"Eyesore" properties

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 8:54 pm

Chrism wrote: YEP building, a big concrete eyesore. Officially opened by Prince Charles, ironically

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 9:15 pm

Perhaps there is hope for Stank Hall Barn (reputedly Leeds' oldest building)...http://www.southleedslife.com/stank-hal ... RVcbzuROjY

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Fri 08 Feb, 2013 10:52 pm

salt 'n pepper wrote: And the buildings across the road from the Crown between Hunslet Road and Sheaf Street. These look as if they may be listed because they are 'fenced off' on the current Google StreetView. Or maybe that's just good old H&S. That row of houses on Hunslet Road has fascinated me for years, not least because of a bit of family history connected to them, but why are they still there ? Are they listed ? If so then why ? They don't seem to be of any architectural importance.They have been in a state of disrepair for decades. I wonder who owns them and if they are council houses then why not raze them and free up that land ? Maybe any new build on the old Tetley site could see them finally knocked down in a move to smarten up the area.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 9:25 am

raveydavey wrote: The council have declared war on "eyesore properties across the city according to this article in the YMP.A cynic might speculate if this sudden burst of civic pride might result in a few more mysterious fires....? No chance I suppose of the Council persuading the owners of Bridgewater Place to either remove it, or at least fill in the strange "missing teeth" (three I think) which make it look as if the builders are coming back to complete it one day. I appreciate that we are all entitled to our opinions but I have always thought that it is a blot on the landscape - and to be fair I don't suppose that anyone could have foreseen the lethal "wind tunnel" effect it was to cause.

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Sat 09 Feb, 2013 3:32 pm

Yer they wanna knock the Bridgewater / Dalek place down on top of that awful Grove pub that it now towers high above, especially on a night when CAMRA are having a meeting there or Mik Stik-up-his-4rse-tistik is 'performing' !! Ho ho ho! ( Sorry just a small private joke between me and myself) .

WiggyDiggy · Post by **WiggyDiggy** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 1:46 pm

jonleeds wrote: Yer they wanna knock the Bridgewater / Dalek place down on top of that awful Grove pub that it now towers high above, especially on a night when CAMRA are having a meeting there or Mik Stik-up-his-4rse-tistik is 'performing' !! Ho ho ho! ( Sorry just a small private joke between me and myself) . I'm guessing thats sarcasm, Grove is the best pub around there especially seeing as the alternatives (Midnight Bell, Cross Keys, Hop) are inhabited by the mostly pretentious office crowd, although they do offer a reasonable selection of ales.

Phallica2000 · Post by **Phallica2000** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 6:03 pm

Hats Off wrote: salt 'n pepper wrote: And the buildings across the road from the Crown between Hunslet Road and Sheaf Street. These look as if they may be listed because they are 'fenced off' on the current Google StreetView. Or maybe that's just good old H&S. That row of houses on Hunslet Road has fascinated me for years, not least because of a bit of family history connected to them, but why are they still there ? Are they listed ? If so then why ? They don't seem to be of any architectural importance.They have been in a state of disrepair for decades. I wonder who owns them and if they are council houses then why not raze them and free up that land ? Maybe any new build on the old Tetley site could see them finally knocked down in a move to smarten up the area. Those always intrigued me as well.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 10 Feb, 2013 6:36 pm

Phallica2000 wrote: Hats Off wrote: salt 'n pepper wrote: And the buildings across the road from the Crown between Hunslet Road and Sheaf Street. These look as if they may be listed because they are 'fenced off' on the current Google StreetView. Or maybe that's just good old H&S. That row of houses on Hunslet Road has fascinated me for years, not least because of a bit of family history connected to them, but why are they still there ? Are they listed ? If so then why ? They don't seem to be of any architectural importance.They have been in a state of disrepair for decades. I wonder who owns them and if they are council houses then why not raze them and free up that land ? Maybe any new build on the old Tetley site could see them finally knocked down in a move to smarten up the area. Those always intrigued me as well. They were covered ages ago on another thread. Yorkshire Chemicals (YCL) was next to them and the general consensus was that the houses fell within the exclusion zone around the plant, so had been abandoned and left to decay.The much later redevelopment of Clarence / New Dock was held up for quite some time for the same reason.I can't find the thread at the minute, but I'm sure someone might be able to help.Now YCL has closed and the site has been leveled, at a guess they will only stay as they are until the property market picks up, when the whole area (Tetley's and YCL) is set for big things (apparently)

tiddler · Post by **tiddler** » Mon 01 Jul, 2013 12:23 am

I cycled passed Stank Hall Barn last Sunday and stopped to look at the mess of the old farm house. The old barn has metal temporary security fencing around it. A security man appeared who I got talking to. Apparently the old farm house is due to be demolished after it has now been gutted by fire and is dropping down. He also told me that the footbridge at the back is due to be dismantled also to help keep the vandals away.

York Road Lad · Post by **York Road Lad** » Mon 01 Jul, 2013 9:15 pm

tilly wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: I see the biggest, and probably most shameful eyesore in the City is missing, what about the York Road library? Hi phill they might think they have let it go past the point of no return lets face it they have not kept it very secure the yobs have made a right mess inside. Actually, it's worse than that. The Council sold this building to a local businessman several years ago who has simply let it fall into rack and ruin. A crying shame. There's virtually nothing else of the old York Road left - an area that was one of Leeds' key localities. I recall using both the library and the baths myself as a child.