Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO CROYDON ELECTRIC HOUSE WELLESLEY ROAD A STRIKING BUILDING OF PORTLAND STONE AND MARBLE WITH ART DECO/MODERNE OVERTONES SUCH AS THE CONCAVE CENTREPIECE WITH A STEPPED SURROUND. UNUSUAL FENESTRATION WITH THE WINDOWS ARRANGED IN GRIDS. CROWNING THE CAPITALS OF THE GROUND-FLOOR COLUMNS ARE URNS DEDICATED TO 'FIRE' 'AIR' 'EARTH' 'WATER' 'TIME' 'ENERGY' 'FLIGHT' 'ELYSIUM' AND 'HESPERIDES'. WE DON'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT ANY MORE! IT WAS BUILT FOR THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON AS ELECTRICITY SHOWROOMS AND OFFICES THE ARCHITECT ROBERT ATKINSON 1939-42. IT MUST BE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PRE-WAR BUILDINGS LEFT ON WELLESLEY ROAD. GRADE II LISTED.IT IS NOW USED BY THE UK BORDER AGENCY AS AN ORWELLIAN-SOUNDING 'REPORTING CENTRE'. 2010 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) STEPHEN RICHARDS PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO SRV-13065 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) Stephen Richards obtained from GEOGRAPH and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License Details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY
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Type: Photographs
Theme: Topographical
Sub-Theme: England
Number of Items: Single
Period: 1945 - Present
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