I'm no heritage junkie but that does look ridiculous to be fair
The Park Hotel. Miller Park.
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I'm no heritage junkie but that does look ridiculous to be fair
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The designs certainly dont look to have been done with Sympathy to the hotel in mind.
Modern architecture, those new buildings aren't even that, they are just blocks of shit, not even inspirational or artistic, just nondescript blocks of flats.
Looks somewhat better in these images....
Still pretty shit though..... Hardly fits in with the landscape........
Blame it on the Russians and Constructivism, a bunch of artists and architects that based designs using modern materials, inspired brutalism as well some say. That resulted in the massive housing estates in places like Moscow and Leningrad, inspired by constructivism.....
Some of the Art was very good though.... Lizzitsky, Tatlin and Malevich...
Not quite on that scale but we ended up with a few in Avenham and on Moor Lane..🙂
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See the Southport Line ‘west lancs line’ went to a different station near the River. I think that closed and the line was diverted to Butler Street Station, which was adjacent but distinct to Preston Station. They were side by side, but Butler street was on the winkley square side - where the car park is now. - I have a L+Y railway clock from there
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The modern plans are totally out of proportion to the old hotel. Should be rejected on all counts - not least because of the landscape views of the old hotel from surrounding area. The developer not even building in sympathetic brick. Because If he did the cost would skyrocket. Definitely object this this local residents
Well with modern day architecture and related cost issues I’m not sure what you could expect them to build?
As I understand it the new development is helping to pay for the high cost of redevelopment of the old Park Hotel building, without it the building would just deteriorate and then the usual fire would happen and demolition.
I’m not unhappy with the new development.
I find all the new high rise blocks in Manchester in various shades of grey extremely ugly, and that is apparently where the money is.
As I understand it the new development is helping to pay for the high cost of redevelopment of the old Park Hotel building, without it the building would just deteriorate and then the usual fire would happen and demolition.
I’m not unhappy with the new development.
I find all the new high rise blocks in Manchester in various shades of grey extremely ugly, and that is apparently where the money is.
northender0602
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Who do we blame for Benidorm ? To be fair though the view from the cross is quite impressive
Preston has lost so much of it's historic architecture that I suppose this is one way of saving this particular example. Not ideal but this is the world we live in today, unfortunately.
The original hotel building is very attractive. We will have to frame it when viewing to block out the flats.
We can't blame Lancashire County Council this time, unlike for the "ring road" that runs right through the centre of the City.
The original hotel building is very attractive. We will have to frame it when viewing to block out the flats.
We can't blame Lancashire County Council this time, unlike for the "ring road" that runs right through the centre of the City.
Meldrew's Ghost
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LCC were still the owners when the application was made - and may still be.
Ah, didn't realise that, thanks. If that's the case then anything may be approved. Would the application not have to be approved by PCC though being as it directly affects the environment around a part of Preston?
Meldrew's Ghost
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Yes Roy. LCC aren't the developers, that's a private company.
Yes I realise that. What I was pondering was which council would be granting approval, hence my reference to LCC. and the "ring road".
