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Off Topic Hull City Centre Public Realm Strategy

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  1. Barchullona

    Barchullona Well-Known Member

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    Getting round Brid at the moment is a nightmare in areas all over town. In the time they have spent on 100 yards of road near me they built a 50 mle 6 Lane highway in China, laid 100 miles of railway track and built a new airport.
     
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    Getting around Brid is always a nightmare mainly down to the amount of dogshit on the pavements.
     
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  3. originallambrettaman

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    A couple of pubs are re-opening. The Dram Shop is reopening as a pub and The White Hart is reopening as a pub and a hotel.
     
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    I thought we'd seen the last of White Hart
    Good news.
     
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    Is there a nuclear reactor in there?
     
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    Looks like it blends right in with adjoining properties.
     
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  7. Edelman

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    Whoever designed it is Deeply Dippy !!! that's for sure.
     
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  8. originallambrettaman

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    Hard to believe we demolished these buildings...

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    Excellent news, the Dram Shop's Island bar and ornate ceiling pretty unique for Hull and the White Harte a great characterful pub with mahogany front bar back area with ceramic fronted counter. Hope they both put some proper ale back on.
     
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  10. originallambrettaman

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  11. Fez

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    When were they demolished, OLM; do you know?
     
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  12. originallambrettaman

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    1992, one of those shops in that image was my dad's.
     
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    Austin Reed?
     
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    Harvey's.
     
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    Missed all of that, year I left the Army and settled here. Those buildings were marvellous, the real core of the city. I shall have a wider walk next time in Hull, as I haven't really trod those streets since the early seventies. What a bloody shame.
     
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