An image showing several buildings in Plymouth city centre

Brutal Southwest

I have a soft spot for this type of architecture and for the concrete aesthetic in general. Bold, functional, minimalist, modular design and yet often underappreciated and/or in danger of demolition.

View from A38 sliproad towards an example of brutalist architecture in Plymouth
Midland House in Plymouth city centre.
An image showing mid-century architecture in Penzance, Cornwall.
Blackpool dyers near St Austell, Cornwall
High Cross car park in Truro, Cornwall.
An image showing several buildings in Plymouth city centre.
An image of architectural detail of Truro Cathedral in Cornwall
A detail of brutalist architecture in central Plymouth, Devon
An image of mid-centry church architecture in Brixham, Devon
Mid-century brutalist church architecture in Torquay, Devon
Mid-century brutalist church architecture in Truro, Cornwall
Brutalist architecture in Barnstaple, North Devon
Modernist architecture in Torquay, South Devon
Modernist architecture. Saltash library in Cornwall