Chesterfield, Derbyshire
This section of Knifesmithgate was opened in the 1920s. The buildings had colonnades so that shoppers would not get wet when it rained.
The Victoria Complex
The Victoria complex originally housed a bank, shops and a large billiard hall on the ground floor. Above were a cinema; café and a ballroom. There was a smaller room where billiard demonstrations were given, most probably by Joe Davis, a protégé of the owner Ernest Rudge. Designed by the local architects Jackson and Fryer, it is an Arts and Crafts building of the highest quality and arguably the most important black and white building in the town. Started in 1923 the complex was completed in 1930. There are faces at the top of each column.
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Chesterfield, Derbyshire
This section of Knifesmithgate was opened in the 1920s. The buildings had colonnades so that shoppers would not get wet when it rained.
The Victoria Complex
The Victoria complex originally housed a bank, shops and a large billiard hall on the ground floor. Above were a cinema; café and a ballroom. There was a smaller room where billiard demonstrations were given, most probably by Joe Davis, a protégé of the owner Ernest Rudge. Designed by the local architects Jackson and Fryer, it is an Arts and Crafts building of the highest quality and arguably the most important black and white building in the town. Started in 1923 the complex was completed in 1930. There are faces at the top of each column.
www.blackandwhitebuildingsofchesterfield.co.uk/knifesmith...