Norwich Road, Northwood, Hillingdon 1935 Robert de Burgh www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/norwich-road...

Architect Serge Chermayeff was born on this day in 1900. His most assured design during his time in Britain was Bentley Wood, his own house in Halland, East Sussex. It was called a "Rolls Royce of a house", read more about it here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-rol...

Torilla, Nast Hyde, Hatfield 1935 F.R.S. Yorke Image from RIBApix

Lytton Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet 1935 G.G. Winbourne www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/lytton-close...

South Row, Blackheath 1963 Eric Lyons www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/south-row.html

Eric Lyons was born on this day in 1912. He was the architect of Kensington and Chelsea's stunning World's End Estate: municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...

Architect Eric Lyons was born OTD in 1912. He worked as an assistant for Maxwell Fry and Walter Gropius and later set up his own partnership. He would design over 2000 homes for the Span development company, spread around the suburbs of London www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/eric-lyons.h...

Over Minnis, New Ash Green, Kent 1967 Eric Lyons and Partners bit.ly/4pues3k

Westrow, Putney 1961 Eric Lyons www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/eric-lyons.h...

Corner Green, Blackheath 1960 Eric Lyons and Partners bit.ly/4mrKjil

Only two weeks after the death of Nicholas Grimshaw, his former partner, Terry Farrell has passed away. Although much more of a post modernist, Farrell produced a couple of striking ventilation towers for Blackwall tunnel with the GLC modernist-london.weebly.com/ventilation-...

Cavendish Court, Cardigan Road, Richmond upon Thames 1952 Eric Lyons www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/eric-lyons.h...

Electricity Substation, Portsmouth Road, Kingston upon Thames 1935 J.E. Franck and Percy George Bentham

Some wonderful images; here's the cover of the special "Electricity" issue of the Architectural Review from November 1933 #electricity flic.kr/p/2nzKgbk

This week we have been exploring the Electric Age, when electricity and gas showrooms sprang up on the nation's high streets, decked out in streamlined curves and plate glass windows, read more about them here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/power-t...

Showrooms, Central London Electricity Company, Regent Street 1938 Maxwell Fry bit.ly/4m7W796

Former Mortimer Gall Electrical Centre, Cannon Street 1937 Maxwell Fry and Walter Gropius modernist-london.weebly.com/electricity-...

Showrooms & Offices, Westminster Electric Supply,Victoria Street 1933 Maxwell Fry bit.ly/46ntKye

Electric House, Willesden, Brent 1937 (demolished 2014) F. Wayman Brown, F. Wilkinson and Percy Johnson-Marshall www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/electricity-...

This week we are exploring the Electricity Showroom, which appeared in the nation's high streets in the 30s, often in an art deco or modernist finish and looking to sell new fangled electrical and gas appliances. Read more in Power to the People www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/power-t...

The Mini Guide to Erno Goldfinger is now on sale at the Isokon Gallery. Also available at our online shop isokongallery.org/products/mim...

Former Odeon Cinema, Colindale 1935 A.P. Starkey www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/colindale-od...

Arnos Grove Underground Station 1932 Charles Holden www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/arnos-grove....

OTD in 1932 the first 5 stations on the Piccadilly Line extension from Finsbury Park opened. Overseen by Charles Holden, these were some of the first public modernist buildings in the country, bringing to life Frank Pick's vision of the modern tube www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/speed-l...

Odeon cinema, High Road, North Finchley 1935 A.P. Starkey bit.ly/3UX0JE8

Former Odeon Cinema, Isleworth 1935 George Coles www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/isleworth-od...

Odeon cinema, Cherrydown Avenue, Chingford Mount 1935 (now demolished) Andrew Mather bit.ly/4lPv4iN

Grand Union Canal Walk, Camden Town 1988 Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/anatomy...

RIP Nicholas Grimshaw, designer of a number of exciting, High Tech buildings. He first partnered with Terry Farrell before going alone in 1980. He stepped down from Grimshaw Architects in 2019, but remained a partner www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/nicholas-gri...

Former Odeon Cinema, Barnet 1935 Edgar Simmons www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/barnet-odeon...

Trellick Tower, Cheltenham Estate, North Kensington 1969-72 Erno Goldfinger & Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

Glenkerry House, Brownfield Estate, Poplar 1965-75 Erno Goldfinger & Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

Here is an extract from our new Erno Goldfinger Mini Guide, published this week. It covers the design and construction of the Brownfield estate in Poplar, home to some of Goldfinger's most distinctive designs, Erno in the East End www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/erno-in...

Erno Goldfinger was born on this day in 1902 in Budapest. He arrived in Britain in 1934 and remained here until his death in 1987, designing houses, shops, offices, factories and the housing estates he is now most remembered for modernisminmetroland.bigcartel.com/product/erno...

Caretakers House, Haggerston School, Hackney 1963-67 Erno Goldfinger & Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

10 Regent’s Park Road, Camden Town 1954-6 Erno Goldfinger & Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

1-3 Willow Road, Hampstead 1938 Erno Goldfinger www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

We are pleased to announce the next in our Mini Guide series, Erno Goldfinger, covering the architect's work from 1936-76, exploring his buildings from his own house in Hampstead, to his last projects, the estates with their prominent tower blocks www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/erno-goldfin...

66 Frognal, Hampstead 1938 Connell, Ward and Lucas www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/66-frognal.h...

A Ruckus in Ruislip, this weeks blog exploring the battle between tradition and modernity played out in 1930s suburbia. Read all about here www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/a-rucku...

Greenside, Virginia Water, Surrey 1937 Connell, Ward and Lucas bit.ly/4ndF32P

The Firs, Redhill 1935 Connell, Ward and Lucas www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/connell-ward...

Temple Gardens, Moor Park, Hertfordshire 1937 Connell, Ward and Lucas bit.ly/3JJP1tZ

97 & 99 Park Avenue, Ruislip 1935 Connell, Ward and Lucas www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/97-101-park-...

The mid-30s saw the leafy streets of Ruislip become the centre of a clash between tradition and modernity, as the Urban District Council battled against a development by the partnership of Connell Ward and Lucas, read more here on A Ruckus in Ruislip www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/a-rucku...

Shopping City, Wood Green, Haringey 1976-81 Sheppard Robson www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/wood-green-s...

Churchill College, Cambridge 1964 Richard Sheppard Robson & Partners bit.ly/4oG1VJG

High Voltage Engineering Laboratory, City University 1966-70 Richard Sheppard & Partners modernist-london.weebly.com/city-univers...

Weeks Hall, Imperial College, Princes Gardens 1959 Richard Sheppard Robson & Partners bit.ly/4oF7Q1u

Lecture Theatre Block, Brunel University 1965-6 John Heywood of Richard Sheppard, Robson and Partners www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/lecture-bloc...