This is one of those cases where I've come across a folder with some pictures of a wonderful but if I ever knew exactly what the building is called then it is long since lost.
I can tell you that this block of apartments is in North London, around the Finchley or Hampstead area I think.
The set of photos is called Riverside so I presume that is the name of the apartments or the street.
Can anyone help?
[Scroll down to see the doors and you'll really want to find out where this building is]
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The doors are wonderful. I've not seen similar before.
ReplyDeleteIn Australia we tend to see the gazelles in gates rather than doors. I see this as more of a French deco style but it is also seen in American buildings as well.
ReplyDeleteI want these doors!
ReplyDeleteYes ... but how would you get them home on the Tube!
ReplyDeleteHi David, Great photos-Any idea what road runs past this block by any chance? This block was featured in a movie going back to 1956 and I'm trying to "nail" this location!
ReplyDeleteSorry. I've been looking for a while to identify these apartments myself with no success.
DeleteHi David, Success! Address is (I'm 99% certain) 15 Riverside Drive, Golders Green Rd, NW11
ReplyDeletePerfect. I can see it on Google StreetView. The building has Riverside Drive on the front above the entrance and I can just make out the gazelles above the hedge. A bit further out than my Finchley/Hampstead estimation more Golders Green/Brent Cross.
DeleteIf you are looking for them on a map they are just off Golders Green Road, opposite Sinclair Grove in North London (NW11)
DeleteThe gazelles originally had long horns. In the 70s the Riverside Drive sign was neon that lit up at night. During the war the windows on the front were blown out and many could not be closed properly for many years afterwards.
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