The bridge to nowhere is finally open

Some of the comments at the end seem to stick up for the City despite the usual downers who seem to crop up at every opportunity. And yes the Humber Bridge was mentioned another 'bridge to nowhere' but as some person pointed out its seems to be a bridge to nowhere for 6 million crossing a year.

 

Plans for C4DI Hull, (being called) Hull's answer to Google HQ, subject to relevant funding - but businesses and the council both singing from the same hymn sheet on this one and can see it as one of the projects that is more likely to go ahead than other projects we've seen come and not materialise.

Here is the initial render:

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http://beta.c4di.net/

 

It used to be an engineering dry dock, lastly Ruscador (Allams?). Then it had a ship in there - as a night club, I think?

 

I thought they were going to use an area near the Deep for a river bed type attraction? Or have I imagined it?

 

Already been sealed, though it leaked and had to be done again.

As you can see from the render above, it looks like the dry dock is planned to become an amphitheatre.

 

What is the purpose of the amphitheatre?

 

I'm not sure, but I think a (dry-)dock is stepped like that, to prevent the sides collapsing inwards when the water is pumped out. Somewhere like KG, they can't drain for that reason.

 

Dazzar, OLM & Stan - many thanks that is exactly the place I meant.

It's an impressive looking render, a fascinating idea.

I really hope that happens, it's an interesting little corner of the marina and the dry dock could certainly look rather impressive.

Thanks for the info.

 

Not sure, but it looks like there is some sort of performance area in the render.

Might chance in time though - been told The River Project hasn't been 100% ruled out, but is looking a lot less likely now. So I assume the amphitheatre is the idea of what will go there if The River doesn't get funding.

Wykeland group own the land and seem to crack on with projects, unlike Manor.

 

If you cannot rememba- job done|

 

Look North, reports that the wooden structures along the Hull "Corridor", near the new swing bridge cafe -,, I think, has been allocated £20 MILLION. To upgrade the old wooden supports.. I don't know much more.

 

For the life of me, I cannot see what you mean by amphitheatre. Where or what is it, in that pic?

 

I believe they are impliying the way the sides of the dock "Step " down at an angle..

 

Obviously it's only a one-sided amphitheatre, but it is the 'sand-coloured' area where the dry-dock is.

Technically you can view from all 4 sides, it only has stepped seating at one though.

 

See my previous post - it's built like that - (a) to prevent collapse; and (b) to afford purchase for props to hold boat or boat-cradle in place.

 

I think you're getting confused Stan - we were talking about the render of the future development, not the picture of the empty dry dock as it currently stands. An amphitheatre-type structure is to be built hovering above the current dry dock, bridging the empty dock from East to West.

See post #43 for an example.

 

Ah! It's the bleedin' senility creepin' in agin.....