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The front of the building was lined with a colonnade of twelve large papyriform columns painted in bright colours with venetian glass decoration.

Carreras cortas oaxaca. The old carreras cigarette factory. Mornington crescent was once a green semicircle a lovely space for the residents in white stucco terraces. Carreras hygienic wonder factory a pure product from a clean factory.

The carreras cigarette factory was designed by architects me and oh collins and ag porri. The design comprises an at the time unique pre stressed concrete frame. By 1927 the business had outgrown the arcadia premises in city road the war had increased demand for cigarettes and despite taking on additional london premises at aldgate carreras had to find a new factoryin 1928 the famous arcadia works was opened in mornington.

On the last part of hampstead road before it morphs into camden high street is one of londons most unusual architectural gems. Ancient egyptian revival is a recurring theme of art deco architecture and the carreras cigarette factory is one of the most striking examples in london. The former carreras cigarette factory sometimes called simply the black cat factory.

The columns are thought to have been inspired by columns at tombs in amarna. Chris sampson cc by 20 rosiejaq atlas obscura user. Carreras cigarette factory really took the egyptian theme to the max with onyx cats and elegant pillars very much at odds with the georgian architecture surrounding it.

In 1921 immediately after the launch of craven a carreras launched yet more brands such as wall arms piccadilly and turf. Chris sampson cc by 20 colorful egyptian style columns line the wall. A bright colonnade the cat motifs above it and two black cats guarding the entrance are only some of the egyptian features found on the facade.

The carreras cigarette factory was faced in atlas white cement coloured to look like sand. The arcadia works also known as the carreras cigarette factory is a large imposing building with its frontage on hampstead road extending for more than 500 ft. At nearly 168m long the building faced in atlas white cement was at the time the first to implement air conditioning and dust extraction in britain something which featured heavily in the advertising of their cigarettes.