Gordon Stevenson in an article in the Herald, 12th May 2016, said of St Cuthberts Co-operative Society, Bread Street Edinburgh: “There had never been a bolder retail building in Edinburgh.
Trove provides these details of of St Cuthberts Co-operative Society, Bread Street Edinburgh: “The whole front facade of the building is constructed of curtain wall glazing, in an advanced Modernist style: an impressive innovation in Scotland at the time when it was built. The facade is a ‘wall’ of glass held in place by the iron frame and flat concrete floors behind. The effect of suspended glass has been spoiled by the painting of the inside of the glass in blue and white (now removed). This is an example of the free facade associated with Continental Modernism. This innovation was made possible by the abandonment of traditional architectural revival styles. and the use of new materials such as steel framing and glass.”
Local residents frequently visited the Bread Street branch to collect their co-op dividend (“divi”). The building was converted into the Point Hotel and Conference Centre in 1999.
1937, Designed by Thomas Waller Marwick. [Trove ]:
1 July 1938, Edinburgh Evening News:
29 August 1962, Edinburgh Evening News:
1979, St Cuthberts, Bread-Street, Edinburgh:
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