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This huge white Art Deco building, with
its giant clock, dates from 1938. N A Trent's heroic reliefs of toiling
workers embellish the entrance to the New Adelphi.
The best view of the Art Deco building
is from the South Bank Centre at night, when the building is floodlit.
The New Adelphi stands on the site of
the Robert and John Adam's original
Adelphi , an elegant riverside apartment complex. Built in 1768 -
72, the Adelphi was a pun on 'adelphoi', the Greek word for brothers. |
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The simple, thin bricked design is
reminiscent of Dudok's work yet the over-the-top friezes, including
elephants and fish, are more in the Art Deco style as is the imposing
doorway. The names of various UK cities are marked around the building.
Through the doors note the chandeliers and marble columns. Walk round
the block into Adelphi terrace and look at the almost angelic statues
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| Height 41m |
Due to the site's topography, the
building has 13 floors above ground on the Savoy Place frontage, but
only 11 on the John Adam Street frontage |
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| Adelphi Terrace |
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| Famous people and institutions which have
variously occupied this site include David Garrick, Richard D'Oyly
Carte, Thomas Hardy, George Bernard Shaw, the London School of Economics
and Political Science and the Savage Club. |
High reliefs |
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| Adelphi Terrace |
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| Adam Street |
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| John Adam Street |
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Adelphi Conservayion Area
Ownership |
| A building in Adam Street opposite John
Adam Street |
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