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The Netherdale Stand at Gala Fairydean Football Club

18 May 2026

Concrete Dreams in the Borders: The Story of Gala Fairydean’s Netherdale Stand

In the Scottish Borders, football grounds are not usually destinations for architecture enthusiasts. You expect grass banks, modest terraces and practical little

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Pennine Tower, Forton Services, M6

6 Apr 2026

Concrete, Distance, and a Lost Future: The Brutalist Pennine Tower at the Forton Services, M6

Heading back towards home following my visit to Preston Bus Station I had one further brutalist target in mind. You don’t arrive

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Entrance to the Preston Bus Station

29 Mar 2026

Preston Bus Station

Preston Bus Station: Concrete Icon, Saved and Reimagined Well, here’s a thing, I’ve actually got out and visited some Brutalist architecture for

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23 Aug 2025

The Cotton Garden Estate

Cotton Garden Estate: Brutalism with a Social Vision Rising above Kennington in South London, the tower blocks of Cotton Garden Estate remain

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22 Aug 2025

Elephant Arcade

Very sorry to hear the news that many of the traders in Elephant Arcade are being forced out of business…although it doesn’t

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21 Aug 2025

The Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Queen Elizabeth Hall was built as part of a larger complex, which also includes the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery.

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The Camberwell Submarine Black and White

21 Aug 2025

The Camberwell Submarine

Located on Akerman Road, SW9, this was originally known as the Myatt’s Fields North Boiler House, which rather gives the game away

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22 Dec 2022

University of East Anglia (UEA) Revisited

I made a (rather half-hearted) post sometime ago about the brutalism at UEA Norwich campus. It poured on me all the time

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The Albert Sloman Library - UEA Colchester Campus

8 Dec 2022

University of Essex – Colchester Campus

The Albert Sloman Library, located on the University of Essex campus in Colchester, UK, is a striking example of Brutalist architecture. Built

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