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Category Archives: Art Deo
High Street No. 242, Picture House Cinema – Heritage Buildings
Opened on the 21st December 1936, it is one of Odeon’s original “Oscar Deutsch Odeon” cinemas, in Art Deco style, by George Coles. It seated 1,492 in the main auditorium; with 1,018 in the stalls and 474 in the circle. … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deo, High St North
Tagged Art Deco, Heritage Buildings, High Street (North), Picture_House
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High Street No. _44, the former Gaumont Cinema – Heritage Building Profile
Account by Lynne Galloghly, thanks to the Bromley Gloss group, on 17th August 2015 “Thanks Amanda for info and photos! Photos showing the site from 1935 (before construction), 1940, 1950’s, 2007, and 2014. “Bromley’s first cinema opened in 1909 in … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deo, High St & Broadway
Tagged Art Deco, Cinema, William E. Trent
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Charles Cowles-Voysey, Architect, Art Deco in Bromley
Charles Cowles Voysey (1889-1981) was a renowned architect from the early part of the 20th Century. In Bromley he was responsible for the ‘Town Hall extension’ (1939) and the former Magistrates Court (1939). Elsewhere, his notable works include Worthing Town … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deo, Famous People, Local Architects
Tagged Art Deco, Charles Cowles-Voysey, Former Magistrates Court, Town Hall Extension
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