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Tag Archives: Preston
Fifties Neo-Vernacular
Small black and white prints found in the plan chest. I believe these show new buildings for Gresham’s School in Holt, Norfolk designed by Grenfell Baines & Hargreaves of Preston (later renamed Building Design Partnership) and photographed soon after completion … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Nostalgia
Tagged bdp, george grenfell baines, holt, norfolk, Preston
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Museum for hoarding
Elegant temporary wrapping at the Harris Museum, Preston.
1968
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Something for transport/concrete enthusiasts: a set of discarded slides of Preston Bus Station during construction and soon after. The building is of course “about to be demolished” – perhaps the architects (BDP Preston) expected a forty … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings at Risk, CiA, Dominic Roberts, Preston, Preston Bus Station
Tagged bdp, bus station, cia, keith ingham, Preston
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Big Wheel thrills
The post millennium trend for erecting a big wheel in the centre of provincial towns has finally reached Preston. This one is positioned on the Flag Market, immediately in front of the Harris. It provides spectacular views across the city … Continue reading
Go Bus: Glancey in Preston
Today’s Guardian arts supplement includes a Jonathan Glancey tribute to Preston Bus Station. Much too late to have any effect we fear. According to a recent item in the Lancashire Evening Post the building will be ‘half-demolished’ while a new … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings at Risk, CiA, Dominic Roberts, Preston, Preston Bus Station
Tagged Preston, Preston Bus Station
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