Friday, September 16, 2011

Albion Hotel, Albury

Albion Hotel, Albury

Albion Hotel, AlburyThe Albion Hotel, in Dean Street, Albury was designed in 1941 by Frederick Morsby. It has been modified since then, particularly at street level, and the scaffolding on the roof indicates that this pub is still undergoing change.

The Albion was one of the buildings spotlighted during the Albury - Delightfully Deco exhibition programme and I think it looked pretty in pink.

Albion Hotel, Albury

Reference:
Albury Interwar Heritage Walk, Art Deco & Modernism Society, 2010

3 comments:

  1. I love the concrete balconies and the typeface is really interesting as well.

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  2. Without knowing what was original and what is a more recent modification, it looks like the red brick and the glass parts sit slightly uncomfortably alongside the concrete rendering.

    I love the porthole windows and the long vertical strip of windows that go up the stair well.

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  3. The balconies and the portholes make it for me.

    Hels, according to the ADMS Albury Interwar Walk booklet the façade was altered in 1956 and had mosaic tiles which were subsequently replaced by the rendered finish.

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