Perhaps a clue to the building's former use are the fasces which decorate the corners at the 3rd storey.
No doubt there is an interesting story behind why a building in Blackpool dating from this time has these fasces as part of the decoration.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Creative Nail Academy, Blackpool
Perhaps a clue to the building's former use are the fasces which decorate the corners at the 3rd storey.
No doubt there is an interesting story behind why a building in Blackpool dating from this time has these fasces as part of the decoration.
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Re the fasces. It was a symbol of executive authority in ancient Rome. I speculate that the building photographed in your blog was intended to have some government/administrative function when it was first built; hence the incorporation of the fasces.
ReplyDeleteYes. Maybe someone knows what the building was before it became the Creative Nail Academy that can confirm what it was originally.
ReplyDeleteThe local Council should have this information.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I find your blog to be wonderful. I have a soft spot for Art Deco and Nuevo Art Deco too, also a style called Secession which I witnessed a lot of in Poland when I was there recently. There was an exhibition about it in Wrocław too...
Generally, every cultural expression after the 1960s is rubbish in the West.