Developers knock down facade of historic Cardiff buildings in Guildford Crescent without planning permission
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Developers knock down facade of historic Cardiff buildings in Guildford Crescent without planning permission
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...-city-27656387
Condo, keep upQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
They'd need ten different pools now!Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
Doesn't sound a smart move from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
Can't say the facade was ever something I noticed apart from the paint. Just looked a bit like terraced housing didn't it? Maybe I'm wrong.
I took part in the demo opposing the demolition of Guildford Crescent. There was a huge turnout and we were quite optimistic having fought off the attempts to close down the clubs in Womanby Street. When it looked like we had won again we were understanding cockahoop. When Rapport knocked down all but the facade it became apparent we hadn't won at all. It looks ridiculous and I can't see a 29 story apartment block making it look any worse.
I remember this so clearly even though I must have only been 6 years old at the time and in particular the CentrePlan 70 ‘shop front’ in Queens Street (as shown in the Wales On Line story)Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Mort
Can you imagine if it has gone ahead? :-/
This is an extraordinary turn of events. The facades have been kept up for several years.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
I always thought that that there were three pools as well! I think that I always went in the mixed one.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
I learnt to swim there but it always has an ominous feel to it for some reason….
It is hard to believe that they fitted 3 separate pools into what felt like such a confined space.
Vending machines with OXO crisps :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
The developers probably made them unsafe so they could claim they were unsafe.
I hope someone senior at the developers get's locked up for this
That’s exactly what happened, facades akin to stage scenery left open to the elements for a few years. Nature took its course, no need for a fire. The plan worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by PontBlue
Vending machine that sold something green and wet. Possibly some sort of chemical soup concoction. Those were the days when you could have a day out for 10p. A swim was 3p and the soup stuff 3p. 2p each way into town and back. Pocket money spent and had to wait a week before doing it all again.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Yes! In the rubbish entrance.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
(Or chips from a chippy off Albany Road on the way home after swimming lessons if we were lucky)
Maybe they're the same builders who thought they create a shortcut to their site,by knocking down part of the Great Wall.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66714547
The AFB (Albany Fish Bar) been knocking out good food for a long time. Can you remember the Chippie a few doors down from the AFB? Must've closed down late eighties, early nineties.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Dennis, the XL on Crwys Road was my Dad’s chippy of choice but the one that we used to go to after swimming when we were young was on a side street off Albany Road (Donald Street or Arabella Street maybe?) and the corner with Moy Roy maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
AFB was always decent though.
It WAS a long time ago now…… :-/
My parents also used to take us to The Albany Grill which I loved and was across the road from their stationery shop called Studio Graphic.
When the campaign to save these buildings, of which there are few examples in the city centre, it was to save the buildings. Once they were demolished leaving just the facades it became a pointless exercise. They're not of great architectural interest in themselves, they were just examples of a type of building which has all but disappeared in the city centre. On that basis I don't think demolishing the facades would be any loss. It was the initial demolition which was the criminal act, albeit maybe not literally.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
I've no idea, what King William Street look like but we have examples where architecturally interesting facades have been retained at the Custom House and Altholusso. IMO they look daft but at least those facades are quite attractive. Guildford Crescent will look awful with high rise flats fronted by bog-standard terracing. This whole thing stinks.
The Empire pool was better, straight off the bus annoy the people in the lotus garage by asking to sit in the cars, dive in backwards off top board, swim a width underwater and throw coins to the bottom of the pool in the deep end and try and dive down to pick them up!
Goldblatt and WebbQuote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Yes, happy memories of teaching daughter to swim at Guildford Cresc. Long time ago mind you.
Empire pool very handy when I worked almost next door. Able to slip in for a quick couple of lengths dinner time.
Well that's hardly likely is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
The Rapport family are behind this I believe - they owned the land. MA Rapport Importers / Exporters sign is still on the wall opposite.
The council could fine them - they wont give 2 sh1ts about that compared to how much they are going to make.
I think it's a civil matter - so no jail time - whish is a pity - as if jail time was an option this may have deterred them.
Looked like it had completely gone by this afternoon. Was still some standing when I walked past this morning so more work took place today there.
You might want to rephrase that….! :-/Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Labour leader