Art Deco in Dorset
Pendennis, 7 Derby Road, Eastcliff, Bournemouth
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Amid the leafy avenues of Bournemouth's East Cliff sits this astonishing block of flats, its swoops and curves organised around that triumphant central staircase tower - a very common pattern in Deco buildings of this type. I found this as a result of an accidental turn down Derby Road, and was very surprised indeed to find a building quite so dramatic and strong.

In fact the central-tower pattern can be found in a number of blocks and hotels in surrounding streets, including Burley Grange in Weston Drive; Weston Grange in Gervis Road; the Majestic Hotel, further along Derby Road; and Berkeley Mansions in Christchurch Road, along with others forming a really amazing collection of '30s buildings crammed into this pretty small area.