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Introducing Non-Deco Burtons!
The primary focus of Laid by Monty has always been the Art Deco store buildings designed by Burton’s…
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Monty’s News Threads – August 2026
Welcome to Monty’s News Threads; our new post format to keep you updated with the latest updates on…
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Midwest Road Trip: Top 12 Buildings
Some famous architecture and some some you’ve maybe never heard of? Counting down my top 12 favourite buildings…
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Demolished or Hiding in Plain Sight: New Burton Locations Found!
Additions to the ‘famous Deco Burtons database’ have been few and far between in recent years. However, three…
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Welcome to the New Laid by Monty: Buildings With Stories!
Laid by Monty launched on X – then Twitter – a decade ago, in 2016, and the web…
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It’s Not Granite, It’s Larvikite!
Last year, I was watching an episode of BBC Two’s Great Coastal Railway Journeys that had been languishing…
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London Then and Now: My Lifetime Edition
Re-taking my own photos from nearly 30 years ago reveals the massive changes in London’s skyline. Originally published…
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Welcome to LaidByMonty.com!
Welcome to LaidByMonty.com, a web site dedicated to the Art Deco stores built by Burton the Tailors from…
Featured Burton
Cardiff – 33-35 Queen Street
A planning application submitted in 1937 for an additional Queen Street branch in an existing building, seven years after the original application for the branch at 4-6 Queen Street. The drawings show the familiar 'chain of merit' window lights on both the Queen Street frontage and along three bays inside Dominions Arcade.
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Updated Burtons
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Morecambe Updated 12th October 2026 -
Darlington Updated 12th October 2026 -
Hitchin Updated 11th October 2026 -
Sunderland – Fawcett Street New Added 11th October 2026 -
Epsom Updated 11th October 2026