Beacon House, Southport.
Built 1934 as a department store for Southport Co-operative Society Ltd.
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Mention of the architect.
"As a powerful retailer in the north of England, the Co-op ran its own architectural department, producing good modern design. J.W. Cropper reputedly travelled to Russia in the early 1930s. Other buildings designed by him in association with W.A. Johnson, the Co-op's chief architect, are in Eastbank Street, Southport (1934), and Sunbridge Road, Bradford (1935) which was recently listed at Grade II."
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Beacon House, Southport.
Built 1934 as a department store for Southport Co-operative Society Ltd.
Edit.
Mention of the architect.
"As a powerful retailer in the north of England, the Co-op ran its own architectural department, producing good modern design. J.W. Cropper reputedly travelled to Russia in the early 1930s. Other buildings designed by him in association with W.A. Johnson, the Co-op's chief architect, are in Eastbank Street, Southport (1934), and Sunbridge Road, Bradford (1935) which was recently listed at Grade II."
www.monoculartimes.co.uk/huddersfieldgem/cooptexts/signif...