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1930s art deco house in Worcester Park, Surrey
1930s art deco house in Worcester Park, Surrey (image credit: Barnard Marcus)
Quite something, this 1930s art deco house in Worcester Park, Surrey, is one of the most architecturally interesting houses I have seen in some time.
(image credit: Barnard Marcus)
Interesting both in terms of design and preservation. I see a lot of art deco and modern houses from the 1920s and 1930s each year, and the vast majority have been heavily updated. Some beyond recognition, to be honest. That?s not the case here. This one is as original as they come.
(image credit: Barnard Marcus)
Yes, the house has been updated within, as you might expect. This is a house that has been lived in and loved in equal measure. But without losing any of the character that made it so appealing 90 or so years ago.
(image credit: Barnard Marcus)
Huge thanks to Simon of London Suburbia on Instagram (well worth a follow) for the background on this one.
(image credit: Barnard Marcus)
According to Simon, the house dates back to 1934, believed to have been commissioned by a building firm in Barnes called E H Wale Ltd and likely a one-off design rather than one of the ?off-the-peg? Ideal Homes designs that were popular at the time. The architect was possibly someone called L. Norman Holt.
(image credit: Barnard Marcus)
The first owners of this house were an insurance inspector and his wife, and it hasn?t been owned by many peopl...
