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===Art Deco architecture in Thurrock===
[[File:The State Nov 07.jpg|thumb|right|The State Cinema in 2007]] There are a number of examples of [[Art Deco#Design|Art Deco architecture]] in Thurrock. The baggage hall at Tilbury was opened in 1930. It has an art deco interior, designed by [[Edwin Cooper (architect)|Sir Edwin Cooper]] and is a grade II listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-119858-riverside-station-including-floating-lan|title=Riverside Station (Including Floating Landing Stage) – Tilbury – Thurrock – England – British Listed Buildings|author=Good Stuff}}</ref> The State cinema is also a listed building and dates from 1938. It is one of the few surviving examples of 1930s cinema architecture. It has the original cinema organ which can still be played. However, in the early 21st century the building became disused and faced dereliction. In September 2015 it was announced that [[Wetherspoons|J D Wetherspoon]] had bought the property for conversion to a public house.(<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/13718230.Pub_chain_JD_Wetherspoon_confirm_purchase_of_State_Cinema/?ref=mr&lp=4|title=Pub chain JD Wetherspoon confirm purchase of State Cinema|work=Thurrock Gazette|date=14 September 2015 }}</ref> Building of the [[Bata Shoes]] estate in East Tilbury was begun in 1933, and this is now a conservation area.JD Wetherspoon have since put the State Cinema building up for sale after announcing they would no longer be converting it to a public house January 2023

Chadwell St Mary has one of the few examples of a "Sunspan" house designed by the architect [[Wells Coates]]. Although built in the 1950s, Woodside Primary School's architecture has been described as the slightly earlier "ocean liner" style of Art Deco. The building features a number of bricked curves and circular windows, while the wrought-iron banisters on the stairs are deliberately set to lean out at an angle.