It's on the second floor, I think you just can't see the open bit in these photos (it's currently screened off anyway).
Seems like Trinity House and North Church Side have been spruced up somewhat. I nearly forgot to mention, Kingston seems to be having a refurb as well.
Yes when are the council going to develop the area around the KCOM. If that Eagle is still there Im amazed no one has nicked it. please log in to view this image 2The sorry state of a derelict former pub has raised a question mark over the long-term impact of the KCOM Stadium. At the time of the £46m redevelopment project, city leaders hoped it would act as a catalyst to the regeneration of the immediate area around West Park. But with the 15th anniversary of the stadium opening looming later this year, little has changed on nearby Anlaby Road. In fact, several major buildings in the neighbourhood are now empty and facing an uncertain future. They include St. Matthew's Church on the junction of the Boulevard, the former Charleston Club in Walliker Street and the old Eagle pub on Anlaby Road itself. Adam Fowler, community officer for the City of Hull and Humber Environment Forum, said the unknown fate of the old pub was a worry. "The Eagle now resembles a building site surrounded by trenches, boarded-up windows, rubble, debris and safety fencing. "It commands a prominent site in the shadow of the KCOM Stadium on one of the city's main arterial roads so it doesn't really give a good impression of the city especially during UK City of Culture. "Sadly, the wonder and sparkle of the stadium appears to have had little influence in this part of Anlaby Road and something needs to be done to restore its former grace." The pub closed a number of years ago and has remained empty ever since. Attempts were made to restore the property with new windows installed above ground level. However, the works remain unfinished and there has been little sign of activity at the site for several months." A pub has occupied the site since around 1840. The current property, which stands on the corner of Coltman Street, is thought to have been extended in the mid-1950s. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/dere...tion-in-hull/story-30300830-detail/story.html
"The Eagle now resembles a building site" Erm...that's because it's currently a building site, it's being converted to flats (at least it was, I've no idea if they've gone bust or anything). They're currently doing up all the houses on Walliker Street, doing a really good job of it as well, though Anlaby Roard itself remains a ****-hole.
I would imagine most if not all the buildings on Anlaby Rd. to be in private hands, not much the council can do to improve them.
Hawthorn Ave was undergoing a huge redevelopment when the government of the day, Cameron's lot I think, pulled the plug on the funding. Houses were partly demolished and some people were left as sole occupiers of wholey derelict terraces. Some funding was restored after a couple of years and they spent some of it building garden walls on Anlaby Road, even for private house owners. But from town to St George's Road hardly anything was touched in an area that was already running down, and has now become even more so. Hotel and casino ideas came and went but no redevelopment took place around KCOM unless you include the new kiddies play area in what is left of West Park. And to me that is the main problem KCOM is in the wrong place it should have been on Priory Sidings with better access to the main roads. Even then redevelopment of Anlaby Road may not have happened but the alterations to the roads layout outside of Hull Royal shows what can be done if funding is forthcoming but in Hull's case it hardly ever is.
Timely reminder from Angus Young of the massive opportunity lost in regenerating that area. Are we the only new ground that has not seen any kind of green shoots around it? We still have grazing horses, a car boot sale on Sunday. Shameful. Then again we have councillors too busy watching kiddy porn, what do you expect?
The pub at the other end of Walton Street is always opening and closing too. There must be expensive damage and problems with the buildings putting people off.
Funding comes in dribs and drabs and always has done, out of the national pot and the Euro pot. That's why we got the rusty lights in West Park, cos we obtained some massive grant for parks in run down areas. The clearing of West Hull's slums has been going on for many decades...certainly since the 1970s. It's stop- start.....they get some funding, do a bit then it stops again. Travelling by train to/from Hull down Selby Street in the 70s was like going through an apocalyptic film set like Escape from New York, or taking a train through the Bronx. Bonfires, empty streets, abandoned/condemned sham fours, shells of houses etc
I know wonderful view wasn't it? lol, not sure what the view is like now as some new housing has been built since the demolition.
Plans for 170-space car park to 'attract people to Fruit Market' in Hull please log in to view this image Plans for a new car park in the city centre have been revealed to "attract more people to the Fruit Market". Proposals have been made to create the new 170-space car park close to Hull Marina, between Blackfriargate and Humber Street. The site, currently a construction compound, would complement the new £80m Fruit Market works which are ongoing. The project will see hundreds of new flats and restaurants open in the area in the next few years. "The site was formerly occupied by Bonus Electrical and is now brownfield land which is currently in use as a construction compound by contractors for adjacent developments," a planning statement says. "There are a number of redundant vehicular accesses to the site, from both Blackfriargate and Humber Street. The proposed site will be accessed via a single two-way vehicular access from Humber Street. Pedestrian access to the site will be provided from Blackfriargate to the north-west. "The proposed permanent car park is expected to include a total of 170 car parking spaces. "The car park will be for public use on a 'Pay & Display' basis and the pricing structures are expected to be aimed at attracting short, medium and long-stay visitors to the Fruit Market area. The car park is expected to be open seven days a week." The proposal comes just months after the council shut the car park in Blanket Row, one street along, to make way for the Fruit Market development. At the time, drivers said they were worried there was not enough car parking facilities available in Hull. And planners said the car park was designed at attracting people who would already have been visiting the area for either work or to go to local restaurants and art-spots. "As a public car park, the proposed development is generally not expected to generate a significant number of 'new' vehicle trips, with the majority of users of the development likely to already utilise existing car parks in the local area," planners said. "It is also noted that potential car park users may have previously used the Blanket Row car park or the on-street bays on Humber Street and Humber Dock Street in the Fruit Market area, all of which are no longer available." http://humberbusiness.com/news/plans-for-170-space-car-park-to/story-5589-detail/story
Couldn't one argue that the regeneration of Princes Ave was as much to do with the new stadium as anything? Back then it certainly was nothing like it is now in terms of eating and drinking and is the place most head to pre and post match.
There's been massive investment in the hundreds of homes they've built at The Hawthorns as well and that's barely a mile away.
They'd attract more people if there was road access to it from the west. Having to drive halfway to Hedon to turn round and come back is a pain in the arse.
