Tag: Streamlined moderne

Daily Express Building, London

Published: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Located at 120 Fleet Street in the City of London, the former Daily Express Building is one of London's most iconic Modernist buildings. The building was constructed between 1930 and 1932 to serve as the headquarters of the Daily Express Newspaper in the capital. Architects Ellis and Clarke (the practice later became Ellis Clarke and Gallanaugh) were commissioned by the owner... Read more »
Tags: Streamlined Moderne

Marine Court, St Leonards-on-Sea

Published: Sunday, June 1, 2008
Marine Court in St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex was constructed by South Coast (Hastings & St Leonards) Properties company. On 30 November 1936 the foundation stone was laid by Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway and the building was completed in 1938. Marine Court is fourteen storeys high, and from basement to roof, measures 170 ft/49 metres in height;... Read more »
Tags: Streamlined Moderne

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