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garinda said:
Not sure if you are calling me a non bastard or if your spell checker is buggered, and you think I have feathers?

You did think I was a 'bird' when I first joined.:smileysx:
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I was trying to be polite in my address. I thought you were a bird when you joined because you acted like one, nor did you make any attempt to correct my genuine mistake.………

Broadway will continue to change over the years, it always has. What I fine disturbing is that there appears to be no architectural merit in any of the current buildings and little attempt to remedy the matter.
 
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I did so want to be optimistic about this - I tried really hard to give them the benefit of the doubt and to hope that just once they could get it right - but as predicted by you cynical lot out there reality is sinking in.
 
Tealeaf said:
Oh dear....do I detect a little lovers tiff between Doug & Garinda?
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Alright, I admit it Tea. I was jealous of all the attention you were getting elsewhere so I thought I’d draw some of the flak from you…It normally works….
 
Gayle Knight said:
I did so want to be optimistic about this - I tried really hard to give them the benefit of the doubt and to hope that just once they could get it right - but as predicted by you cynical lot out there reality is sinking in.
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There’s always a first time Gayle and there’s no harm in hoping that things could change. At least you give them the benefit of the doubt no one should knock you for that……….
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
For some older pics of Broadway including the construction of that hideous bit you dislike Doug, have a look at these pics which Atarah posted a while back.
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Thanks for that Willow, The first photo is how I remember Broadway……Bit of an eye opener all these years on.......
 
I’ll try and push this one? Any chance of someone nipping out and doing a shot by shot comparison of each photograph? Just for the long term record……
 
Doug said:
I was trying to be polite in my address. I thought you were a bird when you joined because you acted like one, nor did you make any attempt to correct my genuine mistake.………

Broadway will continue to change over the years, it always has. What I fine disturbing is that there appears to be no architectural merit in any of the current buildings and little attempt to remedy the matter.
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'Acted like a bird'?

How does a 'bird' act?

My profile as always shown I have balls. The fact that I enjoyed the misconception that I was a dusky babe for a while, did amuse me, it's true.

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When were the sunken gardens shown in the picture Chav posted made, and what year was the site used to build the stores that are there now?

They look fantastic, I certainly can't remember tem.
 
I stand to be corrected but I think that development of Broadway began in the mid 1930s the new road was opened in 1936 by Mayor Alderman Ellis the Sunken Gardens were post war I think. They fell out of favour in the early 60s. The shopping area pre the diabolical “Can I say that” arndale centre was completed around 1966/67. Anyone remember the funny bogs on the car park?
 
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Two photo's of the Funny bogs for the member who asked about them by pm.....



I am unaware of the copyright holder. However I have reproduce these photographs in good faith.
 

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lol i remember those toilets its a pitty they couldnt keep them it was kind of a novilty having that weird setup
 
Laffffffffffffffffffffff ok, thank you for your discretion.;)

I do remember them.

In a way it's a shame that all traces of modernist architecture are being replaced. In a hundred years time all that is going to be left is faux toy town buildings. Personally I blame Prince Charles, and his vision of new houses looking like something 'traditional', whatever that might be.
 
They were horrible although we also saw them as a novelty. I can’t quite remember didn’t they have kacky Tan & Brown Glazed Tiles on the outside walls?
 
Tealeaf said:
If I recall , were not the car park bogs referred to as the 'Panopticon Bogs'?
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I have no idea Tealeaf, I would have thought that under today’s regime; The Panopticon Bog’s is something that gets dumped on us by HBC rather than something provided by HBC for us to dump in……………………..
 
If HBC likes "dumping" then lets dump some of them in Panopticon Bog if they like it so much and use the "payrise" they are alledgedly getting to find some that have a bit of gumptoin.
 
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