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West Country Modernism @westcountrymodern.bsky.social · 5d

My deep dive into Tinside Lido is now live for paying subscribers!

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(Not a literal dive, because it was empty when Plymouth Leisure gave me a tour!)

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the modernist @themodernist.bsky.social · 4d

Modernist Scotland
Out now
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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 2d

Chaddesley House, Burnley, 2025

Erstwhile offices of Lancashire County Council, awaiting conversion into housing.

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#burnley #photography #dslrphotography #urbanphotography

An exterior metal staircase with rusty railings is attached to a brick building. A broken window is visible on the left. A blue car is parked in front, and another tan brick building stands in the background under a cloudy sky.

The image shows a dilapidated entrance to an old building. The doors are covered with frosted glass and graffiti, the paint on the canopy is peeling, and warning signs are visible. The walkway leading to the doors is bordered by black railings.

A rooftop area with pyramid-shaped skylights, some litter, and dirt. To the right is a brown and beige building with many windows, some open. In the background, there are older stone buildings, a street with people, and flower planters on a railing.

A large, three-storey brick building with many broken windows and peeling paint. Debris and triangular skylights cover the flat roof below. The sky is overcast, and the building appears abandoned and in disrepair.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 4d

The Mint Building, City of London, 2025

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#hightecharchitecture #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #iphonephotography #london #londonphotography

A modern glass building façade with a grid of repeating rectangular windows, each framed by metal and covered with dark, louvred shutters. The reflections of the sky and nearby structures are visible in the glass panels.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 7d

Baynard House, City of London, 2025

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #carpark #parkinglot #infrastructure #iphonephotography #london #londonphotography

A building with 4 floors of continuous thin-framed aluminium windows, as well as vertical ribbed concrete between each floor. At the bottom, a series of metal horizontal vents and an entrance to an underground carpark.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 9d

External stairs & vent, National Theatre, London, 2025

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#concrete #iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

A brutalist concrete staircase with three steep flights leads to upper levels, framed by thick railings. Metal barriers and a traffic cone block the lower entrance. The building’s geometric, angular lines dominate the symmetrical design.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 11d

Stairwell, National Theatre, London

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#concrete #iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

A dimly lit concrete stairwell with dark carpeted steps leads upward and turns left; stainless steel railings line both sides. The walls are textured concrete, and a small sign reading “STAIRS” is visible above the landing.

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London SE1 community website @se1.news · 13d

The sign's value has been recognised by Lambeth Council www.se1.news/glc-south-ba...

Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 13d

Wayfinding signpost outside the National Theatre, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #design #typography

A signpost on a cloudy day points to nearby attractions including National Film Theatre, Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Festival Pier, National Theatre, and Jubilee Gardens, with buildings and trees in the background.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 13d

Wayfinding signpost outside the National Theatre, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #design #typography

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 16d

Prince Charles Cinema, Westminster, London, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #londonphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

A marquee on the Prince Charles Cinema displays “QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ALIVE IN THE CATACOMBS.” The cinema’s black awning is below, and the building above has patterned windows. The sky is partly cloudy.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 19d

Exeter Switching Centre seen from Exeter Central railway station, 2021

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#brutalism #photography #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #exeter #iphonephotography #modernism

A railway station platform with a metal footbridge overhead, a large concrete building in the background, and a white sign displaying the number 15 near the tracks. The station appears empty and the sky is overcast.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 21d

West Ham station, London, 2025

Bring back glass bricks!

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#iphonephotography #photography #london #urban #urbanphotography

A red and white London Underground train is stopped at an outdoor station platform. Behind the train are brick and glass buildings. The sky is partly cloudy, and no people are visible on the platform or inside the train.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 23d

Lancaster Police Station, 2025

One of Roger Booth's lesser known police stations in the autumn sunshine.

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#iphonephotography #photography #lancaster #municipal #municipalarchitecture

A four-storey building with a facade of yellowish-brown panels and many rectangular windows, set against a clear blue sky. There is a no entry road sign at the front, and sunlight casts shadows on the building and pavement.

A low-angle view of a tan, modern building with large rectangular windows reflecting trees and sky. Sunlight filters through green-yellow leaves above. On the left, a parked white car and a yellow sign are visible in the distance.

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West Country Modernism @westcountrymodern.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve lots of photos to sort from today but here are a few to be going on with.

Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol
(Ronald H Sims, 1968)

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The interior of a large brutalist concrete church. The walls are clad over the alter with wavy panels of wood, and the ceiling is a zigzag with light streaming in through the glass. The cork flooring is picking up the sunlight, as are the long pine benches.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 25d

Arena House, Letchworth Garden City, 2025

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#iphonephotography #photography #letchworthgardencity #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

A front-on shot of a short and wide three storey building, with shops on the bottom floor and housing above. Cars are parked in front of the shops. The flats above feature almost full height, full width tall and narrow windows on their front. Trees partially frame the scene.

A three-storey red brick building with large glass windows, some open and covered by curtains. A black SUV is parked in front. Partially visible brick wall and a person walking on the right. Sky is bright with scattered clouds.

A two-storey building with large glass windows and a red roof. Ground floor shops include “Polos INTERFOODS” and “The Photo Shop.” Two white cars are parked in front, and green hedges line the street under a partly cloudy sky.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 27d

Woodstock Fire Station training tower, 2025

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#photography #dslrphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography

A three-storey beige brick fire station with a tall training tower stands behind a black metal fence. Several cars are parked outside. A red banner about on-call firefighters hangs on the fence. Trees and cloudy skies are visible in the background.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · 29d

Overcast Lune Business Park, Lancaster, 2025

Having a normal one (taking a picture of a shutter on an industrial estate because the colours are pretty).

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#iphonephotography #photography #lancaster #urbanphotography

An abandoned red brick building with broken and boarded-up windows. Overgrown grass and bushes fill the foreground, along with metal gates, one of which is rusted and partly open. Rubbish and debris are visible near the building’s dark entrance.

A bright red metal roller shutter door is closed on a green corrugated metal building. The frame above the door is also red, and the ground in front has some leaves and debris. The building shows minor signs of weathering.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · Oct 4

Thumping ambition – and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Thumping ambition – and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain

Eyesores and scandalously unsafe? Or utopian housing for the working classes? Here are the stories and scandals behind some of the UK’s most revolutionary homes

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · Oct 4

Thomas Hull House, Oxford, 2025

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#photography #dslrphotography #modernism #urbanphotography #urban #architecture #architecturephotography #oxford

A modern building with large reflective glass windows and angled brick walls stands between two older structures. A staircase leads to a gated entrance, and a white bicycle is parked near the base. Tree branches hang over the scene on the right.

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Modernist Delights @modernistdelights.com · Oct 2

Oxford Botanic Garden, 2025

It's not modernist, I realise that, but I have a weakness for thin-framed aluminium windows, especially where plants are involved.

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#photography #dslrphotography #oxford