Fortunately they are still standing

An excellent introduction to the many Art Deco (or Moderne) buildings in the Britain. Architectural historian Harwood knows her stuff and writes about these buildings with authority, it also seems she took most of the photos, too. Oddly there isn't a contents page but the nine chapters are very comprehensive, it seem to covers it all: Houses; Churches and public buildings; Offices; Shops and cafes; Hotels and pubs; Cinemas and theatres; Sports buildings; Industrial; Transport.

Each building is on a spread with one large color photo and a brief background essay about the architects and a description of the structure. Nicely the address is included so you can use Street View to find the site and its surroundings. Virtually all the buildings are Listed Grade II and obviously conform to the Deco or Moderne style though I thought there were two anomalies: Ealing Village housing and the King and Queen pub in Brighton, both seemed to be from an age before Art Deco and an omission is Mendelsohn and Chermayeff's De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, East Sussex.

It's well worth getting for its coverage of the style though a bibliography would have been useful for those who want to know more. The book was published to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Twentieth Century Society, the charity dedicated to preserving these wonderful buildings.