housing
Frederick Gibberd, 1935
Pullman Court, Arriva London - Brixton Garage, SW2 4SZ
The InStreatham walking tour will see Streatham in a new light with Modernist and Deco designs and West End actors changing the longest High Street in Europe! We include trendy apartments which once boasted dance floors, gardens and swimming pools. We’ll even spot elephants observing from above and leaping gazelles on the ground as well as plenty of other deco clues!
Brixton
Streatham Hill
109, 118, 133, 159, 250, 333
• Starting Point - Pullman Court, Streatham Hill, SW2 4SZ. Meet on Street Pavement by main entrance. • Ending point - Odeon Streatham
We have permission to go onto private land to get better views of some deco features on our selected stops including going inside the Odeon
SHR might be busy with crowded pavements, and possible loud noises with motorbikes, sirens etc. Public seating is available along the walk.
The Glamorous world of Art Deco emerged in Paris and spread to London by the mid-1920s. Every part of life was caught up in a spirit of optimism and change. Innovative architecture with new materials, whole changes in fashion and entertainment with interiors boasting new stylish fabrics and furniture.
Streatham was changing in the 1930s and rapidly, becoming the Art Deco capital of South London. With three Deco Cinemas, Britain’s first purpose-built ballroom and a recent theatre Streatham could entertain nearly 11,000 people seeking a night out!
We enjoy Grade 2 listed buildings, walk in a conservation area and discuss Pulman Court - the visionary Modernist residential site. Throughout, we encounter 1930s blocks of trendy apartments with their own built-in social life once boasting dance floors, gardens and swimming pools. As for Deco ornament, we find Egyptian-themed interiors, stained glass, new designs of ironwork, stepped and zig-zag decoration and even spot elephants observing from above and leaping gazelles on the ground!
Our 90-minute walking tour will see Streatham in a new light with West End actors, celebrities and entrepreneurs changing the face of one of the longest High Streets in Europe.
InStreatham Business Improvement District is the organiser of this Art Deco Tour. In partnership with I Love Coffee, we are offering each attendee a drink voucher to be claimed on the day of the tour.
Owing to uneven paving, pavement hazards and length of walk, trainers or walking shoes would be safer than open-toed shoes.
