Ok folks, this thread is for anyone who's sick and tired of the rellentless, argumentitive, petty 'my cities better than your city' inter-city feuding that seems to be all that takes place in much of this section of the forum.

Seriously guys, step back from some of those threads once in a while and ask 'how many of these posts actually relate to buildings any more?' in some threads there's at least 4 personal snipes to every serious comment. What's the point? I had enough 'my dad's bigger than your dad' debates at school to not really want to spend my free time doing the 'grown up version' online thanks.

It's got so bad now that most people are genuinely surprised if you start praising any city other than your own... what's up with that?

So - this thread has a few simple rules, firstly and foremostly, you just gotta be positive about developments outside your own city. It really is that simple. Start a thread about a building you like in someone else's city and say why you like it. Secondly, if you don't like the building, don't bother posting about it. Seriously, there are so many threads where you can rant about how 'ugly, messy, short, tall, fat, thin, round, square etc etc' someone else's development is, but this isn't one of them. So please, only post a response if you've got something positive to say.

I'd really like to think that this forum is still about the buildings we love, and not about our precious egos... I guess this thread will test that out...

So, who's gonna kick us off?......... :banana:

http://aidanorourke.fileburst.com/lgx/EnmBirVicSqFtn1707.jpg

This is one of my favourite buildings in Birmingham, in one of Birmingham's most important public squares, Victoria Square. The Council House says to me; "hey, you're now at the very heart of this great city".

http://www.cotswoldimages.co.uk/cheltenham/images/FullSize/cheltenham-municipal-offices.jpg

.... & before anyone says Birmingham is YOUR home town, "you've missed the point FLD", I haven't, my home town is Cheltenham...... one of the best places to live in England, in my opinion!

Cheers FLD, (although you've kind of shot yourself in the foot by posting pictures of both the town you live in AND the town you were born in! But they were both positive, so I'll let ya off!)...

Ok, so I'll continue, I posted these pictures in the Birmingam thread a while ago, but they also belong here because it's one of my favorite buildings in the country at the moment, bold, beautiful, iconic and just down right fun! It's the Selfridges building...


http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3029/imgp2097ty7.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7306/imgp2098wa6.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7396/imgp2104xj3.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8782/imgp2107zz3.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7623/imgp2109qv8.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/49/asari3.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8823/imgp2110ao1.jpg

Still stunned by those pictures T0M, superb.

Liverpool - Liver Building. I still haven't seen it in person but it looks like it has some sort of dominance still.

Manchester - Um, town hall I guess. Very grand gothic building indeed.

Leeds - The town hall again because its the only building I can actually think of at the moment (apart from Clarence Dock but that isn't as good).

London - Too many to choose from.

Birmingham - Holloway Circus Tower
Leeds - Victoria Quarter
Manchester - CIS Building
Liverpool - Liver Building
Sheffield - Winter Gardens
London - HSBC Tower
Coventry - Telecom House (A recent introduction to this for me, but those following other threads will understand...)

Subliving.

London - St Pauls Cathedral
Birmingham - Town Hall
Manchester - Town Hall
Leeds - Town Hall
Liverpool - Liver building
Hmm spot a theme?
Btw does Liverpool have a Town Hall?

Manchester - Beetham
Liverpool - Liver Building
London - Wembley Stadium
Sheffield - Arts Tower
Brum - None (probably some old one I've never heard of)

Btw does Liverpool have a Town Hall?

Yeah, but for a reason I can't remember its quite small, strange considering it was built while Liverpool was the '2nd city', anyway its nice but dwarfed by Exchange Flags and not as impressive as other city town halls.

My faves:

London: Gherkin
http://www.supinfo.com/SupinfoCommonResources/London%20-%20Gherkin%20building.jpg

Liverpool: Port of Liverpool OR Cunard building (the middle one of the 3 graces, its the smallest but its long and imo very very elegant)
http://static.flickr.com/54/142157301_f96186f155.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=142157301&size=m)
or
http://static.flickr.com/62/197311262_eb4e5d6354.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dclay/197311262/)
sorry I cant choose, I know im crap arent I lol? maybe st georges hall?! sorry.

Manchester: Whatever this is I love it!
http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/manchester_britannia_hotel1_exterior.jpg

Birmingham: Selfridges
[for image see toms pics]

Leeds: I dont know any really so Ill say town Hall.
http://static.flickr.com/73/173678618_a167bece0f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sovietuk/173678618/)

** No pics are my own **

You can probably guess I like 'old' architecture (but love the gherkin, plus in London there are about a trillion amazing old buildings to choose from). I like the quality of it all, the grandeur. The fact that they have lasted 100+ years and aren't going anywhere soon and nothing will really be built with such quality and workmanship again.

My favourite building outside of Brum/London is CJC in Manchester, in fact if not for Selfridges it would be my favourite outside of London, if it wasn't for the Gherkin it would be my favourite buidling in the UK.

MCR: Express Networks Building
BPL: Blackpool Tower
LCR: Ashton Memorial
LPL: Stanley Dock
BHM: erm... cant think of anything...
LDS: Exchange Building
LDN: 1 Churchill Place
GGW: The Subway Network... I'll take the lot!

Yeah, but for a reason I can't remember its quite small, strange considering it was built while Liverpool was the '2nd city', anyway its nice but dwarfed by Exchange Flags and not as impressive as other city town halls.

It's also quite old, around 100 years older than the Manc, Leeds ones.
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Images/Liverpool-Town-Hall_tcm21-58109.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Liverpool_Town_Hall.JPG/800px-Liverpool_Town_Hall.JPG

Opened in 1754 and substantially amended and refurbished after a fire in 1795. Town hall is still pockmarked by cannon shot after being targeted by disgruntled sailors unhappy about a tax increase.

There is a musket shot in one of the timbers in the Old Crown Inn in Digbeth from a botched assassination attempt.

Small but perfectly formed some might say. I have seen that before actually, I didn't realise it was the town hall, could do with a bit of a clean-up though.. Intersesting tidbit about the cannon shot. I wish there marks from musket balls or somethin on a building near me.

London - House Of Commons
Leeds - Civic Hall
Manchester - Central Library
Newcastle - Grey Street (sic?)
Sheffield - Pop museum
Liverpool - Cunard Headquarters
Bradford - Listers Mill
Portsmouth - Spinnaker Tower

London,old St.Pauls..new Swiss Re
Manchester..old Central library..new Hilton Tower
Liverpool..old Angilcan Catherdral..new Beetham West?
Leeds..old Town Hall...new Bridgwater Place.
Birmingham..old Town hall ..new HCT

Also, Liverpool town hall is smaller than other, newer town halls because it served only as a ceremonial building, for receptions etc. Municipal offices etc were never part of the design. That's why the Municipal building was built down the street.

Liverpool - Liver Building or Port of Liverpool
Birmingham - Council House
Newcastle - Tyne Bridge
Leeds - Corn Exchange
Manchester - Hmmm. No one building really stands out for me, but I do generally like the Victorian architecture there...........Hang on, I've got it, the Imperial War Museum North!

Birmingham - Holloway Circus Tower
Leeds - Victoria Quarter
Manchester - CIS Building
Liverpool - Liver Building
Sheffield - Winter Gardens
London - HSBC Tower
Coventry - Telecom House (A recent introduction to this for me, but those following other threads will understand...)

Subliving.

Telecom House? The tower that is now Ramada? Interesting choice. Why, may I ask?

I can't really think of anything that is my fav in Nottingham at the moment..... :ohno:

The council house is quite nice....

http://static.flickr.com/71/222929076_54e1d6d7f1_b.jpg

Leeds Town hall

http://www.arikah.com/commons/en/1/1d/Leeds_Rathaus.jpg

St Pauls Cathedral

http://arglist.com/photos/20040918-008s.jpg

Dundee maggie Centre

http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/maggiescentre/maggie2.jpg

Salisbury Cathedral

http://www.qedata.se/bilder/panoramor/salisbury-panorama.gif

Cardiff Castle
Leeds Town Hall
Greenwich, London Royal Naval college
Manchester city Library
Birmingham Museum / Council House
Newcastle Tyne Bridge / Sage
Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower
Havent been to Liverpool but i would say Liver Building
Glasgow University
Edingburgh Castle (not because it is pretty or a real castle but because of its stunning location)
Brighton pier

Telecom House? The tower that is now Ramada? Interesting choice. Why, may I ask?

In another thread, someone tried to justify Coventry having a better skyline than Leeds by mentioning Telecom House. I'm afraid I was being rather sarcastic. Feel free to slap me on the wrists for it. :(
I can't really think of anything that is my fav in Nottingham at the moment..... :ohno:

The council house is quite nice....

Did you read the point of this thread? Favourite building in other people's cities, mate.

Subliving.

Did you read the point of this thread? Favourite building in other people's cities, mate.

Subliving.

the title says... fav building in YOUR city... does this mean me? or am i saying "your city" in the sense that i'm refering to another persons city.

the title says... fav building in YOUR city... does this mean me? or am i saying "your city" in the sense that i'm refering to another persons city.

How about you just read the first post of the thread, then read some posts that other people have written. Maybe this will give you an idea of what to do, rather than just taking any opportunity to tell everyone how great Nottingham is.

Subliving.

How about you just read the first post of the thread, then read some posts that other people have written. Maybe this will give you an idea of what to do, rather than just taking any opportunity to tell everyone how great Nottingham is.

Subliving.

meh, i guess

Leeds = town hall (probably the only thing)
manchester = beetham
birmingham = selfridges
liverpool = liver building
london = that tampon building

ect...

I think Im going to change my post later. Ill snoop around the leeds forum for a nice building because I think the town hall is a bit ugly. Its all good until you get to that wierd dome attempt on top, it looks badly proportioned, almost 'stretched' upwards. Nottinghams town hall is nicer.

Leeds forumers got any suggestions?

Leeds forumers got any suggestions?

Have a look at the Victoria Quarter, or the Corn Exchange, Kirkgate Market, Park Square, Central Library, Civic Hall (I forgot about that one!!!), Parkinson Building of Leeds Uni, loads to look at! Could you do the same for us ta?

Subliving.

Nice one.

For Liverpool try: Liver building, cunard building, port of liverpool building, st. georges hall, north western hotel, tower buildings, exchange flags, martins bank building, anything on william brown street, theres a few for starters.

Northwestern Hotel twiz. Throw in Oriel Chambers, the cathedrals, Victoria Building and India Building while you're at it. :cheers:

Wow! The Victoria Building is stunning! Does it have any relation at all to the Palace of Westminster, or is it just me that is seeing things?

Subliving.

Nope. It's one of the masterpieces of Alfred Waterhouse, who also designed Manc town hall.

http://www.liverpooltour.co.uk/victoria_building/victoria_building.jpg

Nope. It's one of the masterpieces of Alfred Waterhouse, who also designed Manc town hall.

I think it's a stunning piece of design there! The deep red colour of the stone seems to give it that little bit extra compared to Manchester's town hall.

Subliving.

http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/images/nwhall/NorthWesternHotelLarge.jpg
Noeth Western Hotel

I'm surprised no one has said the Victoria Law Courts in Birmingham yet! But it does need someone to pull out the weeds first.

I were just scrollin down the page thinking about the Victoria Law Courts, there are a few nice terracotta buildings in Brum.

this building?
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/178.jpg

or this?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/177.jpg

The first one. Though the second is quite nice as well.

http://www.liverpooltour.co.uk/victoria_building/victoria_building.jpg
That's absolutely stunning.

Most impressive, I say :)

Heres some Buildings from Bristol

The Granary
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/21/182137_a2aa58cd.jpg

Council House
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/00/19/001935_a8d19c8b.jpg

Bristol Catheral
http://www.crosswindstrio.com/images/BDS-Bristol%20Cathedral.jpg

Colston Hall
http://www.nowt2do.co.uk/images/full/colston%20hall.jpg

Wells Memorial
http://john.doucette.com/photos/Bristol/Bristol-pic01-med.jpg

Victoria Rooms
http://encyclopedia.quickseek.com/images/Victoria_Rooms_(750px).jpg


St Mary Redciliffe
http://www.tonyhowell.co.uk/stmaryredcliffe.jpg

Clifton Suspension Bridge
http://www.westernaspect.com/images/bridge_night_2.jpg

Royal West Of England Academy
http://www.tonyhowell.co.uk/new/4357RWA.jpg

Britsh Commenwealth Museum
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/gallery/2006/04/24/britempirecommonmus3.jpg

Temple Meads
http://www.ingenious.org.uk/media/4.0_SAC/webimages/1996/_703/8_BT/F_9/1996_7038_BTF_9187_3.jpg

And the SS Great Britain (Now how many citys have a Award Winning Museum Ship/Building, It Won Best Museum in Europe in 2006)
http://community.iexplore.com/photos/journal_photos/DSCF0097(3).JPGhttp://community.iexplore.com/photos/journal_photos/DSCF0106(2).JPG

Theres loads more wicked buildings in Bristol but it would take me ages to list them all... Do remember that Bristol was the second most important city in the UK (Commenly called the "Second Capital") during the war and was Bombed almost as bad as London... No other city in the UK took as much damage during the war as London And Bristol yet we still have some really nice buildings...

Bristol has now climbed its way back up the ladder as being a Very important city in the UK and will only get better... Come and pay a visit and see for yourself... Bristol is also one of the "Capital Of Culture" citys...

Birmingham: Town Hall
Manchester: Town Hall (really really Nice Building)
Liverpool: Liver Building (seems to be everyones choise, I dont really like Liverpool though)
Cardiff: The Millenium Building (One with those Massive Letters On the Outside)
Bristol: Wells Memorial Building, Bristol Cathedral Or Victoria Rooms (One of these three, Cant put my finger on which one)
London: St Pauls Cathedral (the rest of London is OK..)
Leeds: Town Hall
Sheffield: None
Nottingham: Town Hall (The one in Market Square)

Thats about it...

I love Bristol but its 'favourite buildings' in OTHER cities isnt it? :)

If you dont mind me asking how come you did'nt chose any buildings from Leeds and Sheffield?

I love Bristol but its 'favourite buildings' in OTHER cities isnt it? :)

Yeah I know dude, thats why I have put my List at the Bottom of Page... Damn I forgot Cardiff... I thought cardiff was WICKED though... its cleaned up and looks so much nicer now... It actaully looks like a Capital City... Whats that building with the Massive Letters of the outside of it "The Millenium Building" or somthing... And also some nice buildings in the Area which looks like the town hall and the Courts... Nice City...

P.S There are so many WOMEN in Cardiff... :)

If you dont mind me asking how come you did'nt chose any buildings from Leeds and Sheffield?

I dont like sheffield at all.. Went there, Got bored and left... Its not that nice a city I dont think...

Leeds Town Hall is pretty nice though but thats about it... I Dont really like the north that much... Manchester is ok and Birmingham is ok to but I prefer the South of England as I spend most of my time in Bristol and London... Mind you I dont like Reading and Swindon yet they are in the south too...

Hmmm, im confusing myself... :lol:

I think you are quite rude. If you dont like the north and Liverpool, Sheffield I think you should'nt really say it. It can offend people. If you got bored in Sheffield you obviously did'nt give it a chance. I have lived here all my life and there are still things that I have yet to see and that surprise me.

I used to live in the south. The architecture in the north is of higher quality generally. Theres a few good ones in the south, but pretty much all the cities are destroyed somewhere with ugly buildings. Bristol has some nice buildings, but ive always thought of it as a bit of a backwards city. Most cities, mainly in the north but some in the south (Parts of London, Portsmouth) have regenerated; Bristol's just stayed the same and rested on its laurels. How can you say the Town Hall is all in Leeds anyway. What about Kirkgate Market/CornX/City Square/Civic Hall/The Headrow buildings/Victoria Quarter/Princes Exchange/Park Row/Estates/Tower Works/Calls.

I agree, those who say that the town hall is all there is in Leeds have obviously not been there, The civic hall is just as beatiful and in some senses has more of an impact then the town hall due to Millenium square. Also inside the corn exchange you see a wonderful example of Victorian architectural brilliance. I wouldn't really expect more from someone from the south, make too many sweeping generalisations about the north and are up their own a**holes.

Yes guys, but what buildings do you like in *other people's* cities? Lets not turn this thread into a my-cock-is-bigger-than-yours thread. It's one of the few that isn't, so far.

Subliving.

Sheffield - Winter Gardens

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/125727574_04d8befd2c_o.jpg

I dont like sheffield at all.. Went there, Got bored and left... Its not that nice a city I dont think...

Leeds Town Hall is pretty nice though but thats about it... I Dont really like the north that much... Manchester is ok and Birmingham is ok to but I prefer the South of England as I spend most of my time in Bristol and London... Mind you I dont like Reading and Swindon yet they are in the south too...

Hmmm, im confusing myself... :lol:

Sound's a bit snobbish to me. I don't see how you can generalise 'the north' like that. And since when has Birmingham been in the north?

I like Bristol, because of all the wonderfull victorian/georgian buildings, but last time I went (about 6 months ago), nothing had changed since the time before, so I think i'm gonna have to agree Leeds No. 1, that Bristol seems to be resting on it's behind in terms of regeneration. (An before you fire back, I know there's some projects going on in Bristol, they just didn't seem very evident when I was there.)

Anyway. For the sake of the thread;

Leeds: Probably the Corn exchange
Manchester: Not sure what it's called, but it's the big victorian university building on the northen (I think) edge of the campus
Liverpool: Liver building
Birmingham: I wasn't too keen on Selfridges when I saw it in the flesh, so it's gonna be the Council house.
Cardiff: Can't make up my mind.

I'm afraid I don't know Newcastle, or Glasgow enough to pick one.

Why cant you make up your mind for Cardiff? Why has hardly anyopne given their favourite Cardiff building? is there something wrong with my city or have you never been here?

^^Nah. It wasn't a bad thing. There's just quite a few nice buildings. The university buildings, and civic centre are really nice. But then there's the opera house and the welsh assembly building. And a great little norwegian (I think) church, right on the waters edge.

I think a lot of English people have very little experience of Wales in general. I do apologise for my own ignorance, after just a little research I think that my favourite building in Cardiff is the Welsh Assembly Building. It looks incredibly light and delicate compared to a lot of the very bulky structures which seem to be the fashion of the UK in general.

Subliving.

The Millennium Stadium is the best thing in Cardiff. It's where Wolves thrashed Sheffield United in the 2003 playoff final and so it obviously means a lot to all Wolves fans.

Anyway, some more favourites...

London - Palace of Westminster
Birmingham - BT Tower
Wolverhampton - Molineux Stadium
Manchester - Town Hall
Liverpool - Royal Liver Building
Sheffield - Town Hall
Leeds - Town Hall
Glasgow - Science Centre Tower

here are mine

Bristol- The Granary
Liverpool- Port of Liverpool building
Manchester- that one posted by Twiz which i also don't know the name of
Birmingham- Can't decide between selfridges and i think its called the exchange building

Sheffield- The Winter gardens
Newcastle- The sage
London- Too many to choose but old- Westminster palace
new- The Gherkin
Edinbrugh- The castle- although most of the buildings here are outstanding
Nottingham- That one on the square with the dome, the only one really
Cardiff- The civic halls (just beats the millenium stadium because of the bitter memory i have there from the Watford match :ohno:)

In Liverpool I would choose the neo-classical masterpiece- St Georges Hall...

http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/St_Georges_Hall.jpg

Or one of the two massive cathedrals. The choice is tough.

Manchester- The City Tower
Leeds - Town Hall or the market (wow!!)
Sheffield - Town Hall
Birmingham - Rotunda
Glasgow - The whole lot! Love it!
Newcastle - Town Hall
London - All!!

London: So many!? Erm. Midland Hotel (is that its name? St. Pancras Station)
Birmingham: Selfridges; dont think theres much contest- lots of nice but not outstanding buildings.
Leeds: Kirkgate Market
Glasgow: Central Station or Armadillo or Kelvinhall
Sheffield: Winter Gardens
Bradford: City Hall
Liverpool: Royal Liver Building
Edinburgh: Castle
Manchester: Town Hall
Bristol: Temple Meads.

For some of them though, there are few outstanding. Alot of the architecture is nice; but nothing striking. Edinburgh, Bristol and Sheffield I think fall into those. London and Glasgow have endless.

Hey you are missing Cardiff ^^^^^ grrrr lol im on a misiion to educate
if you dont know any choose one of these on my Cardiff civic center page

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=421369

Sound's a bit snobbish to me. I don't see how you can generalise 'the north' like that. And since when has Birmingham been in the north?

I like Bristol, because of all the wonderfull victorian/georgian buildings, but last time I went (about 6 months ago), nothing had changed since the time before, so I think i'm gonna have to agree Leeds No. 1, that Bristol seems to be resting on it's behind in terms of regeneration. (An before you fire back, I know there's some projects going on in Bristol, they just didn't seem very evident when I was there.)

Anyway. For the sake of the thread;

Leeds: Probably the Corn exchange
Manchester: Not sure what it's called, but it's the big victorian university building on the northen (I think) edge of the campus
Liverpool: Liver building
Birmingham: I wasn't too keen on Selfridges when I saw it in the flesh, so it's gonna be the Council house.
Cardiff: Can't make up my mind.

I'm afraid I don't know Newcastle, or Glasgow enough to pick one.

Im not being rude by saying that i dont like the north too much... Its my opinion and your welcome to yours And Birmingham is in the Midlands I know but its north to me (Bristol and London) so I just put that its in the north, I do appolgise...

Also you say theres not much evidence of work being done here??? Theres a Massive 1 Billion Pound Regeneration project which is the Biggest Retail Project ever in the UK going on SLAP BANG in the the CENTER of the city... Without being rude, You must have walked around with your eyes closed, because seriously theres so many Cranes and Building work going on its NUTS... the Temple Quarter is also another Project which is going on and this is also in close proximity to the Center... Then thes Colston Hall (To be fair that was not being worked on six months ago) and Bristol Arena, Temple Meads, Quarkers Quarter... BRISTOL has changed so much in my lifetime and im only 20 years old... St Mary Le Port Project is another... Ferzils Quay another... My god theres so much going on here theres no way you could have not seen any building work... More Projects include The Harbourside and Docks, The Bristol Royal Infermary (also known as The BRI), New Bus Station and Magistrates Courts... Theres so many projects going on that I thouught I would just list some websites below to give you a idea...

Temple Gate:
http://www.ballymore.co.uk/site/ba_frameset.php

Bristol Harbourside:
http://www.bristol-harbourside.co.uk/default.asp

Bristol Cabot Quarter:
http://www.bristolalliance.co.uk/default.asp?PageID=1

Temple Quarter:
http://www.templequarter.com/

Broad Quay:
http://www.aww-uk.com/ProjectPage.asp?name=mixed+use&pgno=1&intprojectid=429

Pro Cathedral:
http://www.aww-uk.com/ProjectPage.asp?name=mixed+use&pgno=1&intprojectid=844

Colston Hall:
http://www.colstonhall.org/redevelopment

These are only some of the regeneration projects going on... Thers still so much more I could put in... You say that you were here six months ago, well the Bristol Cabot Quarter has been going on for the past year and a half and the website has webcams on it so obviously you didnt really see much of Bristol At All, after all it is a really big city so you might have only gone to a area which was nowhere near Central Bristol. Or gone to a area which was the main Part of that District of Bristol you were in and thought is was the Center... I dont know exactly where you went but you deffinatly have not seen BRISTOL at all...

Im know that other citys also do have great projects but I dont deny this... And neither should you...

:ohno:

Subliving.

I think you are quite rude. If you dont like the north and Liverpool, Sheffield I think you should'nt really say it. It can offend people. If you got bored in Sheffield you obviously did'nt give it a chance. I have lived here all my life and there are still things that I have yet to see and that surprise me.


He's not being rude its his opinion, which he's entitled too.

Having lived in sheffield for about 20 out of my 22 years alive i still like the city but it has many flaws which im sure in a few years wont be there.

He's not being rude its his opinion, which he's entitled too.

Yeah yeah yea :|

Not that I care what he thinks but you tend to keep opinions like that to yourself.

Yeah yeah yea :|

Not that I care what he thinks but you tend to keep opinions like that to yourself.

Its a FORUM!!! Everything you say about anything else is a OPINION!!!

Surly thats understandable...

^^ Not entirely. I mean what is 'a OPINON'? Some sort of French fruit?

Oui.

^^ Not entirely. I mean what is 'a OPINON'? Some sort of French fruit?

Yes lets skip past the reason you actually joined this argument and correct spelling mistakes... if it makes you happy I have corrected the spelling… Be sure to let me know weather or not what I have written today is a proper sentence or just a fragment…

IDIOT!!!

Whether*

Yes lets skip past the reason you actually joined this argument and correct spelling mistakes... if it makes you happy I have corrected the spelling… Be sure to let me know weather or not what I have written today is a proper sentence or just a fragment…

IDIOT!!!

Aww, I was merely being jokey but some people take things a touch too far. And there was me thinking that Bristol folk were some of the nicest in the country.

Don't tell me, you're going to lose it with twiz now...

Whether*

Its spelt TWAT not TWIZ!!!

On the current topic, I thought this was quite funny too...

grrrr lol im on a misiion to educate


Hope you don't take this as seriously as the other guys, Cardiff. I just thought it was amusing!

:lol:

Subliving.

Its spelt TWAT not TWIZ!!!

It's*

:lol:

It's*

:hilarious

Favourite Building in;

Manchester - The HSBC building (dunno where it is, or what it's officially called, love it tho'. Anyone got a pic maybe?)
Liverpool - Liver building, my favourite building in the UK.
Leeds - Town Hall, very beautiful. Best looking town hall in the UK outside Greenock.

http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/Manchester_Midland_Bank.jpg

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http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/Manchester_Midland_Bank.jpg

:drool:

http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/Manchester_Midland_Bank.jpg

That's bootiful! I think we have something like that on Bennetts Hill here in Brum. The birthplace of the Midland Bank - absorbed into HSBC a while back. Lloyds was started in Birmingham on Dale End too, originally as Taylor and Lloyds, but that was merged with TSB - hence Lloyds TSB.

http://www.nanophys.ethz.ch/members/meier/moscow/115_1536.jpg

Do you reckon the Liver Building provided some inspiration for this

that looks kind of soviet, where is it?

Moscow State University isn't it? :dunno:

Isaac, I'd say that's pushing it :).

It's got a Liver building on each wing.

my favourite building in birmingham, is the hyatt building.. i love its reflectiness :lol: and its dark blue glazing.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/flyingtackle/hyatt2.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/flyingtackle/Hyatt.jpg

I know what you mean there. It's a 'proper' 'scraper with all the glass and shineyness.

Subliving.

Showing buildings in your city isn't exactly the point of the thread is it though really :)

This is a new discovery for me.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/31/183174_77016c34.jpg
Magnificent

Tocky Greek Orthodox? :?

Showing buildings in your city isn't exactly the point of the thread is it though really :)

Technically, Walsall is not part of Birmingham. Walsall is a metropolitan borough.

true erebus, but the guy is right i actually didnt read the thread name right and assumed it was our own cities, sorry!
so my favourite building outside the west mids is the bridgewater house in leeds

my favourite building in birmingham, is the hyatt building.. i love its reflectiness :lol: and its dark blue glazing.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/flyingtackle/hyatt2.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/flyingtackle/Hyatt.jpg

The first night of our Honeymoon was on the 23rd floor of the Hyatt .... ahh, memories!

The first night of our Honeymoon was on the 23rd floor of the Hyatt .... ahh, memories!

well thank god the building does reflect!!!!!!! :lol:

you wnet to Birmingham for your honeymoon?

That's bootiful! I think we have something like that on Bennetts Hill here in Brum. The birthplace of the Midland Bank - absorbed into HSBC a while back. Lloyds was started in Birmingham on Dale End too, originally as Taylor and Lloyds, but that was merged with TSB - hence Lloyds TSB.

Only joined the site a couple of months ago,so just catching up with some of the threads WORLDWIDE that I can supply some information on.(Unless I've lost THE thread somewhere along the way:nuts:)

Lloyds Dale End. We did an extensive article on this in conjunction with Birmingham Libraries a year ago. We=Quakers,of whom a few were partners in the original Lunar Society after whom the Birmingham site on SSC is named.

The article is in the Birmingham Historian magazine. Edition no.28 Spring 2007.
There is a photo! But the photo ain't ours to paste up,we just did the words but members can resource the edition on Floor 6 of Birmingham Central Library.

There you go.:)

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6443/synagogue1we3.jpg


http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7043/liverpoolspekehall13we.jpg


http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/8004/indiabuildings4kl.jpg

Tocky Greek Orthodox? :?

That's what I thought,that's go to be Toxteth surely?

Cheating a little bit here, but as I haven't lived there for 10 years - and I think this is one of the most under-recognised buildings (as you can probably tell by the lack of decent images on Google!) here... May I present the splendid Barnsley Town Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnsley_Town_Hall)

http://www.robneilson.co.uk/images/pic1.gif
http://www.barnsley2day.co.uk/images/regent%20st.jpg
http://www.barnsleyandfamily.com/thall_ve.jpg

Other favourites of mine (in no particular order)

Blackpool Tower
Portsmouth - Spinnaker Tower
Liverpool - Liver Building
London - St. Pauls Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The MI5 Building, The Gherkin.
York Minster
+ Anything and everythng made by Mr. Brunel!

My current regional fave is that huge bad boy in Hull, can't remember it's name though! Battersea Power Station will always remain the greatest building on earth for as long as it stands.

Manchester - The HSBC building (dunno where it is, or what it's officially called, love it tho'. Anyone got a pic maybe?)

I assume you mean the one on King Street?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/460088212_7d1d64ae5c.jpg?v=0

my favourites today are

http://www.roninsoft.com/_nordic/cityhall_glasgow.jpg
Glasgow - city hall

http://www.dsphotographic.com/g2/16076-3/Beetham+Tower+-+004.jpg
http://www.solarcentury.com/var/cache/texttoimage/imageobject/e/d/c/edce79be7bf3af9a7bcc3c08dea901e9/close_up_of_the_complete_cis_tower_imagelarge-stamp.jpg
Manchester - Beetham Manc or CIS

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40537000/jpg/_40537707_leeds_tower300.jpg
Leeds - this thing

http://www.citychoir.org.uk/images/birmingham_town_hall.jpg
Birmingham - town hall

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/60176825_64b1fdeb9c.jpg
Cardiff - Opera house, millenium thingy

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/stewartbale/graphics/large/martins_bank_exterior.jpg
http://www.downtownliverpool.org/images/index/martins_bank_l.jpg
Liverpool - Martins Bank bdg

Yeah I like that Manc building too, that whole area, parts of the city remind me of Glasgow and Liverpool.

Manchester: Not sure what it's called, but it's the big victorian university building on the northen (I think) edge of the campus

I'm not too sure which one you mean.

Owens College Building, Oxford Road:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/142009515_b5c54a8e6e.jpg?v=0

Sackville Street Building:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/1488713961_18bd0029e6.jpg?v=0

I assume you meant the second one?

Manchester- that one posted by Twiz which i also don't know the name of

It's the Britannia Hotel, formerly the Watts Warehouse.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/544514325_27e6ce371c.jpg?v=0

That Owens College Building in Oxford Road is similar to the one in Liverpool University only our one's red,they must have had the same architect? Waterhouse was it.

^^ It was, he did Manchester Town Hall too

^^ It was, he did Manchester Town Hall too


He's from Liverpool him.:)

My current regional fave is that huge bad boy in Hull, can't remember it's name though! Battersea Power Station will always remain the greatest building on earth for as long as it stands.

would that be "The Deep" ?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/IMG_053589.JPG/800px-IMG_053589.JPG

or do you have something else in mind ? church, hospital, city hall, guildhall ?

^^ Why does that building remind me of a seal?

would that be "The Deep" ?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/IMG_053589.JPG/800px-IMG_053589.JPG

or do you have something else in mind ? church, hospital, city hall, guildhall ?

Not that, the huge old building, city hall or the guildhall I imagine, it has a huge, long facade if I remember correctly.

Its the guildhall. I remember you saying so on the streetscape thread some time ago.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/16/23239305_b3b8b0f47a_b.jpg

Interesting, its not entirely dissimilar (domes aside) to how the Clyde Port Authority Building in Glasgow was intended to look, if it had ever been finished

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1167/1396707653_bbc0b65c8c_b.jpg

Birmingham: pretty much the whole of Colmore Row.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/ColmoreRowBirmingham.jpg/800px-ColmoreRowBirmingham.jpg

Manchester: the fantastic new CJC.
http://p4.p.pixnet.net/albums/userpics/4/1/312841/1180964881.jpg

Leeds: an awesome piece of Urban Design, Bridgewater Place.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x194/Leeds_John/IMG_3325.jpg

Liverpool: ok, hit me for being obvious but The Liver Building.
http://static.flickr.com/45/129545726_70c7386b68_o.jpg

Theres the cores, now for my Neighbour Cities.

Brighton: the central station still gives off that 'railway age' feel and romance. Here is Brighton Station.
http://dewi.ca/trains/2004/brighton/pict0000.jpg

Southampton: Southampton doesnt have much in the way of great architecture (bar a few gems dotted around) trust me I have explored, but the Airportesque West Quay shopping centre is fantastic.
http://www.visit-southampton.co.uk/dbimgs/West%20Quay%20and%20old%20walls%20057.jpg

wwhatt about Cardiff?

Mine are:

Birmingham- Colomore row.
Liverpool- The liver building.
Manchester- Town Hall.
Leeds- Not sure maybe Town hall dont know much about leeds.
London-Too many to choose from.
Portsmouth- Spinnaker tower.
Sheffield- Not sure but from what I have saw the Town hall.
Cardiff- Opera house.

I think youll find the spinaker tower in Portsmouth Brummyboy92!

Mine are:

Birmingham- Colomore row.
Liverpool- The liver building.
Manchester- Town Hall.
Leeds- Not sure maybe Town hall dont know much about leeds.
London-Too many to choose from.
Brighton- Spinnaker tower.
Sheffield- Not sure but from what I have saw the Town hall.
Cardiff- Opera house.

Eh? lol, Portsmouth dude!

Cardiff: Ah yes, sorry, I dont know what my favourite is, probably one of those arcades you show us. I love those things!

Oh my god lol, why the hell did I think it was in Brighton!

Interesting thread!

Liverpool-Anfield. The way it sits there so big and sparkling amongst the terraced housing is really interesting. Plus it represents what the city is most famous for.

Nottingham-That city hall square thing..Seen a bit of it recently in trade magazines. It looks really great-the finest city hall and square in the UK

Sheffield-The winter gardens were interesting, but actually a let down inside. Nothing overly stood out, although parkhill flats are interesting. Nice city overall though.

Leeds-No idea really, but I think it has a nice city hall, and some of those new 'scrapers look good

Manchester-Beetham tower just looks so unique

Caaardiff-hmm, I love the castle for the stunning views of it that pop up as you walk around the city..Millennium stadium, BT Tower and Millennium centre too.

London-so many really. Probably Canary Wharf though..just blocky and stunning, even if it is a big monument to Thatcherism! Tate Modern is great too.

Birmingham-some tall office block I saw there in the city centre..Villa Park is nice too. Nice to see an architectural effort on the newer stands. Definately not bloody Selfreidges..YUCK!

Bristol-Architecture generally is good, but nothing stands out. Maybe St Mary Redcliffe Church

Swansea-Not a building, The beautiful natural sweep of the Bay overwhelm them all.

Newcastle-A real architectural gem of a city it seems-The bridge, that glass domey thing and the art place that was a mill or something look great.

Edinburgh-nothing stands out-the whole city looks nice though

Glasgow-I'm afraid I wouldn't really know.

Newport-The civic centre clock tower building-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Newportciviccentre.jpg

Hull-that glassy thing by the water.

^^ Good list.

Here's mine. Apart from Liverpool (where i was taken as a kid and can't really remember)and Newcastle i've been everywhere else.

Liverpool - Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Nottingham - University of Nottingham Student Union

Sheffield- Parkhill flats.

Leeds - University of Leeds (building with clock in logo)

Manchester- Owens College Building, Oxford Road

Cardiff- Millennium Centre.

London -Gherkin / Dome / British Library.

Bristol - Wills Memorial Building

Newcastle- the Baltic.

Edinburgh - the castle (if I can have that?)

Glasgow - apart from city itself ;) I love the University tower and the Royal Exchange in Royal Exchange Square.

Belfast - City Hall

Martins Bank Building - Water Street, Liverpool.
Former Midland Bank - King Street, Manchester.
Queens Hotel - City Square, Leeds.
Scottish Legal Life Building - Bothwell St, Glasgow.

http://www.nanophys.ethz.ch/members/meier/moscow/115_1536.jpg

Do you reckon the Liver Building provided some inspiration for this


Royal Liver Building

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Liver_Building

from wiki:

The building remains the head office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. It is reputed to be the gothic inspiration for both the Manhattan Municipal Building in New York and the Seven Sisters in Moscow.



Seven Sisters, Moscow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_%28Moscow%29



Moscow State University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_State_University

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1857/livermoscowstateuniversuc2.jpg



Hotel Ukraina
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotel_Ukraina&action=edit

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1240/liverhotelukrainiaxi1.jpg



Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Russia

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6136/liverministryodforiegnafq7.jpg



Hotel Leningradskaya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Leningradskaya

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6663/liverhotelleningradskaygb1.jpg



Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotelnicheskaya_Embankment

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4493/liverkotelincheskayaembaq6.jpg



Kudrinskaya Square Building
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kudrinskaya_Square_Building&action=edit

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2378/liverkudrinskayasquarebis2.jpg



Red Gates Administrative Building
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Ministry_of_Heavy_Industry

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/8553/liverredgatesbuilding1yf8.jpg

The Royal Liver Building is said to have been inspired by The Royal London Building both architecturally and by name.

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/royallondon.htm

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/photos/royalondon.jpg

The UNESCO World Heritage Report says otherwise (not surprisingly).

They say:



Royal Liver Building

It is notable as one of Britain's first multi-storey reinforced concrete framed buildings. Stylistically unique in England, it is more akin to the early tall buildings of America such as the Allegheny Court House (1884) by H. H. Richardson and the Garrick (formerly Schiller) Theatre by Adler and Sullivan, with eclectic Baroque, art nouveau and Byzantine influences in its modelling.

http://www.liverpoolworldheritage.com/visitingthewhs/areas/pierhead/royaliverbuildings.asp

The Royal Liver Building is said to have been inspired by The Royal London Building both architecturally and by name

It has also been said by many, many more far reputable sources, that it was inspired by the Chicago school of architecture. Also, it was probably (but don't quote me on this) named after the Royal Liver Friendly Society (now Royal Liver Assurance) who built, own and occupy the building. :cheers:

You could also infer that inspiration was taken from what was happening in Glasgow, notably the various commercial warehouses of Alexander Thomson and JJ Burnett (1850s onward), and more specifically Burnett & Campbell's Athenaeum Theatre (1891), Salmon & Gillespie's St Vincent Chambers (aka 'The Hatrack', 1899) and their early hennebique construction Lion Chambers (1904) or even the earlier Anderson's Central Station [hotel] (1882) and Barclay's Greenock Municipal Buildings (1881).

But. And its a big but. It would be a futile academic exercise, much like any one city trying to lay claim to the progenesis of the grid system.

The Liver Building is Liverpools: a product of what was happening in the city at the time and a reaction to the specific local needs and constraints. There is no one influence that can be singled out, other than the city itself :)

The main influence between Liverpool school of architecture and the Chicago school was Chicago being inspired by Liverpool... but then, obviously, doing much, much more!

Aye. Nobody ever mentions the likes of Peter Ellis on these forums, Sebo.

16 Cook St
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/buildings/editions/images/ron02.jpg
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/index.html?cof=FORID%3A11&cx=017056888415199396380%3Abtxh81cywla&q=oriel+chambers&sa=Search
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/buildings/editions/007.html

Oriel Chambers
http://*************************/liverpool/jpgs/liverpool_building_aw201007_175.jpg
http://*************************/liverpool/oriel_chambers.htm
http://www.liverpoolarchitecture.com/tours/buildings/building.php?id=25

dont make me pull construction technique rank on you again ;) :lol:

Hello all on the Sheffield sub-section we have a poll running for the best new building in Sheffield! thought it might be good if we got a different view from other cities! here`s the linkhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=782502

Cool idea

Manchester: Lancaster House


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3135567566_c5c0180ed5.jpg?v=1230227312


Liverpool: White Star Line Offices, Albion House (Streaky Bacon Building)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2868521058_b92a69c2c0.jpg?v=0


Birmingham: 11 Brindley Place


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/3171357225_d709a4bbc5.jpg?v=0


Leeds: Civic Hall


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/366317892_dfd5595389.jpg?v=0


Glasgow: Glasgow School of Art (worthy of two pics)


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/197483727_2a34527dc5.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2253143733_fa643015a5.jpg?v=0


Cardiff: Senedd


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/381783849_27f6f52910.jpg?v=0


And one for my hometown, Lloyds of London:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/146208621_1833d6c91e.jpg?v=0

^^


Newcastle: St. Nicholas' Cathedral


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2526089024_e38aa21223.jpg?v=0


Sheffield: Winter Gardens


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/118704340_bb86fb7ef8.jpg?v=0


Bristol: Clifton Suspension Bridge (one of my favourite structures in the world)


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/66/197536109_7c70359c4c.jpg?v=1153785732


Edinburgh: Scott Monument


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2863288562_38f5bc7789.jpg?v=0

Interesting pick, I used to think this was a big sweet shop when I was a kid! It needs a bit of attention as its looking very tired these days, which is sad. Maybe someone will turn it into a Titanic theme hotel?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2868521058_b92a69c2c0.jpg?v=0

Maybe someone will turn it into a Titanic theme hotel?



Or maybe something decent?



;)

Or maybe something decent?



;)

:lol: well it's offices at the moment but its mostly empty IIRC. I'd rather see it in use than falling to bits!

Interesting pick, I used to think this was a big sweet shop when I was a kid! It needs a bit of attention as its looking very tired these days, which is sad. Maybe someone will turn it into a Titanic theme hotel?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2868521058_b92a69c2c0.jpg?v=0

I know, it's a bit of a random choice, but I've got a soft-spot for it. It's got so much character and I love the red-and-white colour scheme. Sad to hear that it's looking a bit tired these days, hopefully they'll find a new use for it over the next few years and give it a makeover.

Reminds me a bit of these buildings, just a stone's throw from the Houses of Parliament (the same architect?):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/1543054423_36d0d58a3c_b.jpg

and this
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Q6WcZRypAhw/RlDa0d2Ar4I/AAAAAAAAAMU/bTh1ZyG3b8U/London+MISC+113.jpg
the old Scotland Yard

The top was blown off the White Star building in WWII. You can notice the repair line on that pic if you look carefully. Slightly different colour brick and slightly less detail.

How the gable used to look

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/1470851506_ac78d2bb2f_o.jpghttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/473723164_2317d63abf.jpg?v=0


pictures from editorctrip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophertgeorge/)


Architects Richard Norman Shaw & James Francis Doyle.


James Francis Doyle also designed the Royal Insurance building in Liverpool

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Insurance_Building_Liverpool.jpg/497px-Royal_Insurance_Building_Liverpool.jpg

Based mostly on what I've seen on this site my list is as follows (apologies for lack of photos)-

Bristol - Granary building. A funny place Bristol - some stunning stuff and some very, very nice suburbs but quite a lot of it's best architecture is drowning in a sea of shit (Temple Meads station is a case in point...)

Portsmouth - Spinnaker. I worked in Portsmouth for a very long summer back in the early 90's. All I can say is I'm glad it's improved....

Leeds - the very ornate Victorian arcade whose name escapes me and I can't be arsed looking up

Manchester - Civil Justice Building. Lot's of big, new buildings some of which will stand the test of time some of which won't. This is the best of the bunch though.

Hull - the Deep

Swansea - the Guildhall. This city could be one of the most stunning in Europe being blessed as it is with such a wonderful location. Regretably much of the built enviroment is pretty dire (which is par for the course with most Welsh towns and cities unfortunately) although it is improving.

Sheffield - can't really think of any one building. Not a slur on Sheffield more my ignorance. I've been there a few times and I like the place but nothing really grabbed me.

Newcastle - Tyne Bridge. A bit of a cop out really but after being on this site it is one of the cities in the UK that I really want to go to.

Nottingham - law building at Nottingham Trent Uni/the art deco building on Castle Boulevard/Hand in Heart pub. I love Nottingham, very underated in my opinion. I would have stayed there if it was by the sea.

Liverpool - Liver Building/Mersey Tunnel ventilation shaft/tobacco warehouse. I've only been to Liverpool once and have mixed memories of it. Some great buildings but it felt run down. That was probably over a decade ago now though. One of the cities that I really want to re-visit with open eyes. Theres no denying that it has one of the ebst waterfronts anywhere and a pretty substantial architectural heitage.

Birmingham - lived here for 2 years in the late 80's which makes me feel embarrassed that I can't really think of anything that stands out. Rotunda maybe - I hear it's been re-clad. I'd probably say the University with the clock tower though.

Glasgow - the carpet warehouse/Central station. Another city I want to visit asap.

London - BBC/RIBA building in Portland Place/Catholic cathedral near Victoria station

As for Cardiff I think of the older buildings it would be the City Hall and of the newer buildings it would be Wales Millenium Centre.

ahh take a visit to brum again, u will find something :) ;)

Bristol- Bordeax Quay Building
Or Bristol Cathedral

Manchester - The Express Networks buildings
Nottingham-The Council House
Cork-Lewis Glucksman Gallery
Birmingham-The Rep Theatre
Or Birmingham Art Gallery
Or Digbeth Police station
Or 11 Brindley Place
Leeds-Town hall or Civic Hall
Sheffield-Winter Gardens
Sunderland-Monkwearmouth school
Liverpool-16 cook street
Newcastle-Newcastle central station

ah, you picked a classic there with 16 Cook St jayo.:)

This always vies with Martins Bank building as to what my favourite building in Liverpool is!

I've been thinking of my own list but have decided that all of our cities have too many nice buildings for me to be so difinitive!

Bristol- Bordeax Quay Building
Or Bristol Cathedral

Manchester - The Express Networks buildings
Nottingham-The Council House
Cork-Lewis Glucksman Gallery
Birmingham-The Rep Theatre
Or Birmingham Art Gallery
Or Digbeth Police station
Or 11 Brindley Place
Leeds-Town hall or Civic Hall
Sheffield-Winter Gardens
Sunderland-Monkwearmouth school
Liverpool-16 cook street
Newcastle-Newcastle central station

Really? I don't think the Rep is anything special at all.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/1470851506_ac78d2bb2f_o.jpg



I wonder if this building drew inspiration from it:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/1373993858_0d3b0b3396.jpg?v=0

How the gable used to look

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/1470851506_ac78d2bb2f_o.jpghttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/473723164_2317d63abf.jpg?v=0


pictures from editorctrip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophertgeorge/)


Architects Richard Norman Shaw & James Francis Doyle.


James Francis Doyle also designed the Royal Insurance building in Liverpool

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Insurance_Building_Liverpool.jpg/497px-Royal_Insurance_Building_Liverpool.jpg

Really wish they'd rebuilt the gable as it was, I'll never look at the building in the same way now...........it's still a great building though.

I very much doubt that it will ever be rebuilt as it was, even if the building does get a refurb. It would be great if it was though.

Suburban Knight, whereabouts is the similar-looking modern building?

That similar looking building is on East Parade in Central Leeds.

I had never associated them with each other but now you put them next to each other, I wouldn't be suprised if that building did draw inspiration from the White Star Offices.

Really? I don't think the Rep is anything special at all.

For some reason i just really like it :nuts:

The Rep theatre needs a serious makeover looking at it you can see that ''Jet age sci-fi look of the 1950s through to the early 1970s that never really took off style''in it's design dying to break out.

I've been thinking of my own list but have decided that all of our cities have too many nice buildings for me to be so difinitive!

Same, but think of it this way: all the British cities are going to have atomic bombs dropped on them and you can only save one building from each, which ones would they be? (refusal will mean all the buildings will get destroyed :yes: including your precious three graces)

Really? I don't think the Rep is anything special at all.

I think the Old Rep is a lovely building ,the new one I think does a job as well, not so good looking from the back though.

here are mine
Newcastle- The sage


Damn it, do I have to be the one to say this.

The Sage is not in Newcastle, it's in Gateshead.

And if you have picked that out as you're best, then you havn't seen the true amount of what Newcastle has to offer.

Perhaos Newcastle was used as an abreviation of 'Newcastle upon Tyne'.

Dunno why people are getting their knickers is a twist, Ive said it before, Newcastle and Gateshead are the same place.

Just two parts of one city.