Here is the local liquor store's version of a bank of vertical windows. In cities, many of the Postmodern designs are essentially vertical and windows like this are less incongruous.





The Kinburn Pharmacy, standing south of the Anney River where Main Street meets Clairmont is another strange medley of past designs. There is another of those circular windows in the gable close to the peak of the roof and two solid-looking square windows immediately below. There is something of the old Greek temple look in the side columns. Face mouldings are quite heavy handed.  And there we have that triangular dormer containing tripartite windows that I was warning you about. Those four dormers might pass for Georgian except for the square windows. The cupola is almost overpowering.The effect is a weird, but not unpleasant, amalgam of the wildly diverse elements..







Shades of the Gothic Revival on Main Street.  Palladian Gothic at that! This mix is definitely eye catching and that building on the right definitely harks back to Classical models. The "massive" chimneys The gable returns are certainly traditional. The form of the smaller house is Neoclassical and could be a renovation.

Allen Penney says "Post modern could well be vehicle for another spate of   extravagant experimentation." That might be a step forward if architects are able to break away from their Mondrain syndrome.


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