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Alpha Tower was capitalzed by ATV and what a move from Aston!
In the 1970s it was plush with big leather chairs, sofas, carpets. Of course it is ugly though the views SW must be marvelous.
Presumably one can see weather approaching from yonder reaches of Bristol!
(The prevailing winds are SW. That is why the captains of industry build that side of the city.)
Likely the Conservation unit is majorly hamstrung by finance.
Why it is located in high rent commercial property is surely shocking.
There were and still are many eminently suitable historical premises which would serve ideally.
Unfortunately the body was established when the horse had bolted.
No sensible person is suggesting preserving old buildings for the mere sake of it.
The land grab pressure was so intense is so that detailed surveys, record keeping, rescue of items was not done.
To a large extent it was because the consciousness was not present. There are those alive today, of the few then, who made individual efforts to record before obliteration but in general the recording, let alone conservation, applied consciousness was minimal and put in a very slight attendance; often conspicuous in its absence.
Quite clearly the then two universities, the art college system, as well as other colleges - together with the Museum and Art Gallery and Science and Industry Museums - could and should have forged an alliance and with municipal and private sector financial help and infrastructural resources (such as equipment) could have effected a far reaching conservation movement.
No doubt the present unit is ever vigilant, valiant even, to engage in conservation, as that is what it is in place for.
A recent BBC news item reported that UoB is to launch a concerted effort to study East Birmingham. Of course that is late in the day.
The City Archaeologist told me some results of studies, such as excavation, have been published on-line; though they are no so easy to access.
Do you know of an easy link? The download is either interrupted or extremely slow to load (which sometimes vanishes).
In the 1970s it was plush with big leather chairs, sofas, carpets. Of course it is ugly though the views SW must be marvelous.
Presumably one can see weather approaching from yonder reaches of Bristol!
(The prevailing winds are SW. That is why the captains of industry build that side of the city.)
Likely the Conservation unit is majorly hamstrung by finance.
Why it is located in high rent commercial property is surely shocking.
There were and still are many eminently suitable historical premises which would serve ideally.
Unfortunately the body was established when the horse had bolted.
No sensible person is suggesting preserving old buildings for the mere sake of it.
The land grab pressure was so intense is so that detailed surveys, record keeping, rescue of items was not done.
To a large extent it was because the consciousness was not present. There are those alive today, of the few then, who made individual efforts to record before obliteration but in general the recording, let alone conservation, applied consciousness was minimal and put in a very slight attendance; often conspicuous in its absence.
Quite clearly the then two universities, the art college system, as well as other colleges - together with the Museum and Art Gallery and Science and Industry Museums - could and should have forged an alliance and with municipal and private sector financial help and infrastructural resources (such as equipment) could have effected a far reaching conservation movement.
No doubt the present unit is ever vigilant, valiant even, to engage in conservation, as that is what it is in place for.
A recent BBC news item reported that UoB is to launch a concerted effort to study East Birmingham. Of course that is late in the day.
The City Archaeologist told me some results of studies, such as excavation, have been published on-line; though they are no so easy to access.
Do you know of an easy link? The download is either interrupted or extremely slow to load (which sometimes vanishes).
