It was built by a woman doctor who came to Castleford under mysterious circumstances back in the 1930s. Chatealine means lady in charge of a large house, which Siobhan thinks is rather fitting (Image: Siobhan Murphy) She used the bottom half of the house as a doctor's surgery while the top half served as her home. 1930s Blenkinsopp and Scratchard art deco property in Castleford, Yorkshire Beyond that is the first bedroom with fitted wardrobes, a second double bedroom with parquet flooring, a third double bedroom with access to the dressing room and a fourth bedroom with windows to the side and rear.
DESCRIPTION 'Chatelaine' on Lower Oxford Street in Castleford is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture that has been sympathetically restored and superbly maintained. The amazing Art Deco home in Castleford belonging to BBC Interior Design Masters contestant Siobhan Murphy. This superb 4 / 5 bedroom house in the Yorkshire town of Castleford is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture that has been wonderfully maintained by the present owners.
Art Deco House "Chatelaine" - Castleford, West Yorkshire,UK This superb 4 / 5 bedroom house in the Yorkshire town of Castleford is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture that has been. My name is Siobhan Murphy, I live in Castleford, West Yorkshire with my husband Nick and my ragdoll cat Benji. We live in a beautiful art deco home that was built for a lady GP in 1936 who used it as her practice for over 20 years.
I studied fashion and accessories and have a real love affair with colour and pattern. If you love art deco, you will definitely appreciate this 1930s Blenkinsopp and Scratchard-designed art deco property in Castleford, Yorkshire, which has just gone back on the market five years after it last sold. Just stunning.
More details and images at the WowHaus website Tags / 1930s, 30s, architecture, art deco, Blenkinsopp and Scratchard, Castleford, classic, design, home, house. 7,291 likes, 905 comments - interiorcurve on March 11, 2021: "This is my beautiful Art Deco home it is a magnificent 1930s Art Deco property in Castleford, West Yorkshire. The house is called Chatelaine, a French term which means 'a lady in charge of a large house'.
In 1936 Chatelaine was designed by Blenkinsopp and Scratchard, renowned architects at the time and commissioned by a lady GP. Her Art Deco house has long been a Castleford landmark thanks to its standout architecture. The huge angular building with a circular tower is a magnificent 1930s "Grand Design" and is delightfully incongruous among the new builds and the old red brick terraces and semis that characterise the rest of the town.