Modernism in Metro-Land
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Art Deco, Modernism and Brutalism in London's suburbs and beyond. https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Building, Fleet Street
1931
Thomas Tait with Elcock & Sutcliffe
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1931
Thomas Tait with Elcock & Sutcliffe
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January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Daily Telegraph Building, Fleet Street
1931
Thomas Tait with Elcock & Sutcliffe
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1931
Thomas Tait with Elcock & Sutcliffe
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Jaeger Shop, Victoria Street
1931
John Duncan Miller
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1931
John Duncan Miller
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January 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Jaeger Shop, Victoria Street
1931
John Duncan Miller
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1931
John Duncan Miller
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Aladdin Factory, Greenford
1931
C. Nicholas and J.E. Dixon-Spain
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1931
C. Nicholas and J.E. Dixon-Spain
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January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Aladdin Factory, Greenford
1931
C. Nicholas and J.E. Dixon-Spain
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1931
C. Nicholas and J.E. Dixon-Spain
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Shell-Mex House, Strand
1931
Messrs Joseph
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1931
Messrs Joseph
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January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Shell-Mex House, Strand
1931
Messrs Joseph
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1931
Messrs Joseph
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Daimler Hire Garage, Bloomsbury
1931
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
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1931
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
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January 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Daimler Hire Garage, Bloomsbury
1931
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
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1931
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
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ICYMI, this week's blog features on architect Frederick Gibberd and his work, both practical and written, on the flat. Gibberd designed a series of modernist apartment blocks in the 30s as well as co-authoring The Modern Flat book. Read more here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/frederi...
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
ICYMI, this week's blog features on architect Frederick Gibberd and his work, both practical and written, on the flat. Gibberd designed a series of modernist apartment blocks in the 30s as well as co-authoring The Modern Flat book. Read more here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/frederi...
January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The Lawn, Harlow, Essex
1951
Frederick Gibberd
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1951
Frederick Gibberd
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January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The Lawn, Harlow, Essex
1951
Frederick Gibberd
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1951
Frederick Gibberd
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Architect and planner Frederick Gibberd was born on OTD in 1908 in Coventry. Early in his career he took an interest in the flat, designing apartment blocks in the suburbs of London and co-authoring The Modern Flat book with FRS Yorke. Read more here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/frederi...
January 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Architect and planner Frederick Gibberd was born on OTD in 1908 in Coventry. Early in his career he took an interest in the flat, designing apartment blocks in the suburbs of London and co-authoring The Modern Flat book with FRS Yorke. Read more here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/frederi...
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Somerford Estate, Hackney
1945-49
Frederick Gibberd
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1945-49
Frederick Gibberd
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January 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Somerford Estate, Hackney
1945-49
Frederick Gibberd
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1945-49
Frederick Gibberd
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January 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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On Kickstarter from today:
Trackside Transformation - The Evolution of British Mainline Stations 1923-1947 by Daniel Wright @thebeautyoftransport.com with photography by myself, Philip Butler.
Trackside Transformation - The Evolution of British Mainline Stations 1923-1947 by Daniel Wright @thebeautyoftransport.com with photography by myself, Philip Butler.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
On Kickstarter from today:
Trackside Transformation - The Evolution of British Mainline Stations 1923-1947 by Daniel Wright @thebeautyoftransport.com with photography by myself, Philip Butler.
Trackside Transformation - The Evolution of British Mainline Stations 1923-1947 by Daniel Wright @thebeautyoftransport.com with photography by myself, Philip Butler.
Blogs of 2025: Our final blog of the year celebrated the 90th birthday of one of the finest modernist buildings in the country, the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-de-...
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Blogs of 2025: Our final blog of the year celebrated the 90th birthday of one of the finest modernist buildings in the country, the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-de-...
Blogs of 2025: In September we explored the rise of the Electricity Showroom in the 1930s and 30s, as local power companies sought to sell new appliances with futuristic art deco showrooms
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December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Blogs of 2025: In September we explored the rise of the Electricity Showroom in the 1930s and 30s, as local power companies sought to sell new appliances with futuristic art deco showrooms
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Blogs of 2025: Our Anatomy of a House series examined 78 South Hill Park in Hampstead, a brutalist tour de force by Brian Housden, built for himself and his family, and occupied by them for 54 years www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/anatomy...
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Blogs of 2025: Our Anatomy of a House series examined 78 South Hill Park in Hampstead, a brutalist tour de force by Brian Housden, built for himself and his family, and occupied by them for 54 years www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/anatomy...
Blogs of 2025: We celebrated the anniversary of the opening of two tube stations, first Park Royal on March 1st, a Holdenesque design by Felix Lander and Herbert Welch, which opened in 1936 www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/park-ro...
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Blogs of 2025: We celebrated the anniversary of the opening of two tube stations, first Park Royal on March 1st, a Holdenesque design by Felix Lander and Herbert Welch, which opened in 1936 www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/park-ro...
Between now and the New Year we will be revisiting some of our blogs of 2025. We begin with The Brutalist, a profile of architect Rodney Gordon, whose work with Owen Luder transformed 1960s Britain www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-bru...
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Between now and the New Year we will be revisiting some of our blogs of 2025. We begin with The Brutalist, a profile of architect Rodney Gordon, whose work with Owen Luder transformed 1960s Britain www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-bru...
Wishing all of our followers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2026 for many more modernist marvels!
London Transport Christmas 1938 Brochure. Design by Eckersley-Lombers
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London Transport Christmas 1938 Brochure. Design by Eckersley-Lombers
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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Wishing all of our followers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2026 for many more modernist marvels!
London Transport Christmas 1938 Brochure. Design by Eckersley-Lombers
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London Transport Christmas 1938 Brochure. Design by Eckersley-Lombers
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December 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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St Aloysius, Somers Town
1968
Burles, Newton & Partners
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1968
Burles, Newton & Partners
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December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
St Aloysius, Somers Town
1968
Burles, Newton & Partners
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1968
Burles, Newton & Partners
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Christ The King, Oakwood, Enfield
1939
Constantine Bosschaerts
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1939
Constantine Bosschaerts
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December 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Christ The King, Oakwood, Enfield
1939
Constantine Bosschaerts
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1939
Constantine Bosschaerts
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Sunspan House, Wentworth Close, Long Ditton
1934
Wells Coates and D. Pleydell-Bouverie
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1934
Wells Coates and D. Pleydell-Bouverie
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December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sunspan House, Wentworth Close, Long Ditton
1934
Wells Coates and D. Pleydell-Bouverie
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1934
Wells Coates and D. Pleydell-Bouverie
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Apartment, 1 Kensington Palace Gardens
1933
Wells Coates
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1933
Wells Coates
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December 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Apartment, 1 Kensington Palace Gardens
1933
Wells Coates
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1933
Wells Coates
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