St.Peter’s Seminary, Cardross

St Peter’s Seminary - Cardross, Dumbartonshire - Gillespie Kidd & Coia, 1962-68

I know, I know, I can hear you all crying I should be wearing my high-viz vest in such a dangerous building… Lots has been written about this amazing but depressingly derelict building. For starters you can read lots more, see photos, find maps and hear people’s memories of this seminary at these sites:

http://riskybuildings.c20society.org.uk/docs/26stpeters/index.html

http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/cardross_seminary.htm

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/StPeters/index.htm

http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/StPetersSeminary

Wills tobacco factory, Glasgow

Wills factory, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow – architect unknown – date 1940s?

Crikey, I am surprised – I can’t find any info on who originally designed this Glasgow landmark, or when. As you can see in the photos, it’s been recently redeveloped into a business park. Admittedly I’ve been struggling to get my paws and claws around the pages of any books, so maybe haven’t researched as hard as I could, but I’d love any more facts if you’ve got any.

I don’t even know what fags they used to make here…

Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station – Sir Giles Gilbert Scott – 1933 (completed 1957)

Well, what a fun morning I had on saturday – I finally made it to one of the open days of the Battersea Power Station site! A rare opportunity indeed. If you can possibly make it you should try and get along this saturday (Aug 23rd) between 10am and 5pm – it may be the last chance you get to see it this close up for a long while.

Just a word of warning though, if you’re a dog you probably won’t be allowed closer than I am in this piccie (above) – I had to get special permission (in my professional capacity as representative of Dog and Deco) to get into the site, and as you will see I took Health and Safety Exec guidelines very seriously, sporting a not-so-sexy fluorescent vest throughout my site visit.

For more info see the website: www.battersea-powerstation.com

south elevation

turbine hall

(not a very good photo I’m afraid – I was very distracted by the bit of sausage I found just here – but the turbine hall is so special I thought it worthy of inclusion anyway)

north elevation

north elevation

main boiler house

staircase (adjacent to north west chimney)

a very smug mutt!

Curry’s factory – 991 Great West Road

The Curry’s factory / 991 Great West Road – 1936 – F E Simkins

main entrance to Curry's factory

Pickles at former Curry's factory

Restored by Foster and Partners between 1997 and 2000 for J C Decaux.

Luma light bulb factory

Luma Light Bulb Factory, Shieldhall, nr Glasgow – Cornelius Armour – 1938

 

Pickles at Luma Factory

Natwest bank, Gillette Corner

Just a quickie today…

Natwest Bank, Gillette Corner, Brentford –  architect tbc (possibly Sir Banister Fletcher ?) – date tbc (possibly 1936?) – I’ll keep you posted once I’ve done some rrrresearch.  

**Update: For now have a read of the 2nd comment below…**

Honeywell building, Motherwell

(Yes, I have to admit it, uncool as it is sometimes I do have to be chained to my bitch for “safety” reasons – this time the motorway.)

Motherwell – M8 – architect and date tbc…

Bankside Power Station (Tate Modern)

Bankside – 1947 – Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

This is our first post, but do expect all sorts of delicious doggified twentieth century acrchitectural treats to come!

This photo is of me in 2006 on my first industrial landmark spotting trip to London.