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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 10, 2020 22:45:53 GMT
Common theme of this thread is people saying the city has changed massively, even in as short a period as 10 years, and not for the better. Nobody seems to elaborate too much though. I’d be interested to hear a detailed explanation of what people think is changing for the worse, and why people seem to think this is. I mentioned the destruction of heritage buildings. Can't recall the name of the school that they demolished in N-u-L but it was a lovely Victorian building near the bus station across the road from the swimming baths (also demolished) that were also unique Victorian architecture. That's what I've noticed over 30 years, the councils just don't care and call it "progress" - then I presume they shuffle off for Pizza Express. St. Giles and St.Georges C of E primary school. My primary school, in fact.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 11, 2020 0:29:10 GMT
I mentioned the destruction of heritage buildings. Can't recall the name of the school that they demolished in N-u-L but it was a lovely Victorian building near the bus station across the road from the swimming baths (also demolished) that were also unique Victorian architecture. That's what I've noticed over 30 years, the councils just don't care and call it "progress" - then I presume they shuffle off for Pizza Express. St. Giles and St.Georges C of E primary school. My primary school, in fact. And mine! I heard there's a spring beneath the school and the drainage was switched off when the school closed until the subsidence got so bad there wasn't much choice but to demolish the school. There was even an application to move the building down south brick by brick, but it was demolished with sudden haste. Something could've been done about it sooner. I popped in before it was demolished. A sad sight, but I enjoyed how the graffiti fit the location: As for the opening post, I travel a lot, speak to people and watch documentaries/films from around the world, so that's opened my mind. However long I'm away, I'm always pleased to be back home in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 11, 2020 8:19:12 GMT
St. Giles and St.Georges C of E primary school. My primary school, in fact. And mine! I heard there's a spring beneath the school and the drainage was switched off when the school closed until the subsidence got so bad there wasn't much choice but to demolish the school. There was even an application to move the building down south brick by brick, but it was demolished with sudden haste. Something could've been done about it sooner. I popped in before it was demolished. A sad sight, but I enjoyed how the graffiti fit the location: View AttachmentAs for the opening post, I travel a lot, speak to people and watch documentaries/films from around the world, so that's opened my mind. However long I'm away, I'm always pleased to be back home in Newcastle-under-Lyme. I left in '89 when Mr Meredith was one of the teachers. I'm sure it didn't help me being a kid but I swear he was about 9ft tall. Still had an outside toilet block where the kids could go out of class alone to go piss right next to the open gates which led onto the dual carriageway. Wouldn't get that now. Loved it there, some of the happiest times of my life, as they're supposed to be.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 9:35:47 GMT
Common theme of this thread is people saying the city has changed massively, even in as short a period as 10 years, and not for the better. Nobody seems to elaborate too much though. I’d be interested to hear a detailed explanation of what people think is changing for the worse, and why people seem to think this is. I mentioned the destruction of heritage buildings. Can't recall the name of the school that they demolished in N-u-L but it was a lovely Victorian building near the bus station across the road from the swimming baths (also demolished) that were also unique Victorian architecture. That's what I've noticed over 30 years, the councils just don't care and call it "progress" - then I presume they shuffle off for Pizza Express. I feel the same sadness at the replacement of beautiful, unique football grounds for out of town spaceships. Suppose it’s similar with graded buildings being toppled and replaced with modern architecture. I know there’s at least 1 new estate in stoke where the old bottle kilns have been incorporated into the landscape. I’ll never understand why more of that doesn’t take place. The loss of our footballing cathedrals though is an absolute fucking travesty.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 11, 2020 12:14:15 GMT
And mine! I heard there's a spring beneath the school and the drainage was switched off when the school closed until the subsidence got so bad there wasn't much choice but to demolish the school. There was even an application to move the building down south brick by brick, but it was demolished with sudden haste. Something could've been done about it sooner. I popped in before it was demolished. A sad sight, but I enjoyed how the graffiti fit the location: View AttachmentAs for the opening post, I travel a lot, speak to people and watch documentaries/films from around the world, so that's opened my mind. However long I'm away, I'm always pleased to be back home in Newcastle-under-Lyme. I left in '89 when Mr Meredith was one of the teachers. I'm sure it didn't help me being a kid but I swear he was about 9ft tall. Still had an outside toilet block where the kids could go out of class alone to go piss right next to the open gates which led onto the dual carriageway. Wouldn't get that now. Loved it there, some of the happiest times of my life, as they're supposed to be. Yeah, Mr Meredith was over 9ft tall at least! The school seemed a lot smaller than I remembered, even though I expected it to be small now I'm an adult. The coat hooks were below waist height. I left in '91 I think, but it was the year before what would've been my final year there as my family moved to Chesterton. Weirdly, there was a photo left in the old school of who would've been my classmates if I'd stayed for the final year. I put my photos of the derelict school online and receieved a lot of nice messages as a result, including one from a 90+ year old who used to go to the school.
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