrop for a Poirot novel (And Then There Were None)
David Suchet's Poirot featured it, also in Evil Under The Sun

https://www.burghisland.com/

 

[Bonefish Blues]

New Palace
New Brighton
The Wirral
I'm not entirely sure what it was built as, but it does seem to have been purpose built as an amusement centre (of the day)

July 2009

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https://wilkieleisuregroup.co.uk/history/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5832807

Interesting little paper about this and many others:
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36680/9/26349817211070456.pdf

TLDR - extract incl the above:

By the 1930s, the architecture of seaside resorts was again transformed by wider socioeconomic changes. Changing fashions for an active lifestyle, and the increasingly fashionable pastime of sunbathing, resulted in new architectural forms.18 The ornate architecture of the Victorian era was replaced with the clean, modern lines of art deco lidos, theatres, sun decks, amusement parks, holiday camps, hotels and pavilions.19 Notable structures opened during this period include Morecambe’s Midland Hotel; the ‘super cinema’ at Dreamland in Margate; New Brighton’s New Palace (see Figure 4); Southport’s Garrick Theatre; and parts of Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach amusement park.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Even though Newark-on-Trent is best known for its role in the Civil War, & being a stopping place on The Great North Road, with many inns being involved in the coaching days, quite surprisingly (& it was to me) that it has a few Art-Deco buildings!
There are leaflets produced

I’ll have a look later (tonight/tomorrow) at an external hard-drive, l’m reasonably certain that there’s some Newark-on-Trent images on it

 

[briantrumpet]

With my mentioning The Midland Hotel, at Morecambe earlier, here's some books of mine

I bought this pair, when we had 'afternoon tea' there, back in 2009, after I'd run the 'Cross-Bay Challenge'
That was a 1/2 marathon, over Morecambe Bay, from Flookburgh (Cumbria), to Hest Bank (between Morecambe & Carnforth)
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I've had this book for a long time, but no idea how long I've had the leaflet?
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As for Burgh Island Hotel, sadly we've never been, & I've not even seen it, despite numerous trip to Devon in the past
Some may recognise it from various TV adverts, it was also the backdrop for a Poirot novel (And Then There Were None)
David Suchet's Poirot featured it, also in Evil Under The Sun

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https://www.burghisland.com/

I've played for a few wedding dos on Burgh Island, and to be honest when you get up close it's a bit disappointing - it looks like it was done on a tight budget, so not as opulent as you might expect, and lacking sexy curvaceousness. Still nice though.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Pint at the Pilchard's as close as I've been ☺️

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've played for a few wedding dos on Burgh Island, and to be honest when you get up close it's a bit disappointing - it looks like it was done on a tight budget, so not as opulent as you might expect, and lacking sexy curvaceousness. Still nice though.

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The restorers in the 80's (& writers of the book) spent lot of time, re-acquring period features to replace those that had been destroyed (Lloyd Loom chairs/lighting/etc..)
As for subsequent owners, I have no idea

 

[briantrumpet]

The restorers in the 80's (& writers of the book) spent lot of time, re-acquring period features to replace those that had been destroyed (Lloyd Loom chairs/lighting/etc..)
As for subsequent owners, I have no idea

There are some nice features, for sure, but I think the problems go back to the original somewhat messy conception - it just doesn't look/feel of a piece, which is one of the things that always stands out on really good examples.

 

[rjsterry]

Bus Shelter/toilets
New Brighton
The Wirral
Or, 'the Peninsular', to the posher locals/incomers

July 2009
Our old XKR in shot

Think we’d stayed in a hotel adjacent to Ellesmere Boat Museum?
(at the time, SWMBO was doing some consultancy work nearby)

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And, to my immediate left

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Oddly enough there's a similar one in old Brighton.

 

[rjsterry]

Round the back of the Pavilion.

 

[briantrumpet]

View attachment 765862 Round the back of the Pavilion.

Still with curved glass.

There's an art deco building (used to be a garage) in Magdalen Rd in Exeter, and though they did a good job of enlarging it when converting it to flats (I like that top floor), just imagine how fantastic this would have looked with new curved glass!

https://exetermemories.co.uk/em/_commercial/kastner.php