Sainsbury’s Local (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Sainsbury’s Local (Stratford-upon-Avon), 8-9 Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 2012 • Very similar to yesterday’s mystery art deco facade. It also features in this engrossing compendium of art deco buildings, but there’s nothing about its history.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2015/04/07
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2012, Shopfront Elegy, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

art deco, convenience store, grandeur, palimpsest, supermarket

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