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Art Deco, Burtons Store, Aberystwyth
Grade II listed former Burtons store, complete with 4 foundation stones and some great ornamental air vent covers.
Foundation stones:
Air vent covers:
Last edited by oildrum; 3rd November 2011 at 14:16.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop playing"
Re: Art Deco, Burtons Store, Aberystwyth
Those air vents are in better condition than the one at Long eaton. A very impressive Burton's store, thanks, oildrum.
Re: Art Deco, Burtons Store, Aberystwyth
There are 2 of the larger ones at the main entrance, with lots of the others (all intact) along the other sideOriginally Posted by BereniceUK
Looks as if there would have been some good tiles in the entrances too, but new names have been added
"We don't stop playing because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop playing"
Re: Art Deco, Burtons Store, Aberystwyth
By referring to the magnificent Charles Cushman collection (thereby enabling an acknowledgement) one can see from a close-up of Burtons' Aberystwyth frontage during its post-War heyday (1961) how timeless yet decade-specific the Burton's house-style became, accompanying any surrounding architecture
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/coll...ull/P12106.jpg.
Last edited by Richie; 12th November 2011 at 08:51.
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