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art deco features of main entrance and the hall of Thistley Hough High School

main entrance to
Thistley Hough High School

geometric forms - the bricks
forming parallel straight lines giving vertical emphasis
the overhanging canopy and curves are typical of art deco

over the inside of the entrance
door - opalescent glass in a geometric iron frame

acid etched windows in
the entrance foyer

pastoral scene - sheep and
windmill

leisure time - painting and
music

the working day - the farmer at
the plough

the windows can also be seen
from the stairs

doors to the entrance
lobby

doors to the main hall - side
columns and overhanging canopy frame the door

storeroom to the side of the
main stairs
column to the side of the stairs with the handrail continuing as a curved
feature around the column

nice fretwork detail above the
door

geometric bar features above
the stage

columns each side of the strip
windows to add to the vertical emphasis

the steel framed windows
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