Facecloth Posted 24 November 2009 Share Posted 24 November 2009 The towers in terms of size would be great for a hotel, but no disrespect to anyone living round there, it's hardly in right area, especially for a hotel of that size. I mean a building that size wouldn't be a B+B it would be luxury hotel. In Northfields? Not happening is it. Distance from town perfect, but it's in a pretty crappy area. If you could pick it up and move it a few miles out of town towards Barkby, Queni sort of area maybe, but not in Northfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox123 Posted 24 November 2009 Share Posted 24 November 2009 I believe that 'Arnold Lodge', a medium secure psychiatric hospital has been built on the grounds of 'The Towers'. What the NHS will do with that building I don't know, can't see no one wanting to stay there though (if it was converted to a hotel that is). Has Old John been mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 November 2009 Share Posted 24 November 2009 old john , good shout , and lady jane grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 November 2009 Share Posted 24 November 2009 back into leicester though the silver arcade must have looked magnificent when it opened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 25 November 2009 Share Posted 25 November 2009 you ozzies and your gaols http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/around_leic...uiz_links.shtml seems it must just be inbuilt... the page from bbc is great thanks... "it now has the highest walls in the country" Leicester leading the way yet again I believe that 'Arnold Lodge', a medium secure psychiatric hospital has been built on the grounds of 'The Towers'. What the NHS will do with that building I don't know, can't see no one wanting to stay there though (if it was converted to a hotel that is).Has Old John been mentioned? Wow how cool, where is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stez Posted 25 November 2009 Share Posted 25 November 2009 seems it must just be inbuilt... the page from bbc is great thanks... "it now has the highest walls in the country" Leicester leading the way yet again Wow how cool, where is this? bradgate park. not exactlt brimming with information! but i did hear that the person who it was built to honour was killed when a big tree trunk fell on his head from a bonfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDog Posted 25 November 2009 Share Posted 25 November 2009 Ahhhhhhh good old Bushy Lesley, she was a right goer. Not a very original nickname but it was fitting because she was very bushy and her name is Lesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Logic Posted 25 November 2009 Share Posted 25 November 2009 Has anyone visited Old John at night? The view is quite literally breathtaking - you can see the lights from Loughborough right round to Leicester. The only picture I can find doesn't do it any justice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedtrifle Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 So glad to see my photos on here, it's exactly the reason I put them up on flickr. 've spent the last ten years trying to persuade people that there is a lot of buildings in Leicester worth seeing, old and new. And to have thread that hasn't descended into insults (see every Leicester Mercury article on buildings ever) is fantastic. There's a lot more out there. You take these photos you put them up and you tend to think no-one notices, but it's great when someone does. So thanks for cheering me up on a dull day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 So glad to see my photos on here, it's exactly the reason I put them up on flickr. 've spent the last ten years trying to persuade people that there is a lot of buildings in Leicester worth seeing, old and new. And to have thread that hasn't descended into insults (see every Leicester Mercury article on buildings ever) is fantastic. There's a lot more out there. You take these photos you put them up and you tend to think no-one notices, but it's great when someone does. So thanks for cheering me up on a dull day. cheers mr trifle , or may we call you ned ? some great pics there , i did put link to your web at post 60 in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pine Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 brilliant topic...nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 27 February 2010 Author Share Posted 27 February 2010 i started this thread as an antidote to the amount of badly designed buildings being thrust upon the city, and the recklessness which the council seems to allow demolition. leicester has a lot of buildings to be proud of and it is important for people to learn that many of them are under threat - the council does so much behind our backs and it will be easier to prevent this if people realise what treasurers there are to protect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 i started this thread as an antidote to the amount of badly designed buildings being thrust upon the city, and the recklessness which the council seems to allow demolition.leicester has a lot of buildings to be proud of and it is important for people to learn that many of them are under threat - the council does so much behind our backs and it will be easier to prevent this if people realise what treasurers there are to protect You mean like this Val The old Great Central Railway Station. I was in my late 20s before I realised we had a 2nd Railway Station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 Actually quite getting into this... This building is not only great Art Deco styling, but holds a lot of fond memories for me. Don't think I've seen the Guildhall yet, so... I'm tempted to get my camera out and go round town tomorrow when it's quiet to a few choice locations I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedtrifle Posted 27 February 2010 Share Posted 27 February 2010 The council can't be blamed for the state of the old Great Central railway station, it was closed over their heads and it now belongs to a private company. I (rather controversially) believe that recent councils has done more for preservation that any previous council (even allowing for the demolition of the Bowstring bridge), often against enormous commercial pressures. And remember more buildings were lost to the Georgian and Victorian remodelling of the city than have been lost on the last forty years. It's a really, really complicated area which I am currently writing an article about so I won't hijack the thread with my mad ramblings now... Here's another couple of buildings I really like instead. Anyone got a decent pic of the Secular Hall? Helluva a difficult building to get a decent shot of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthefox Posted 28 February 2010 Share Posted 28 February 2010 I hate escalators at the best of times, but I really hated the old Lewis's wooden one. jesus i remember that. It use to scared the shit out of me as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 28 February 2010 Share Posted 28 February 2010 Think it's been mentioned but the beast that is St George's Tower deserves an appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 28 February 2010 Share Posted 28 February 2010 The beast that is St George's Tower AAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH MY EYES!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 The beast that is St George's Tower England has such class these days, elegant hotel and understated, purveyor of fine wines and liquors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 I do like modern buildings, the more glass the better. Love the Curve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillehamring Posted 1 March 2010 Author Share Posted 1 March 2010 The council can't be blamed for the state of the old Great Central railway station, it was closed over their heads and it now belongs to a private company. I (rather controversially) believe that recent councils has done more for preservation that any previous council (even allowing for the demolition of the Bowstring bridge), often against enormous commercial pressures. And remember more buildings were lost to the Georgian and Victorian remodelling of the city than have been lost on the last forty years. It's a really, really complicated area which I am currently writing an article about so I won't hijack the thread with my mad ramblings now... ah, but that kind of emphasises the real issue at the moment and certainly of the last 20-30 years, which is not so much that there have been casualties, but more what has stepped in to replace what is demolished. the remodelling of a century ago left us with great buildings by exciting architects, whereas now the stuff that goes up is so out of date compared to what is happening elsewhere in britain and around the world. yes, other cities are bad, too, but this is our town, so we have to do what we can. you only have to look thru this thread to see the complete absence of anything constructed in the last fifteen years - oh, and please let us hear your mad ramblings, seeing as you are providing a lot of the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 Leicester Secular Society THE FIRST SECULAR SOCIETY IN THE WORLD — FORMED 1851!!! whoopee , another city first Dawkins would be so proud of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 Leicester Secular SocietyTHE FIRST SECULAR SOCIETY IN THE WORLD — FORMED 1851!!! whoopee , another city first Dawkins would be so proud of us Leicester Secular Society my arse! That's a coach company's ticket office if I remember correctly! Humberstone Gate right? Or are you saying that Leicester Secular Society meet in a Ford Mondeo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 Leicester Secular Society my arse! That's a coach company's ticket office if I remember correctly! Humberstone Gate right?Or are you saying that Leicester Secular Society meet in a Ford Mondeo? could be the mondeo or the trees i think they meant the building was originally the sec hall , it used to be a dance school upstairs at on stage i think http://www.leicestersecularsociety.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 1 March 2010 Share Posted 1 March 2010 Leicestershire County Records Office in Long St, Wigston. University of Leicester Library. Central Lending Library (Best pic I could find ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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