Faded grandeur
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Date: 13 August 2005 18:34:40
We just went on a walking tour of Art Deco Morecambe. Hmmm... I hear you say, a walking tour of Morecambe? Well, it's the home of the Midland Hotel, designed by various famous people (the main one I'd heard of was Eric Gill), and due for a major refit by Urban Splash, who are doing some quite creative stuff and making a lot of money for themselves in the process, in quite a few places. They are also knocking down half of some back-to-backs where The Spouse™ comes from, making the other half into trendy small houses with more outside space.
Anyway, Morecambe has lots of gorgeous buildings as well as a whole load of really horrible ones, and is due for major regeneration. It was very interesting overall - I learnt quite a bit about Art Deco and about the area, and I'll know what to look for on buildings in the future - including the paintwork, Corporation Green, as seen on this tram:
(In case you are confused, the tram is not in Morecambe, but that was the only example of Corporation Green I could find on the web)