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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.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.Vending machines with OXO crisps
Yes! In the rubbish entrance.Vending machines with OXO crisps
(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.
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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.
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?
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.
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!
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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?
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….! :-/
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