Signs of old leodis

[Brunel]

Ex Children's home. LS8

The building is being demolished, but this is marked SAVE, if the Demo. man in his machine reads it.

Is this Terra Cotta ? Could it have been manufactured at the Burmantofts Pottery?

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebysi ... ht=BingHyb

1901

1901

[Leodian]

Hi Brunel.

That is a nice feature which I hope is retained, though the date may make it hard to eventually resite. I realise that not everything of possible interest can be kept when buildings are demolished but that feature does look to be worth retaining.

[chemimike]

While I was in the area yesterday there were a lot of people going into the Job Centre Plus but I saw nobody come out of a door marked 'Exit' on the outside! I guess it is closed shut, but perhaps suspicion settles on the fate of those who do go in!

I expect the people in there are "Remain " supporters, and won't allow people to "Exit"

[Leodian]

This worn 'Please ring for attention' caught my eye today (June 9 2016) on the Templar Lane side of the long-vacant British Road Services building whose boarded up main front is on Lady Lane (the building has had many uses in the past). I wonder where the bell was to ring as there seemed to be no sign of remains of anything that looked like a bell near the wording (there is a blocked door a couple or so yards to the right but even that had nothing that looked like it was once a bell)? If the bell was in the blocked area below the sign then as that is just above the pavement it would have been very low down! The first photo is a close-up of the wording and the second shows its location on the wall behind the red car.

Close-up of the 'Please ring for attention' wording on the Templar Lane side of the old British Road Services building (taken June 9 2016).

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View on Templar Lane of the old British Road Services building (taken June 9 2016).

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PS. As far as I'm aware the building is a listed one and so should not be demolished, but it's a shame that it has been closed for so long and the main front has been allowed to fall into disrepair.

[Brunel]

This building has a long history, may be on SL somewhere.

[johnnyg]

It is due to be kept and done up as part of phase of the Victoria Gate scheme. it holds a central position in phase .

[johnnyg]

It is due to be kept and done up as part of phase of the Victoria Gate scheme.

[Cardiarms]

There's an old chemist shop front been revealed on cardigan road. Probably be covered up tomorrow. I've got pics on my phone but can't post them for some reason.

[Cardiarms]

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[Cardiarms]

Ignore this post!