The real reason that the Royal Arcade was never rebuilt was that a lot of the stones were numbered with chalk, which washed off during the two years or so that they were in that storage yard. - Not one of the Council's better moments! Almost on a par with demolishing those elegant houses around Eldon Square to make way for the shopping centre, then running out of money so that for eighteen months or so it was just a cinder car park, at a time when ground rents in central Newcastle were about £3 per square yard. Doesn't sound a lot now, but in 1966 a labourer's basic pay was only about £10 per week.
I feel your pain. They’ve been doing the same to Manchester since the 1900s (look up Piccadilly plaza and the infirmary for a start). Unfortunately lessons haven’t been learnt and the vandalism continues to this day.
There was a loony period when Councilspeak were aspiring to Newcastle as "The Brazillia of the North" albeit the fate of Brazillia , an abanded project in the jungle, wasn't exactly epic. As a result many beautiful historic buildings that made Newcastle unique were obliterated and replaced with monstrosities. It also needs to be remembered it was strongly suggested , at the time, that a number of people were significantly financially 'advantaged' during the re development process.
Thank God planning and conservation rules have changed and this sort of thing is exponentially harder these days, if it's even possible at all. Some such crummy tower blocks were gone in under 40 years. What a waste.
That shot of Westgate House at 1:13 made me think of Monty Python. That is, someone saw John Cleese being an architect and thought it was an instructional video.
Interesting item, interesting comments. The Royal Arcade was a largely derelict unused and unloved building that had been in decline for a century. T Dan had nothing to do with most of what he is blamed for. Sadly architects in the 60's and 70's had an appetite for brutalism and replaced old outdated not fit for purpose buildings with glass and concrete monstrosities that are now either demolished or unused, history repeating itself
Here in the US, especially the midwest, we're barren when it comes to true architectural beauty. I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, but considering the size of the country, they're few and far between. So many architectural treasures, from homes to public buildings, were razed in the name of progress. Only to be replaced by some austere, box shaped monstrosity, made of concrete and tepid dreams of monotony. The heart of my children's high school was built in the 1893, with other additions added in 1913, 1940 and so on. It was deemed the most beautiful high school in the state in 2017, many of the original wooden floors and fireplaces having been preserved. Unfortunately countless other historical and beautiful homes and buildings were destroyed throughout the years. To see beauty destroyed and replaced by ugly, cold heaps of concrete and steel irritates me no matter where it is. Then to add historical significance to the mix worsens it still.
This kind of horrific building design and placement runs rampant in the US with those in charge of zoning and planning allowing giant concrete blocks that look like a child's rendition of a building. In the US we love to plow under and pave nature, build low quality homes, destroy history, deface the landscape...with the most mundane, sterile, institutional, bland, characterless, cold looking piles of concrete garbage you can imagine.
Dear God, soulless glass and concrete monstrosities designed by cruel soulless non-entities. Ah but who got stinking rich out of building the monstrosities? The planners old mates building company maybe?
I really hate to see people destroying tradition for modernity. Traditional buildings are beautiful and timeless, and modern buildings come and go out of style quicker than you can blink. Reject modernity, embrace tradition.
All done deliberately to destroy newcastles beautiful architecture. Iv looked into all this my self it's a discrace. Look into the buildings around central station and what they used to look like. And you should look into newcastles city walls and what historians said about them. The walls of the city of Newcastle are the greatest and strongest of all the walled city's of England and most of the European towns and when you rip down The walls of a great city the people forget how great it was. And a Scottish historian said the walls of Newcastle were only bettered by the walls of constantinople and Jerusalem WOW
Come to North Wales and visit the (almost) unspoiled town of Conwy. Then give us your opinion on the hideous (and now abandoned) public library - built over part of the city walls right up against the quay.
As you would expect, this happened in the USA also, but on a far grander scale. The difference was that there weren’t any buildings of the same age to destroy, but destruction there certainly was. The two main agents were the federally-funded national freeway system which coincided with the Urban Renewal project. This combination literally bulldozed and wiped out immense tracts of American cities, mostly in the 1960s.
Agreed. I really don't understand; if they want to build a horrible building somewhere; they should just do that, fine, but do so where nothing stands currently. It's kind of insane that something like that is even legal.
Notice the last rendering with black woman and daughter front and clear. The original buildings aren’t the only thing being replaced and it’s made sure it is clear.
The real reason that the Royal Arcade was never rebuilt was that a lot of the stones were numbered with chalk, which washed off during the two years or so that they were in that storage yard. - Not one of the Council's better moments! Almost on a par with demolishing those elegant houses around Eldon Square to make way for the shopping centre, then running out of money so that for eighteen months or so it was just a cinder car park, at a time when ground rents in central Newcastle were about £3 per square yard. Doesn't sound a lot now, but in 1966 a labourer's basic pay was only about £10 per week.
Spot on vid . Fellow Geordie, I totally agree
I feel your pain. They’ve been doing the same to Manchester since the 1900s (look up Piccadilly plaza and the infirmary for a start). Unfortunately lessons haven’t been learnt and the vandalism continues to this day.
There was a loony period when Councilspeak were aspiring to Newcastle as "The Brazillia of the North" albeit the fate of Brazillia , an abanded project in the jungle, wasn't exactly epic. As a result many beautiful historic buildings that made Newcastle unique were obliterated and replaced with monstrosities. It also needs to be remembered it was strongly suggested , at the time, that a number of people were significantly financially 'advantaged' during the re development process.
Thank God planning and conservation rules have changed and this sort of thing is exponentially harder these days, if it's even possible at all.
Some such crummy tower blocks were gone in under 40 years. What a waste.
Newcastle was being desecrated then.The IDIOTS responsible for this should be locked up for life.
That shot of Westgate House at 1:13 made me think of Monty Python. That is, someone saw John Cleese being an architect and thought it was an instructional video.
Interesting item, interesting comments. The Royal Arcade was a largely derelict unused and unloved building that had been in decline for a century. T Dan had nothing to do with most of what he is blamed for. Sadly architects in the 60's and 70's had an appetite for brutalism and replaced old outdated not fit for purpose buildings with glass and concrete monstrosities that are now either demolished or unused, history repeating itself
Here in the US, especially the midwest, we're barren when it comes to true architectural beauty. I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, but considering the size of the country, they're few and far between. So many architectural treasures, from homes to public buildings, were razed in the name of progress. Only to be replaced by some austere, box shaped monstrosity, made of concrete and tepid dreams of monotony.
The heart of my children's high school was built in the 1893, with other additions added in 1913, 1940 and so on. It was deemed the most beautiful high school in the state in 2017, many of the original wooden floors and fireplaces having been preserved. Unfortunately countless other historical and beautiful homes and buildings were destroyed throughout the years.
To see beauty destroyed and replaced by ugly, cold heaps of concrete and steel irritates me no matter where it is. Then to add historical significance to the mix worsens it still.
Wonderful contribution
really interesting, would love if you could keep a series up like this
This kind of horrific building design and placement runs rampant in the US with those in charge of zoning and planning allowing giant concrete blocks that look like a child's rendition of a building. In the US we love to plow under and pave nature, build low quality homes, destroy history, deface the landscape...with the most mundane, sterile, institutional, bland, characterless, cold looking piles of concrete garbage you can imagine.
I guess you haven’t seen a lot of UK and European architecture from the 1950s to the 1980s, it’s just as ugly or easily worse.
Just think who those planers are, and how involved in local politics they are. I suspect corruption has a bit to do with it.
Westgate looked like a good advert to fight modern labour, socialism.
Socialism is never the answer
Dear God, soulless glass and concrete monstrosities designed by cruel soulless non-entities. Ah but who got stinking rich out of building the monstrosities? The planners old mates building company maybe?
I really hate to see people destroying tradition for modernity. Traditional buildings are beautiful and timeless, and modern buildings come and go out of style quicker than you can blink. Reject modernity, embrace tradition.
London had some pedestrian walkways around the city in 60s and your can some dead ends..
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All done deliberately to destroy newcastles beautiful architecture. Iv looked into all this my self it's a discrace. Look into the buildings around central station and what they used to look like. And you should look into newcastles city walls and what historians said about them. The walls of the city of Newcastle are the greatest and strongest of all the walled city's of England and most of the European towns and when you rip down The walls of a great city the people forget how great it was. And a Scottish historian said the walls of Newcastle were only bettered by the walls of constantinople and Jerusalem WOW
Dont forget the timing of these, there were a lot of brown envelopes flying about.
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You should look into the quarry hill flats on the edge of leeds city centre, I think you would find them very interesting
Newcastle is for sure a tragedy...
Destroyed Newcastle I am geordie born and bred
And what'll still be standing in 200 years time?
Only the old, properly built stuff.
Bloody councils
Maybe they will replace the grass with green concrete. That should be nearly as good.
Come to North Wales and visit the (almost) unspoiled town of Conwy. Then give us your opinion on the hideous (and now abandoned) public library - built over part of the city walls right up against the quay.
As you would expect, this happened in the USA also, but on a far grander scale. The difference was that there weren’t any buildings of the same age to destroy, but destruction there certainly was. The two main agents were the federally-funded national freeway system which coincided with the Urban Renewal project. This combination literally bulldozed and wiped out immense tracts of American cities, mostly in the 1960s.
My soul hurts
Thanks.
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I like 60s architecture, but good grief nobody thought any of those through
Eldon Square was painful to see.
Agreed. I really don't understand; if they want to build a horrible building somewhere; they should just do that, fine, but do so where nothing stands currently.
It's kind of insane that something like that is even legal.
How i can enjoy this video, when it make me rage?
Was Dan the Plan involved?
Can not hear you
Ewww what a horror !!
T. Dan Smith strikes again; and again, and again.
Seriously sad...... Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money..................
Wilf Burns, chief planning officer. T Dan Smith Newcastle city boss. Links to Poulson the crooked architect. follow the money.
Notice the last rendering with black woman and daughter front and clear. The original buildings aren’t the only thing being replaced and it’s made sure it is clear.