I stayed in the Campanile a good few years ago. Reason = a domestic upset. Met a couple of 'girls' there, who helped my stay there become a bit more comfortable......
With nothing on the East Bank opposite, the only thing that can go on that site will be new, so in the future could form a 'cluster' meaning this won't look out of place... and with the new bridge, Trinity Wharf, The Deep and Premier Inn in the area, it's hardly the only new-build in the area. King William House isn't exactly 'in-keeping' with the old town area either is it and that is closer to Holy Trinity Church. I could see reasons for people's objections if it was being built on somewhere like the land of the Peace Gardens in Museums Quarter... but the Southern End of High St was only 1960s warehouses built on bombed land anyway.
Whats wrong with Beryls B+B ffs ? Do we need anymore hotels in Hull. In all seriousness it looks grand and i look forward to swimming on the top deck. Swimming pools on the top decks are Common place in the USA.
As a statement, I imagine - it'll be seen for miles around and be a reminder to those that feel the city isn't moving with the times and stuck with a backwards council that the city is looking to the future and there is hope for everyone. It shows money is coming into the area and people are investing in the city and it's future. Tall buildings have been built as statements to people in the past, so why not in Hull?
Agree but not in that location. This is not the City. Build it nearer the water but further away from the Old Town.
Third floor for swimming, the top two will be a bar that illuminates the night sky in different colours.
I remember seeing mock-up of the river Hull with the earlier version of this, the boom and Manor Mill in the background - once all were built, they don't look out of place. I think the effect that was being aimed for is similar to Newcastle's Quayside. The aim is obviously to bring more people to the eastern side of the centre, as with the likes of St.Stephens, the centre has continued to stretch West, leaving the old town neglected and under utilised.
Thats the most pertinent question. When council planning authorities are supposed to be the guardians of the city environment whyon earth do the have to authorise a hotel to be 22 stories high? Has Hull suddenly become a world financial centre to rival New York, Hong Kong or Shanghai? Has the land rate suddenly gone up a thousandfold?
Picturesque init ! Orchard park had one 22 floors up. Homethorpe i think. The view from up there wasn't anything. Theyre pulling one down on the 29th this month. It's an impressive thing to see,a block of flats coming down.
Is it on the north or south side of Myton bridge ? Having been in town recently there is a real danger of a large chunk of town being cut off from the rest - King Edward St is becoming quite barren of shops , Prinny Quay has nothing in its marque shop space (GAME) Whitefriargate has been on a sad decine for 20 years (since the opening of Princes Quay) The old Market place (opp Holy Trinity Church) is landscaped and a nice place to pass through but theres nothing there - BRING BACK A MARKET !!!! Old Town / Marina is also a nice wander , but there is almost nothing there to see or do. Our City centre and its heritage is really fragmented and in danger of being lost , there needs to be a real re-think into how to get people to move through our city centre . (a simple tram system to pier - something ON the Humber to visit - a floating thingy-me-bob , safe direct and easy access over Castle St for pedestrians ) We must have one of the most unvisited and unused Marinas in the UK
