So many of the old buildings in the centre of Newcastle are being demolished to make way for high rise apartments so it is so nice to see some of old Newcastle still surviving.
Lovely architecture beautifully presented in b&w tones Babs, getting planning permission to demolish classic buildings is almost impossible in the UK unless in a unsafe/dangerous condition, most have to keep the facade with redesign internally allowed:)
@annied I love going to Newcastle, there is so much to photograph there. I think you would need more than one visit, so much to see.
@pcoulson If only it was as difficult to remove old buildings here. I have seen so many old buildings disappear and the history of a place lost thanks to the deep pockets of developers.
I remember we all thought the late Jack Munday was mad when he successfully saved the old buildings in Sydney 50 years ago.
Ian
@k9photo Thanks for the link Kate. I did know that this building was heritage listed but it took a lot of effort to achieve that.
@edorreandresen @pusspup @jeneurell @kjarn @ludwigsdiana @jamibann @maggiemae @casablanca @wakelys @sangwann @fayefaye @johnfalconer @abhijit @dutchothotmailcom @mittens @fishers @theredcamera @loweygrace @seattlite @happypat @bkbinthecity @craftymeg @yaorenliu @carolmw @thistle01 @gosia @haskar @aikiuser @busylady @helenhall @pyrrhula @cocobella @olivetreeann @carole_sandford Thanks, as Kate said this building is now heritage listed but it was a bit of a fight to save it. Unfortunately the developers have deep pockets and usually win in the fight between saving the old and building new high rise buildings.
@annied I love going to Newcastle, there is so much to photograph there. I think you would need more than one visit, so much to see.
@pcoulson If only it was as difficult to remove old buildings here. I have seen so many old buildings disappear and the history of a place lost thanks to the deep pockets of developers.