Apparently, it's going to go from looking like this... please log in to view this image To looking like this... please log in to view this image
I don't think it really matters, the original frontage isn't really being changed, the main works on the ****ty 60's building next door.
I was in Old English Gentleman the other week, a Saturday afternoon, happily enjoying a few pints with my brother. There was loads of people in before some matinee, it was buzzing. A great time was had by all.
No, just a door round the side of the bar, no steps. I did notice that when the landlord went to change a barrel that he went down some very steep steps to the cellar. They've maybe changed the layout.
That 60s building on the left is what the whole City centre would have looked like if planners in the 50s had have had there way Thank god it didn't go ahead
TWO of Hull's best-known attractions are set to be given a new look in the build-up to the UK City of Culture 2017 celebrations. City councillors are expected to approve £9m of extra funding next week to extend an ambitious programme of facelift works across the city centre. If given the go-ahead, the additional work will include: • Increasing the capacity of Hull New Theatre by adding 200 seats and creating new café bars and a ground-floor entrance by converting part of the neighbouring fire station. • Building a new glazed atrium entrance at Ferens Art Gallery overlooking Queen Victoria Square. • Bringing forward scheduled street works at several sites across the city centre to ensure they are ready for 2017. • Constructing a new learner pool at Woodford Leisure Centre in Holderness Road, east Hull, alongside an already announced new six-lane 25m swimming pool. Council leader Councillor Stephen Brady said: "These plans are already the most fundamental and far-reaching the city has seen in more than 70 years and this additional funding will only enhance what we want to achieve. "They will help to move our city into the 21st century, while respecting our wonderfully strong heritage. "It is essential that we are ready, not just for our year in the spotlight in 2017 but beyond this to create a legacy that has tangible benefits to the city and its residents. "We know investment into these key areas is imperative to securing a prosperous future and this capital investment will increase visitors, helping to create much-needed jobs for the area. "The people of Hull deserve the absolute best and that is what we want to give them." The council says the extra funding will come from existing resources. Almost £4.3m will be spent directly on specific projects while £4.7m will be set aside to cover the cost of unforeseen work during the programme. The improvements at the New Theatre will be in addition to previously announced upgrades to backstage areas of the building. By creating a ground-floor entrance in the neighbouring property, the theatre will not only meet disability access requirements but also have sufficient extra space to increase its capacity to 1,359. This would bring it in line with other regional theatres such as the Alhambra in Bradford and the Grand in Leeds. A report for next week's full council meeting says: "The proposed investment in the New Theatre will improve the facilities for touring companies to ensure Hull is a city of choice. "It will ensure the sustained use by existing touring companies who will be capable of staging bigger, more ambitious shows to cement Hull's reputation as one of the best touring theatres in the UK." The proposed facelift at Ferens Art Gallery is likely to be equally dramatic. The suggested glazed main entrance lobby will be designed to improve environmental conditions inside the building, allowing more national and international exhibitions to be brought to the city, including, it is hoped, the Turner Prize in 2017. Venues to close for facelift work HULL New Theatre and Ferens Art Gallery will be closed for lengthy periods during the facelift work. The theatre will close for almost a year from next January while the Ferens faces a similar shutdown from October this year. Facelift work on the city centre's main streets will start in October. Because some are being pedestrianised, bus services will be diverted. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Majo...tory-26510390-detail/story.html#ixzz3aIQqwM3S
'Neither bold nor modern': Mixed reception to £8.7m Hull New Theatre facelift plans please log in to view this image PLANS to give Hull New Theatre an £8.7m facelift have been given mixed reviews by the public. The proposed redevelopment of the city's largest theatre includes increasing its seating capacity, building a new two-storey extension and constructing a new fly tower to accommodate larger touring shows. Under the plans, the new tower would be just over 16ft higher than the existing one. The makeover also includes removing glazed archways between the distinctive front pillars of the grade two listed building, which dates back to 1830. A new café and entrance overlooking Kingston Square are also being proposed. City council officers are recommending conditional approval when the application goes before councillors on the authority's planning committee next week. But the scheme has attracted mixed views from nearby residents and special interest groups. In its submission, Hull Civic Society registers a "strong objection" and says the extension "fails to enhance the theatre or Kingston Square". "It is neither bold and modern, nor reflective of classical theatre or late Georgian and Victorian buildings," it says. The Conservation Area Advisory Committee has also submitted an objection, claiming the proposed side extension is out of character with the listed building. Opinion from nearby residents is also divided. While most welcome upgrading the theatre, several express concerns over the idea of illuminating the top of fly tower. "This addition would seem an unnecessary and intrusive proliferation of light pollution in the area," says one resident. People living in the area also say the addition of an extra 200 seats will inevitably generate more parking problems in surrounding streets during popular shows. But the scheme has won the support of local historian John Morfin, who is a well-known critic of most of the new development in the city. He said: "I am generally impressed with the proposed alterations as they are set to achieve a variety of benefits at each of these historic structures and should enhance the operational potential of the New Theatre. "The need to retain the appearance of the Central Fire Station is a very significant detail of the scheme of works proposed in these applications please log in to view this image . "Opened in 1927, the station is a delightful structure that visually dominates and enhances Worship Street." Varied history of Hull New Theatre Built in 1830, Hull New Theatre was originally designed as an assembly hall. It was converted for its current use in 1939 when a theatre company based in an adjoining building embarked on an ambitious relocation project. Led by theatrical entrepreneur Peppino Santangelo, the Hull Repertory Company made the New Theatre its home. It moved into public ownership in the 1960s after a period of uncertainty, when audience figures dipped and bingo sessions were tried to boost numbers. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/bold...tory-27891006-detail/story.html#ixzz3nD2mRQ7N
It's good that there seems to be a desire to keep the appearance of the fire station building unchanged, but I hope they're not really going to paint the new build part pink.
angus young @angus_young61 At Hull planning committee where nearby residents are not happy with designs for the New Theatre facelift. angus young @angus_young61 New Theatre facelift plans approved unanimously despite residents' concerns over design, lighting and parking. angus young @angus_young61 Cllr Rilba Jones relieved that 'fairly ghastly glass box' once proposed for front of Ferens Art Gallery has been dropped from re-design. angus young @angus_young61 Planning approval granted for Ferens Art Gallery facelift, inc new cafe and shop area. Re-opens early 2017. Glad too hear the glass box on the front of Ferens has been binned, it was a dreadful idea.
angus young @angus_young61 Original 1920s design for Ferens Art Gallery included internal fountain and water feature to cool air. Removed in 1960s. angus young @angus_young61 Local historian John Morfin on Castle St bridge: 'Visually ugly and a flagrant misuse of public money'. angus young @angus_young61 Cllr Terry Keal says Castle St bridge design reminds him of HG Wells' War of the Worlds. 'I can live with that.'
