Expose fine building (From York Press)
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Expose fine building
10:05am Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Letters
GOODBYE soon, apparently, to the Splash Palace, that sad, relatively modern architectural eyesore.
Why risk replacing it with anything at all, or with something perhaps equally unsuitable? A tree or two would be by far a happier solution.
Even better might be to leave the ensuing space quite open – thus exposing once more what I believe to be a beautiful example of the famous ‘Euston Road’ period of Victorian architecture, presently obscured.
I mean the lovely red-brick building of Barclays Bank and hopefully seeing this completely revealed – and accepted as a treasured contribution to York’s continuing historical heritage, begun long ago in ancient Roman times.
Laurie Burt, Marygate, York.
Yorkie41 says...
4:22pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Laurie Burt, are you any relation to a Mr Burt that was Curate at St Olaves Church many years ago. Just a long shot, I would love to know what happened to him.