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[Leeds No.1]

The leedsliveitloveit site said this was due to start this year. Now, I doubt that tbh however it does indicate that it is due to start as soon as it can. That cheap not quite a pound shop opposite the other pound shop has closed too. So hopefully it will be able to get going soon.

[Skychaser 2005]

Originally Posted by harryd

Just strolling through here today - there was a sign on the Peter Jones shop saying 'Closing Down Sale - Due to Redevelopment'

I don't know whether this means anything is imminent however - they're probably getting out while the going is good.

That is really good ews and must mean Trinity Quarter is about to start soon.

Could do with asking some of the staff in the shops there if they know when things are going to start happening.

Anyone going into town this weekend?

[di Livio]

Originally Posted by Leeds No.1

The leedsliveitloveit site said this was due to start this year.

I was rather disgruntled to find a brochure for England'sNorthWest in my guardian this morning. What's happened to the LiveItloveit campaign? Or indeed, what's happened to Yorkshire? There are no Yorkshire tourist brochures in the VisitEngland office in London.

[Leeds No.1]

I have no idea =/ Ive only seen brochures available in Yorkshire; Gateway Yorkshire particularly. Email them.

Also, on a slightly related point; on myspace, Leeds and Harrogate are in the North West!? Since when! Yorkshire/Humber doesn't exist, so I tried North East; not there. So maybe midlands? Nope. Turns out to be North West in the end. Americans.

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by Skychaser 2005

That is really good ews and must mean Trinity Quarter is about to start soon.

Could do with asking some of the staff in the shops there if they know when things are going to start happening.

Anyone going into town this weekend?

if my experience counts for anything, asking shop assistants or car park attendants about the future of their current employment is always a rather futile task. If that Burger King in the Burton Arcade shuts then we know something must be due, I guess a profitable junk food emporium would hang on to the site by its fingertips to the last moment. Didn't Habitat shut and upsticks to Birstall nearly a year ago?

Saw an article about the Trinity Quarter in this weeks Building magazine, apparently work is due to start on the £150m project imminently. Sadly, as I read on I realised it was the Wakefield waterside 'Trinity Quarter'. Thwarted at every turn!

[Leeds No.1]

Yes it did.

Unless someone thought Wakefield was Leeds.. and that Boar Lane was a river =/

There aren't actually that many Burger Kings in Leeds are there? I hope it does close soon- the sooner everyone is out the better! In a way I wish they had more sites so they're not relying on the few existing ones to bring in the money.

[Skychaser 2005]

...........Thought it was time to find out whats going on with this development from the people who should know, the managers of the shops.

Went to Trinity Arcade and saw most shops have already closed. A number had signs saying closing down for re-development which all looked positive.

Went into the book shop and asked the Manager what was going on with all the shops closing down. She said that it was due to knocking the whole area down for re-development.

"Think its February when we are due to be out of this shop, but they have been saying different dates for ages"

So you pays ye money and takes ye choice. On the balance of things I would say Feb would be the date as it would be straight after the Christmas trading period.Lets hope so, the whole area looks a disgrace.

[Val Verde]

Whilst good to hopefully see the Trinity and Burton arcades bite the dust next Feb is there any plan to sort out those disgracefully ugly bridges which link Trinity Arcade with Leeds Shopping Plaza and also if there is any plan to sort out the bottom end of Leeds Shopping Plaza where BHS and the rather dodgy and awful Birdcage nightclub is as first impressions for people entering in this direction from the station must be poor and it rather ruins this part of Boar Lane which other than that is full of grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings.



On a similar note has the escalator which links Trinity Arcade with the Leeds Shopping Plaza (where Wilkinsons is) ever collapsed or was it an urban myth I heard somewhere. Also during redevelopment which shops with street frontages onto Briggate will be closing. Is it I presume Burger King, Dorothy Perkins and the former Habitat or is Topshop / Topman going as well (which isn't actually too bad a building)? Also concerned that they have never announced any lead tenants for this scheme yet which could take places in this development (other than presumably Habitat). Surely if this scheme were to take off it would need an anchor tenant to encourage customers to this site especially with Eastgate due to open in 2011.

[di Livio]

I don't imagine Topshop will be closing during redevelopment.

The covered bus stand under the Bond Street centre is godawful and an appalling first impression for visitors to Leeds. Imagine if you're coming to Leeds for a weekend break or a shopping trip, it confirms a hell of a lot of prejudices. Perhaps this is where Doug Saunders wandered into on his last trip. Personally, i think the Bond Street centre should be demolished and the Trinity Quarter Scheme extended by another arcade all the way down to City Square.But alas, it was only refurbished around 9 years ago.

[di Livio]

Speaking of Doug, West Yorkshire really seems to be keeping this 'douchebag' in a job.

You better watch out. Here come the TJ brothers
By DOUG SAUNDERS


Saturday, October 14, 2006, Page F3

LONDON -- In Dewsbury, a picturesque former mill town in the heart of Yorkshire, squadrons of bearded men in white tunics patrol the streets, leaving young men either fleeing in fear or watching in admiration.

[Leeds_John]

The whole Bond street centre / Leeds shopping plaze (inc plaza hotel tower reclad) is horrific and the sooner it is taken down the better (not that it will). but from an arcitectural standpoint it is brutalism at it's worst.

And looking at the above old picture, i cant decide if the reclad of the plaze hotel tower is an improvement, a reduction in the glazing and a shed load of cheap cladding!!

[Leeds_John]

oooo you remembered my previous rant, im touched!! i'm turning into Fred. Where has he gone? i dont remember seeing him on here for awhile.

[Liam]

I couldn't agree more on Park Plaza Hotel. Cheap cladding which I suppose has one compensation - it's almost invisible on a grey/normal day. Wasted oppurtunity. Anyway, wrong thread...

[Even Flow]

I think any news on this development has to be taken with a quarry load of salt, I think it's a toss up between this starting and hell freezing over........

EDIT: Actually, found a snippet of news, in the latest USS financial report, it states that "With regard to Trinity Quarter, Leeds, the public enquiry relating to the compulsory purchase oder concluded in April, with the inspectors decision expected Autumn 2006."

Dont know if this has been posted before, I know someone mentioned Feb, maybe they have finally got the go ahead?

[LeedsLad]

Thought this had bitten the dust, but...
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticl...icleID=1868753

[Even Flow]

Thank goodness for that, ties in with what the USS report said as well, so it's obviously still in the pipeline somewhere.
Dont know whether these were posted before or not, I know I havent seen them, but there are some conceptual drawings and model photos on EMBT's site for Trinity quarter. Quite Interesting to see the thinking.

Sorry dont know how to post flash pictures, but this is the link.

http://www.mirallestagliabue.com/

go to projects, england. leeds.

[di Livio]

Originally Posted by LeedsLad

Thought this had bitten the dust, but...
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticl...icleID=1868753

Cool, it seems a whole lifetime has passed since Enric Miralles left his imprint on this scheme, way back in 1999.

[Val Verde]

Good stuff but why has it taken two years to CPO the buildings. Another question is will anything be done about those awful covered bridges on Albion Street to tie in with this development and does this mean that construction will start next early year?

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by Val Verde

Good stuff but why has it taken two years to CPO the buildings. Another question is will anything be done about those awful covered bridges on Albion Street to tie in with this development and does this mean that construction will start next early year?

even with CPOs it could take a bit of while to remove the rest of the tenants. The site is looking really tired and old, pretty much to decay as tenants have moved out. The walk from Boar Lane between the LUFC shop and the old Bond Street centre is hideous - awful hulking blocks on either side.

The design does look superb - I think USS (University Superannuation Scheme) is a pension scheme for the public sector (teachers....?) seem to remember a similar name on my Mum's pension statements. If so, well, they are clearly long term strategic investors and probably not in a huge rush to get this built. Think this might be similar situation to Wellington Place which is partially being funded by Hermes (BT Group Pension Fund managers).

[LeedsLad]

Is it me or is this a 'new' pic? If so where did the YEP get it from and are there others to go with it?...