Polish Signals, London and the home counties

26 Apr 2015 01:09 #1 by Eddie22
Hello, I’m trying to identify where this WW2 photo was taken
between 1943 and 1945. My father was with Polish GHQ Signals;
I believe the photo was taken in London or the home counties.
The building looks like a rotunda, single storey, barred windows,
plant troughs over entrance.
I know he was at the Stanmore Polish wireless factory for a while,
but I have never found a photo of it anywhere, has anyone else?

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26 Apr 2015 09:20 #2 by IanDDavidson
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Hello, I’m trying to identify where this WW2 photo was taken
between 1943 and 1945. My father was with Polish GHQ Signals;
I believe the photo was taken in London or the home counties.
The building looks like a rotunda, single storey, barred windows,
plant troughs over entrance.
I know he was at the Stanmore Polish wireless factory for a while,
but I have never found a photo of it anywhere, has anyone else?

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NOTE: The "rotunda" design might be misleading. It could be just a barrelling effect from the lens.

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26 Apr 2015 09:52 #3 by Eddie22
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NOTE: The "rotunda" design might be misleading. It could be just a barrelling effect from the lens.

Yes thanks, I have looked again, you could be right.
Wonder where it is....

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26 Apr 2015 10:43 #4 by Peter Kirk
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Could that be a municipal or company office building that has been requisitioned? The ground outside looks unkempt with a dead plant and those castellations look more like planters. No idea where though.

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26 Apr 2015 22:10 #5 by Eddie22
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Thanks for looking. Yes those are four flower planters over the doorway.
Certainly I think this is a requisitioned building, close to London.
Hopefully having posted this on the internet, someone may recognize
some time in the future.

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27 Apr 2015 09:20 #6 by mbriscoe
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The building style looks Art Deco, see if you can find any websites etc about Art Deco architecture and try asking there. Someone who has studied the style might recognise it.

There is an Art Deco Society with lots of photographs, ask them?

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