Blackpool Casino, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, looking out to the Funhouse and rides
RIBApix ref no |
RIBA2934-28 |
Architect/Designer | Emberton, Joseph (1889-1956)
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Artist/Photographer | Maltby, John (1910-1980)
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Country | UK: England |
City | Blackpool |
Subject Date | 1939 |
Image Date | 1939 |
View | Interior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | MAL4529 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
Credit |
John Maltby / RIBA Collections
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Notes |
NOTES:
This circular building is carried on a concrete raft on which all columns rest and reinforced concrete was used for the structure of walls, floors and roof. The circle is divided into three zones: service, forming the hub, round which are grouped offices and recreational facitlities.
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Subject tags
round buildings, seaside architecture, entertainment buildings, amusement parks