Off Topic Hull City Centre Public Realm Strategy

Hopefully summat worthwhile will get done with it now.

 

Flatten the ****er and move on.

 

Agree.
Take a photo. Paint a picture. Put up a little statue or plaque. Move on.

 

I struggle with the love of those buildings.

Apart from them being ugly, they represent owners that didn't care that much for the people going out to sea, but made a tidy sum of money off their backs. I can't help thinking that there are better monuments to those that actually took the risks and sacrifices.

On a similar note, how many other industries would recognise the dangers, and show 'benevolence' by building places for the inevitable orphans to live? It's just bizarre.

 

I’ve said much the same before in real life and been shouted down by people accusing me of disrespecting local heritage. Insofar as it serves as a memorial for me it’s one to exploitation rather than the exploited.

 

Why don't they just pull it down

 

it’s listed I believe

 

Ok I see .
How longs it been empty 30 years ?

 

more…nearer to 50

 

The tower and pump house are Grade II listed, but the main building isn’t. There’s still an outcry whenever anyone suggests getting rid though, and I doubt HCC will ever allow it until it’s beyond saving. Hence the impasse we’re currently at.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1197632

 

Bloody hell it might end up being derelict long than the Beverley rd cinema

 

Is it him bankrupt or Manor Properties? , they own, or used to, loads of stuff in Hull

 

Akrill had Portasun sun-bed makers that went pop too.

 

Seem to recall he owned Lord Line but the vet from Swanland roundabout owned the access road?

 

I drove past the Shotwell building, next to Drypool Bridge, earlier today and it looks like they're attaching steelwork to hang new cladding from. Hopefully a decent colour scheme, and something that stays clean.


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Is that cricket field

 

This project has been on and off a few times now. I’m sceptical but it would be nice to see it