The "Kingsley" Flats - Malvern
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
This stylish Metroland block of two flats, featuring one dwelling above the other with an interconnecting staircase would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Malvern (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This cottage style block with its low slung tile roof in a mixture of shades, yellow coloured stucco work with picked out brown and red feature bricks in geometric patterns around the windows, stylised stepped edgeing beneath the eaves and Deco leadlight vestibule window follow the less cluttered lines of Metroland Art Deco architecture that came out of England after the war.
The "Kingsley" Flats - Malvern
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
This stylish Metroland block of two flats, featuring one dwelling above the other with an interconnecting staircase would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Malvern (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This cottage style block with its low slung tile roof in a mixture of shades, yellow coloured stucco work with picked out brown and red feature bricks in geometric patterns around the windows, stylised stepped edgeing beneath the eaves and Deco leadlight vestibule window follow the less cluttered lines of Metroland Art Deco architecture that came out of England after the war.