broadway
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SPUGGIE J said:
Every time I look nobody seems to be doing anything! It's going to take forever at this rate.
I think those "kerbstones" mark the join between two different "materials" but the reason for it is beyond me.
Does anyone have a set of photographs of Broadway through its history, I ask this not just out of interest of seeing the comparisons, but also because if memory serves me right it’s been a constantly changing theme that every couple of generations they devastate the place? I think it’s hey day was the sunken gardens…………..?
another thing about this whole mess is that there is a hidden expense that we will all probably end up paying for
because of the way they have cordened off broadway it has redirected people away from poundland , music shop and game
HBC will probably have to compensate these shops because of their loss of trade as i know one of the shops has had a severe drop in takings while their rivals across the road where the pedestrians are not diverted away from them have had a huge increase in trade
it will be interesting to see how much of our money gets spent compensating buisnesses if any at all due to their lack of planning
because of the way they have cordened off broadway it has redirected people away from poundland , music shop and game
HBC will probably have to compensate these shops because of their loss of trade as i know one of the shops has had a severe drop in takings while their rivals across the road where the pedestrians are not diverted away from them have had a huge increase in trade
it will be interesting to see how much of our money gets spent compensating buisnesses if any at all due to their lack of planning
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I can't understand why they had to cut off those shops like that yet thy left a huge gap in the middle.
The sheer lack of action is unbelievable though.
The sheer lack of action is unbelievable though.
Whatever it looks like when they eventually finish, what I hate about Broadway is the horrible 60's blue and white upper frontage above the shops opposite Woolies/ Marks, part of which is council offices still.
It is the worst example of modernism, and is in an appalling state of repair. Even when Broadway is finished this is going to let things down. Even if they just changed the blue for a more neutral colour it would look better, and wouldn't cost that much.
Even stone cladding in this case would be an improvement.
It is the worst example of modernism, and is in an appalling state of repair. Even when Broadway is finished this is going to let things down. Even if they just changed the blue for a more neutral colour it would look better, and wouldn't cost that much.
Even stone cladding in this case would be an improvement.
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from what i can tell so far we are going to have a mixture of tarmac , flags and the old cobbles as it seems they are leaving the orange cobbles upto the arndale where they are
i know that part isnt classed as broadway but it will look odd next to the new stuff
maybe those who bought the arndale for 72 million should be told to put their hands a little deeper into their pockets and keep the front of their building in keeping with broadway
i know that part isnt classed as broadway but it will look odd next to the new stuff
maybe those who bought the arndale for 72 million should be told to put their hands a little deeper into their pockets and keep the front of their building in keeping with broadway
garinda said:
Oh dear Mr Garinda, it looks like with have Concord my fair fathered friend…………..I must declare that detest that building and have done for many years despite the fact that I have been away for much of the time……It was a disappointment to discover the bugger was still standing when I came back for the first time last year.
When I was a child it use to fascinate me, I would imagine that it was some sinister and darkly evil headquarters of our most horrendous villain……….Yes I know, I had tremendous foresight as a kid. I just grew up think.
If this work is like anything else the council does there will be as follows;
1 worker (poor person trying to do the work of three)
1 ganger (on site control)
3 managers (nothing better to do)
1 union officer (avoid overworking of the worker)
Thats why its so expensive.
For anything to be done in Accrington you need at least 12 months of which 11 are to orginise it 2 weeks to set it up 1 week to do and 1 week to assess if it was a success prior to a full commitee meeting.
If it gets done properly and Broadway starts to look good then
They will never get it right just look at the state of the market and the paving around it
Why can they not ask the people that use these areas for what they think it needs?
1 worker (poor person trying to do the work of three)
1 ganger (on site control)
3 managers (nothing better to do)
1 union officer (avoid overworking of the worker)
Thats why its so expensive.
For anything to be done in Accrington you need at least 12 months of which 11 are to orginise it 2 weeks to set it up 1 week to do and 1 week to assess if it was a success prior to a full commitee meeting.
If it gets done properly and Broadway starts to look good then
They will never get it right just look at the state of the market and the paving around it
Why can they not ask the people that use these areas for what they think it needs?
chav1 said:
I thought Broadway was the length of what used to be the road between Blackburn Rd and Whalley Rd. Am I wrong?