Ugliest/worst building in Leeds

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 10:24 am

Si wrote: fevlad wrote: Mork of Ork wrote: I like the Kremlin too, reminds me of something out of a 40's sci fi film.I agree about Bramley Shopping centre especially as they knocked down all the old shops etc on Bramley Town Street and replaced them with that thing! I like the Kremlin as wellI always expect there to be a flash of lightning emanation from that thing on top. ...or Flash Gordon's space ship about to dock. (I remember that even though it was in space, the smoke from the engine went up, and the sparks down!) I loved those sliding doors.Incidentally in the 1980s remake one of the hawk men -the one with the broken nose, was played by Ted carrol who used to play for hunslet.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 10:54 am

Elland road soccer ground is pretty vile

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 12:01 pm

Elland road's east stand was the largest cantilever stand in Europe at one point. The rest of it is a bloody dive though.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 12:09 pm

Mork of Ork wrote: Elland road's east stand was the largest cantilever stand in Europe at one point. The rest of it is a bloody dive though. and the East Stand draws attention to that dive from a vast swathe of South and West Leeds

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 12:32 pm

Mork of Ork wrote: Elland road's east stand was the largest cantilever stand in Europe at one point. The rest of it is a bloody dive though. nevertheless that stand is bloody ugly, trhe rest is just a slum.

stodge. · Post by **stodge.** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 1:52 pm

I can't belive nobody's mentioned Cottingley Towers and Heights.They've got to be the coldest, life less most imposing buildings about.It doesn't bode well for visitors to leeds if thats the first building to greet them coming down the M621.The less said about Cottingley Precinct the better. It was a dump when I left in 84, and it's got worse every year since, whats with the pyramids ?

zscort · Post by **zscort** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 9:53 pm

Quote: Then theres nearly every major car dealers buildings. Im sure theres a way to put lots of glass around the bottom of the buildings without making rest of it look like its been completed on blue Peter. Couldn't agree more, it was a tragic loss when they knocked down the beautiful building RingWays Ford had and replaced it with that greenhouse monstrosity. They look like conservatories on steroids!

peterg · Post by **peterg** » Mon 10 Mar, 2008 11:10 pm

Not much to do with ugly buildings, but I seem to remember that Ted Carrol was one of my father's workmates at the Post Office (Telephones)

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Tue 11 Mar, 2008 12:08 am

fevlad wrote: Burtons at the top of briggate looks like a world war 2 pillbox ugly in itself and out of context with its surroundingslawnswood school looks like a nuclear power stationany fe college you care to namethe north stand at headingley-ugly and not fit for purposeShaftsbury house Beeston<Bit snipped> Seen what is to become of Shaftesbury House?http://www.greenhouseleeds.co.ukThe original was not as bad as people imagine, a friend working for the Council had a peek around and said it was quite expensively appointed inside, and was not intended to be a doss house, more along the lines of cheap accommodation for workmen visiting the city.As regards the new format "I hae ma doots". The windmills on the roof for instance will get virtually no wind. The air in contact with the building is stationary and it takes about 20 metres clearance to get the full benefit of the wind. Just more "Green Marketing" in my view. Not forgetting the subsidies and the tax free "Zero Carbon" status.Lets just see ...

KingElvis · Post by **KingElvis** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 10:05 am

Just out of interest, I have some pictures here that I took inside the now stripped Shaftesbury House. I think it's a good looking building.http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20 ... haftsbury/