A walk around Walsall

RSWB · December 7th, 2005, 11:44 AM

Went Christmas shopping in Walsall, but before all of that nonsense I took some pics of the town centre and it's streetscapes.

Park street

Civic square

Bridge street

Walsall market area

Lichfield street

Town hall

Church that has been converted into a little arcade with funky shops and cafe's, the church hall itself is on the top floor.

Darwell street

The spaceship like Walsall bus station - like it! although the concrete round the edges kind of spoils it a little.

Walsall art gallery

Walsall's up and coming canalside development area

Graffiti

Bradford street

Walsall train station

sjwmoore · December 7th, 2005, 12:03 PM

Didnt expect the place to have such a "town centre" look, kind of thought of Walsall as more of a suburb. The art gallery is no asset to the town!!

Anyhow, always love looking at pics of places i dont know, well done!

Nacho · December 7th, 2005, 01:12 PM

Thanks for posting those pics.I quite like the gallery.

RSWB · December 7th, 2005, 04:02 PM

Me too nacho, the gallery is fantastic for Walsall, I like the building too it is quite interesting and unique with it's randomly placed windows.

Engels · December 7th, 2005, 07:02 PM

Hey this is should be in the Birmingham Metro area section..

RSWB · December 7th, 2005, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engels

Hey this is should be in the Birmingham Metro area section..

Well I thought it was best to post them in here to get people from around the whole country to look at them, I have done it with the Wolves thread too.

Smileyface · December 9th, 2005, 12:41 AM

Nice pics Brighton boy...good to see you got some of the grafitti in shot. The Art Gallery is a massive asset to the town! Although to some it's not aesthetically pleasing it certainly kick started the regeneration of that whole part of the town centre and it also houses one of the finest art collections outside of London......definitely an asset.
I think Brighton Boy's photo's are spoilt only by the dreary weather, Walsall folk are not usually that miserable

Accura4Matalan · December 9th, 2005, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engels

Hey this is should be in the Birmingham Metro area section..

This is in fact in the correct forum. This forum is for posting city photo's in.

Preston_guy · December 9th, 2005, 11:53 AM

Nice photos. Walsall has some good assets, are there plans for any large-scale regeneration?

RSWB · December 9th, 2005, 12:40 PM

Yeah there's a fair amount of outline plans for Walsall, here's some I've picked out:

The Waterfront - £180 million project will see 17 acres of vacant and derelict land around Town Wharf and the canal arm transformed into an exciting new quarter created as part of a revitalised Walsall town centre.
Providing more than 650 new homes, it will also offer a mix of offices, bars and restaurants, leisure facilities and attractive public open space and art, including new canal bridges and basins. The project is anticipated to create around 600 new jobs when complete.

Office corridor - A new mixed use central business quarter is proposed for the Littleton Street/ Blue Lane corridor with the creation of a series of office developments designed to meet the needs of business and enterprise in the 21st century.

George street/Digbeth - Substantial development and refurbishment at the southern end of High Street will provide a major focus for shoppers and ‘anchor’ this end of the town centre.

A brand new ASDA supermarket, part of the Digbeth/ George Street scheme, sets the scene for the re-modelling of the major department store within an expanded Old Square Shopping centre which will be enlarged to include cutting edge and high quantity fashion retailers.

Small speciality shops, a food court and other retail outlets will complete the offer at this end of town, which will also benefit from improved car parking, pedestrian access and attractive public spaces.

Sitting either side of the restored Park Street/ High Street spine, these developments will create and frame the re-established vista that will bring St Matthew’s Church back ‘into’ the town centre.

(these are the only images on this scheme, doesn't show much but its all I can find)

LSyd · December 15th, 2005, 07:17 PM

cool, i can see where smileyface lives. i like the sculpture in the square. nice pics!

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blackcountryboy · January 9th, 2006, 03:01 PM

Walsall is a really cool place to live. Unfortunately it often gets overlooked by Birmingham and Wolverhampton but it has some greats attractions. The Art Gallery is actually very good inside even if it does look like a lump of concrete cladding from the outside! I'm looking forward to seeing the Waterfront progessing. Does anyone know if the leather hotel is still going to be built??

Bachy Soletanche · March 3rd, 2006, 01:06 PM

Wasn't this supposed to put Walsall on the Architectural map?

December 7th, 2005, 11:44 AM	#1
RSWB Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brighton, London and Bangkok Posts: 850 Likes (Received): 0	A walk around Walsall Went Christmas shopping in Walsall, but before all of that nonsense I took some pics of the town centre and it's streetscapes. Park street Civic square Bridge street Walsall market area Lichfield street Town hall Church that has been converted into a little arcade with funky shops and cafe's, the church hall itself is on the top floor. Darwell street The spaceship like Walsall bus station - like it! although the concrete round the edges kind of spoils it a little. Walsall art gallery Walsall's up and coming canalside development area Graffiti Bradford street Walsall train station

December 7th, 2005, 07:02 PM	#5
Engels Simples Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 4,095 Likes (Received): 7	Hey this is should be in the Birmingham Metro area section.. __________________ You were born poor, naked and helpless. Everything in your life was given to you, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, the shelter you received. Most importantly of all you received an education. You were given this because people loved you, because people you never knew worked to feed you and long before you were born people died to protect you and to give you the opportunities they never had. Life doesn't owe you anything! YOU owe life!

December 9th, 2005, 11:53 AM	#9
Preston_guy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 792 Likes (Received): 0	Nice photos. Walsall has some good assets, are there plans for any large-scale regeneration? __________________ PRESTON

December 15th, 2005, 07:17 PM	#11
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 30	cool, i can see where smileyface lives. i like the sculpture in the square. nice pics! - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

March 3rd, 2006, 01:06 PM	#13
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,578 Likes (Received): 170	Wasn't this supposed to put Walsall on the Architectural map? __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

December 7th, 2005, 12:03 PM	#2
sjwmoore sjwmoore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Warrington Posts: 1,381 Likes (Received): 0	Didnt expect the place to have such a "town centre" look, kind of thought of Walsall as more of a suburb. The art gallery is no asset to the town!! Anyhow, always love looking at pics of places i dont know, well done!

December 7th, 2005, 01:12 PM	#3
Nacho Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,674 Likes (Received): 5	Thanks for posting those pics.I quite like the gallery.

December 7th, 2005, 04:02 PM	#4
RSWB Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brighton, London and Bangkok Posts: 850 Likes (Received): 0	Me too nacho, the gallery is fantastic for Walsall, I like the building too it is quite interesting and unique with it's randomly placed windows.

December 9th, 2005, 12:41 AM	#7
Smileyface BAND AID Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: back in Walsall.... Posts: 4,505 Likes (Received): 0	Nice pics Brighton boy...good to see you got some of the grafitti in shot. The Art Gallery is a massive asset to the town! Although to some it's not aesthetically pleasing it certainly kick started the regeneration of that whole part of the town centre and it also houses one of the finest art collections outside of London......definitely an asset. I think Brighton Boy's photo's are spoilt only by the dreary weather, Walsall folk are not usually that miserable

December 9th, 2005, 12:40 PM	#10
RSWB Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brighton, London and Bangkok Posts: 850 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah there's a fair amount of outline plans for Walsall, here's some I've picked out: The Waterfront - £180 million project will see 17 acres of vacant and derelict land around Town Wharf and the canal arm transformed into an exciting new quarter created as part of a revitalised Walsall town centre. Providing more than 650 new homes, it will also offer a mix of offices, bars and restaurants, leisure facilities and attractive public open space and art, including new canal bridges and basins. The project is anticipated to create around 600 new jobs when complete. Office corridor - A new mixed use central business quarter is proposed for the Littleton Street/ Blue Lane corridor with the creation of a series of office developments designed to meet the needs of business and enterprise in the 21st century. George street/Digbeth - Substantial development and refurbishment at the southern end of High Street will provide a major focus for shoppers and ‘anchor’ this end of the town centre. A brand new ASDA supermarket, part of the Digbeth/ George Street scheme, sets the scene for the re-modelling of the major department store within an expanded Old Square Shopping centre which will be enlarged to include cutting edge and high quantity fashion retailers. Small speciality shops, a food court and other retail outlets will complete the offer at this end of town, which will also benefit from improved car parking, pedestrian access and attractive public spaces. Sitting either side of the restored Park Street/ High Street spine, these developments will create and frame the re-established vista that will bring St Matthew’s Church back ‘into’ the town centre. (these are the only images on this scheme, doesn't show much but its all I can find)

January 9th, 2006, 03:01 PM	#12
blackcountryboy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Snow Hill, Birmingham Posts: 96 Likes (Received): 0	Walsall is a really cool place to live. Unfortunately it often gets overlooked by Birmingham and Wolverhampton but it has some greats attractions. The Art Gallery is actually very good inside even if it does look like a lump of concrete cladding from the outside! I'm looking forward to seeing the Waterfront progessing. Does anyone know if the leather hotel is still going to be built??

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