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Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
The now demolished former Pea Factory on Brayford Wharf East, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The building was built sometime before 1885 and used by a Coal Merchants until it was converted into a Pea Factory in 1891 by Albert W Hall and Sons.
In 2013 plans were announced for it to be transformed into a multi-storey student accommodation. The plans included a walkway between Brayford Wharf East and High Street will be added for pedestrians and cyclists, linking the two areas more directly. However these plans were dropped after objections.
In November 2014 the University of Lincoln announced plans to convert the site into a six-storey learning centre. The new development is hoped to house the university’s schools of Psychology and Health & Social Care.
University of Lincoln spokesperson, Ian Richards, said: “The University of Lincoln is developing plans for a new academic building on the Wigford Yard site on Brayford Wharf East, next to our existing David Chiddick Building.
It would also create a new pedestrian route linking the High Street to Brayford Wharf East, further improving the integration of the city centre, the university campus and the Brayford waterfront.
Looking towards Crown Place (formerly Stephens Towers) accommodation for 702 students on St Stephens Street Aerial view of Norwich in Norfolk UK
Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
Looking out from Holmes Bridge down the River Witham, past the University of Lincoln and towards Lincoln cathedral. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
There had been a bridge here in 1744. It was a narrow structure constructed of timber, and had later been replaced by a swing bridge by "parties wishing to navigate the upper Witham" which was itself in need of need of repair in 1836, according to a report by the Corporation of 1836. The 1842 bridge was a fixed timber bridge, with iron palisades, carrying the road over the Upper Witham to Brayford Villa/Derby Grounds farm, giving greater height for vessels than the previous swing bridge; architect W A Nicholson, contractor Hartley. It was completed in August 1842 at a cost of £335 9s, although later a figure of £700 was mentioned by certain councillors. The 1842 bridge was described in the local press as dilapidated in 1857, and the crown of the bridge collapsed in August of that year. It was then repaired, with cast-iron supports inserted under the arched timber beams. It was replaced, or repaired and widened, in 1887 by the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company.
The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, passes Lincoln and at Boston, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh. The name "Witham" seems to be extremely old and of unknown origin. Archaeological and documentary evidence shows the importance of the Witham as a navigation from the Iron Age onwards. From Roman times it was navigable to Lincoln, from where the Fossdyke was constructed to link it to the River Trent. The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port.
From 1142 onwards, sluices were constructed to prevent flooding by the sea, and this culminated in the Great Sluice, which was constructed in 1766. It maintained river levels above Boston, and helped to scour the channel below it. The land through which the lower river runs has been the subject of much land drainage, and many drains are connected to the Witham by flood doors, which block them off if river levels rise rapidly. The river is navigable from Brayford Pool in Lincoln to Boston, with Locks only in Lincoln, at Bardney and at the Grand Sluice. Passage through the Grand Sluice lock is restricted to short periods when the tidal levels are suitable. The river provides access for boaters to the Witham Navigable Drains, to the north of Boston, and to the South Forty-Foot Drain to the south, which was reopened as part of the Fens Waterways Link, a project to link the river to the River Nene near Peterborough. From Brayford Pool, the Fossdyke Navigation still links to the Trent.
Recently I noticed the following planning application which relates to my photograph]
Full Development Description
The development will consist of:- Demolition of all existing structures on the site including 18 no. light industrial units (1,330 sq.m) and the construction of a student residence complex with associated ancillary accommodation and a café/ restaurant. The overall building will comprise a gross floor area of 16,994 sq.m incorporating a 7 storey building (6 storey plus setback level) all within a perimeter block around a central landscaped courtyard over a part basement. The following accommodation is proposed: - Basement level accommodating 11 no. car parking spaces, 286 no. bicycle parking spaces, ancillary store, plant and waste management areas with access for vehicles via a ramp from Gloucester Place Upper and for bicycles via a ramp linking to an internal courtyard within the development and accessed from Gardiner Street Lower Ground floor level accommodating a management suite ( 36 sq.m), reception (70 sq.m), gym (106 sq.m), storage (122 sq.m), laundry ( 36 sq.m), ancillary circulation areas (270 sq.m) and student accommodation ( 4 no. 1 bed accessible studios, 4 no. 4 bed accessible units, 3 no. 4 bed units, 6 no. 5 bed units). The ground floor level also accommodates a café/ restaurant (51 sq.m) fronting onto Gardiner Street Lower; Levels 1-6 comprises student accommodation (28 no. 1 bed accessible studios, 4 no. 3 bed units, 25 no. 4 bed units, 62 no. 5 bed units and 1 no. 8 bed unit) with associated ancillary circulation areas and communal areas at 6th floor level including screening/ presentation room (38 sq.m), seminar room (33 sq.m), study room ( 42 sq.m), communal living room/ kitchen (176 sq.m), toilets ( 9 sq.m), storage (3 sq.m), and an external balcony/ terrace. Permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, solar panels at roof level, boundary treatments, signage and all ancillary site and development works.
Other recent examples:
Planning permission has been granted for a €41 million 400-bedroom student housing complex near St Patrick’s Cathedral. The development, which also includes shops, restaurants, cafes and a gym, is to be built on a 2.5 acre site on Mill Street in Newmarket in the southwest inner city.
A planning application for Dublin’s largest off-campus student accommodation has been lodged with Dublin City Council. Designed to cater for up to 970 third-level students, the proposed development is beside the 3 Arena, within the Dublin Docklands strategic development zone. Envisaged are two blocks of six and eight storeys with “student clusters” of between five- and eight-bed spaces, as well as twin and single study units.
Mortar Developments is hoping to secure permission to build at Church Street, which is adjacent to Smithfield.
The accommodation will include 232 bedrooms, as well as a number of ancillary facilities such as a gym, pool room, cafe and a takeaway. The scheme will involve the construction of a property varying in height between five and seven floors.
Many students of several London universities feel that the high cost of university accommodation is acting as a form of social cleansing making it practically impossible for many poorer students to study in London. So early in 2016 two hundred students from Goldsmiths College and some students from UCL started to withhold rent payments despite the potential threat of legal proceedings.
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects Ltd., 2007. Including (R to L) Templars House, Shepherd House and Redbridge House. University of East London, Docklands Campus, London Borough of Newham.
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The Leeds Liverpool canal flows past Leeds Beckett University's Kirkstall Brewery hall of residence near the British city of Leeds.
28 May 2020
Le canal Leeds Liverpool coule à côté de l'immeuble de logements étudiants de l'Université de Leeds Beckett, la "Kirkstall Brewery" (la brasserie de Kirkstall) près de la ville britannique de Leeds.
28 mai 2020
The view from my office window.
As before, it looked orange, but came out pink.
This is the Instagram filtered version, to make the colour more punchier!
Lights on in the office.
A development by Alumno to build accommodation for approx 300 students - Barn Road - St Benedicts area in Norwich - Norfolk UK aerial image
Seen here from above is the modern campus of De Montfort University in the heart of Leicester, dramatically framed by the course of the River Soar which has shaped this part of the city for centuries. The river, visible winding through the left side of the image, was one of the principal reasons Leicester developed into an important industrial and commercial centre, linking the city to the wider canal and water transport network of the English Midlands.
De Montfort University, usually known simply as DMU, traces its origins back to 1870 when the Leicester School of Art was established. This institution was founded during the great Victorian expansion of technical and industrial education, designed to provide practical skills to support Leicester’s rapidly growing industries, particularly textiles, footwear and engineering.
Over the following century the institution steadily expanded. In 1969, it became Leicester Polytechnic, part of a nationwide move to create technically focused higher education institutions alongside traditional universities. Then, under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, Leicester Polytechnic gained full university status and was renamed De Montfort University, taking its name from Simon de Montfort, the 13th-century Earl of Leicester.
Simon de Montfort remains one of the most historically significant figures connected with the city. In 1265, he summoned what is often regarded as England’s first representative parliament, a key moment in the long constitutional development that would eventually shape modern democracy. Naming the university after him was a deliberate attempt to root the institution in Leicester’s deep medieval history.
The campus itself occupies land once dominated by Victorian industry along the River Soar. Before its transformation into an educational district, this area was filled with factories, warehouses, engineering works and textile manufacturing buildings connected to Leicester’s booming industrial economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The river and adjoining waterways were essential transport routes, bringing in raw materials and moving finished goods out to the rest of Britain.
Several notable historic structures remain embedded within the university estate. One of the best known is the former Hawthorn Building, originally part of the engineering college, reflecting the institution’s technical roots. Nearby stands the remarkable Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, one of the campus’s more recent additions, part of substantial redevelopment programmes that have reshaped DMU in the 21st century.
The striking curved modern building prominent in the foreground is part of the university’s extensive contemporary redevelopment, designed to create a modern urban campus integrated into Leicester city centre. Over recent decades DMU has invested heavily in architecture, student accommodation and teaching facilities, transforming what had once been a fragmented industrial district into one of Britain’s most visually distinctive city universities.
Today, De Montfort University serves more than 25,000 students from around the world and is recognised internationally for courses in art, design, engineering, media, business and technology. It remains one of the largest educational institutions in the East Midlands and an important contributor to Leicester’s economy.
What makes this aerial view particularly striking is the contrast between Leicester’s industrial past and educational future. The same waterways that once carried coal, machinery and textiles now run quietly beside lecture halls, laboratories and student residences — a reminder that cities constantly reinvent themselves while still carrying visible traces of their earlier identities.
From medieval river crossing to Victorian manufacturing powerhouse to modern university city, this landscape captures over 750 years of Leicester’s continuing story.
Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
Looking towards the city centre from the Laidlaw Library at the University of Leeds.
6 October 2020
La vue vers le centre ville depuis la bibliothèque Laidlaw sur le campus de l'Université de Leeds.
6 octobre 2020
The now demolished former Pea Factory on Brayford Wharf East, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The building was built sometime before 1885 and used by a Coal Merchants until it was converted into a Pea Factory in 1891 by Albert W Hall and Sons.
In 2013 plans were announced for it to be transformed into a multi-storey student accommodation. The plans included a walkway between Brayford Wharf East and High Street will be added for pedestrians and cyclists, linking the two areas more directly. However these plans were dropped after objections.
In November 2014 the University of Lincoln announced plans to convert the site into a six-storey learning centre. The new development is hoped to house the university’s schools of Psychology and Health & Social Care.
University of Lincoln spokesperson, Ian Richards, said: “The University of Lincoln is developing plans for a new academic building on the Wigford Yard site on Brayford Wharf East, next to our existing David Chiddick Building.
It would also create a new pedestrian route linking the High Street to Brayford Wharf East, further improving the integration of the city centre, the university campus and the Brayford waterfront.
Carholme Motor Centre and Divan Centre which was destroyed by a fire on the 27 February 1999. It was subsequently demolished and the land is now used as part of the Holmes Wharf student accommodation.
I finally got around to photographing the Niall McLaughlin Architects Somerville College Student Accommodation nearly two years after completion.
Next I just need to get inside these staircases next as I've seen some great views looking up inside them. Fingers crossed they'll be open for Septembers Open Doors weekend.......
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We can see three of the four North Towers here, at the campus of the University of Essex at Wivenhoe Park, just outside Colchester. These 14-storey residential blocks are built of solid structural brickwork without a steel frame, and were at the time of their construction the tallest examples of their kind in the world. They date from 1966-7 and form part of the campus design scheme masterminded by Kenneth Capon of Architects Co-Partnership. On the right are the massive exposed in-situ concrete cantilevers of the contemporary Albert Sloman Library. Technical information about the towers came from an excellent booklet entitled Vision & Reality which was produced to accompany the exhibitions held in 2014 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University.
Walking underneath Brayford Way through an underpass which links the Student Accommodation to the main buildings of the University of Lincoln, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The University of Lincoln developed from a number of educational institutions in Hull including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), the Roman Catholic teacher-training Endsleigh College (1905), the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930), and Kingston upon Hull College of Education (1913). These institutions merged in 1976 to form Hull College of Higher Education, with a change of name to Humberside College of Higher Education in 1983 when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing based in Grimsby.
In 1992 it was one of the many institutions in the UK to become full universities as, briefly, the University of Humberside, growing to 13,000 students by 1993.
The cathedral city of Lincoln was without its own university, so the University of Humberside was approached to develop a new campus to the south west of the city centre, overlooking the Brayford Pool. The University was renamed the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in January 1996, taking in its first 500 Lincoln students in September 1996, intending to grow to about 4,000 Lincoln based students within four years.
Opened by Queen Elizabeth II, the University's main campus in Lincoln was the first new city centre campus to be built in the UK for decades. More than £150 million has been invested in the Brayford Pool campus, transforming a city centre brownfield site, revitalising the area and attracting investment from the retail, leisure and property sectors. Economists estimate that the University has created at least 3,000 new jobs within Lincoln and that it generates more than £250 million every year for the local economy – doubling previous local economic growth rates.
The consolidation involved the University acquiring Leicester-based De Montfort University's schools in Lincolnshire: the Lincoln School of Art and Design in uphill Lincoln, and the Lincolnshire School of Agriculture's sites at Riseholme, Caythorpe and Holbeach. Caythorpe was later closed permanently and its activities moved to Riseholme. Courses held in Grimsby were also moved to Lincoln around this time.
In 2012 all Further Education provision was transferred from Riseholme College to Bishop Burton College. Bishop Burton College are now responsible for the Riseholme College to the north of the city.
Throughout the late-1990s, the University's sites in Hull were considerably scaled down as the focus shifted towards Lincoln. In 2001 this process was taken a step further when the decision was made to move the administrative headquarters and management to Lincoln and to sell the Cottingham Road campus in Hull, the former main campus, to its neighbour, the University of Hull; the site is now the home of the Hull York Medical School. Until 2012 the University maintained a smaller campus, the Derek Crothall Building, in Hull city centre. A smaller campus and student halls on Beverley Road, Hull, were also sold for redevelopment.
Carholme Motor Centre and Divan Centre which was destroyed by a fire on the 27 February 1999. It was subsequently demolished and the land is now used as part of the Holmes Wharf student accommodation.
Citrus Court is a complex of two towers housing student accommodation for the campus of Micropolis University.
Built March 2019.
Ref: D1587-170
Saul House a new Graduate student accommodation on Ruston Way, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The six storey building cost £16 million to build and was developed by Brayford Pool (Lincoln) Ltd. The building houses 69 University of Lincoln students, most of whom will be international students.
The accommodation completes part of a larger project to provide 226 non-student, affordable homes in the area, for graduates and young families wanting to live close to central Lincoln.
The University of Lincoln developed from a number of educational institutions in Hull including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), the Roman Catholic teacher-training Endsleigh College (1905), the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930), and Kingston upon Hull College of Education (1913). These institutions merged in 1976 to form Hull College of Higher Education, with a change of name to Humberside College of Higher Education in 1983 when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing based in Grimsby.
In 1992 it was one of the many institutions in the UK to become full universities as, briefly, the University of Humberside, growing to 13,000 students by 1993.
The cathedral city of Lincoln was without its own university, so the University of Humberside was approached to develop a new campus to the south west of the city centre, overlooking the Brayford Pool. The University was renamed the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in January 1996, taking in its first 500 Lincoln students in September 1996, intending to grow to about 4,000 Lincoln based students within four years.
Opened by Queen Elizabeth II, the University's main campus in Lincoln was the first new city centre campus to be built in the UK for decades. More than £150 million has been invested in the Brayford Pool campus, transforming a city centre brownfield site, revitalising the area and attracting investment from the retail, leisure and property sectors. Economists estimate that the University has created at least 3,000 new jobs within Lincoln and that it generates more than £250 million every year for the local economy – doubling previous local economic growth rates.
The consolidation involved the University acquiring Leicester-based De Montfort University's schools in Lincolnshire: the Lincoln School of Art and Design in uphill Lincoln, and the Lincolnshire School of Agriculture's sites at Riseholme, Caythorpe and Holbeach. Caythorpe was later closed permanently and its activities moved to Riseholme. Courses held in Grimsby were also moved to Lincoln around this time.
In 2012 all Further Education provision was transferred from Riseholme College to Bishop Burton College. Bishop Burton College are now responsible for the Riseholme College to the north of the city.
Throughout the late-1990s, the University's sites in Hull were considerably scaled down as the focus shifted towards Lincoln. In 2001 this process was taken a step further when the decision was made to move the administrative headquarters and management to Lincoln and to sell the Cottingham Road campus in Hull, the former main campus, to its neighbour, the University of Hull; the site is now the home of the Hull York Medical School. Until 2012 the University maintained a smaller campus, the Derek Crothall Building, in Hull city centre. A smaller campus and student halls on Beverley Road, Hull, were also sold for redevelopment.
A development by Alumno to build accommodation for approx 300 students - Barn Road - St Benedicts area in Norwich - Norfolk UK aerial image
Out togging in Liverpool a week or so ago, I felt immediately drawn to photograph this lettings agent's premises at the Corner of Mount Pleasant and Clarence Street.
(It was the unusual combination of colours I guess.)
Having researched it a little before uploading the shot, all I can add is that I sure wouldn't be drawn to it if seeking somewhere to rent.
Usually, I add links @ this point but I definitely don't want any cookies, etc leading back here to me in this particular case. So, go Google for yourself.
Incidentally, the window sign reads "Hello Students. Find your home from home with us".
A development by Alumno to build accommodation for approx 300 students - Barn Road - St Benedicts area in Norwich - Norfolk UK aerial image
The now demolished former Pea Factory on Brayford Wharf East, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
It was built sometime before 1885 and used by a Coal Merchants until it was converted into a Pea Factory in 1891 by Albert W Hall and Sons.
In 2013 plans were announced for it to be transformed into a multi-storey student accommodation. The plans included a walkway between Brayford Wharf East and High Street will be added for pedestrians and cyclists, linking the two areas more directly. However these plans were dropped after objections.
In 2014 the University of Lincoln announced plans to convert the site into a six-storey learning centre. The new development is hoped to house the university’s schools of Psychology and Health & Social Care.
University of Lincoln spokesperson, Ian Richards, said they were “developing plans for a new academic building on the Wigford Yard site on Brayford Wharf East, next to our existing David Chiddick Building.
It would also create a new pedestrian route linking the High Street to Brayford Wharf East, further improving the integration of the city centre, the university campus and the Brayford waterfront.
Information Sources:
www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/character-area/brayford/20...
thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/01/residents-angry-over-lack-of-...
Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
Student Quarters Olympic Village in Munich, Germany / Studentenviertel Olympisches Dorf (Olydorf), München
Student apartments in the bungalows of the former women's olympic village dating back to the summer Olympics 1972 in Munich. Since the bungalows were renovated in 2007-2009, each student has been allowed to paint their bungalow when they move in, they receive the paint and some tools for free and can choose whatever subject they like (except for sexist, xenophobic, racist motifs etc of course).
Citrus Court is a complex of two towers housing student accommodation for the campus of Micropolis University.
Built March 2019.
Ref: D1587-169
At sunset looking from Brayford Way towards the Pavilions Student Village and the University of Lincoln's Sports Centre. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The University of Lincoln developed from a number of educational institutions in Hull including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), the Roman Catholic teacher-training Endsleigh College (1905), the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930), and Kingston upon Hull College of Education (1913). These institutions merged in 1976 to form Hull College of Higher Education, with a change of name to Humberside College of Higher Education in 1983 when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing based in Grimsby.
In 1992 it was one of the many institutions in the UK to become full universities as, briefly, the University of Humberside, growing to 13,000 students by 1993.
The cathedral city of Lincoln was without its own university, so the University of Humberside was approached to develop a new campus to the south west of the city centre, overlooking the Brayford Pool. The University was renamed the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in January 1996, taking in its first 500 Lincoln students in September 1996, intending to grow to about 4,000 Lincoln based students within four years.
Opened by Queen Elizabeth II, the University's main campus in Lincoln was the first new city centre campus to be built in the UK for decades. More than £150 million has been invested in the Brayford Pool campus, transforming a city centre brownfield site, revitalising the area and attracting investment from the retail, leisure and property sectors. Economists estimate that the University has created at least 3,000 new jobs within Lincoln and that it generates more than £250 million every year for the local economy – doubling previous local economic growth rates.
The consolidation involved the University acquiring Leicester-based De Montfort University's schools in Lincolnshire: the Lincoln School of Art and Design in uphill Lincoln, and the Lincolnshire School of Agriculture's sites at Riseholme, Caythorpe and Holbeach. Caythorpe was later closed permanently and its activities moved to Riseholme. Courses held in Grimsby were also moved to Lincoln around this time.
In 2012 all Further Education provision was transferred from Riseholme College to Bishop Burton College. Bishop Burton College are now responsible for the Riseholme College to the north of the city.
Throughout the late-1990s, the University's sites in Hull were considerably scaled down as the focus shifted towards Lincoln. In 2001 this process was taken a step further when the decision was made to move the administrative headquarters and management to Lincoln and to sell the Cottingham Road campus in Hull, the former main campus, to its neighbour, the University of Hull; the site is now the home of the Hull York Medical School. Until 2012 the University maintained a smaller campus, the Derek Crothall Building, in Hull city centre. A smaller campus and student halls on Beverley Road, Hull, were also sold for redevelopment.
The Tenters Pub It was built around 1850 and remodelled around 1925 but despite its local importance it was never a protected structure.
I first came across the Tenters Pub on Mill Street in July 2012 when I took part in a historic walking tour organised by Pat Liddy. Back then it was unused but the building appeared to be in reasonable condition. The upper parts of the building had modern windows and according to Pat the building had, in general been well maintained, but was decaying rapidly as it had been derelict for many years.
In 2016 BAM Property applied for permission to knock down the pub’s facade and build a replica, claiming that the structure was rotten. There were many objections to the demolition of the building and while I do not know the exact agreement my photographs from 2017 show that not much of the structure was retained. It is now part of a Hotel and Student Accommodation Complex.
In the 12th century, King Henry II of England decreed that an Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr be established on land close to the modern church of St Catherine in Dublin. The monks of the Abbey were given extensive lands to the west of the city as well as privileges and powers to control trade within their “liberty”, hence the name the Liberties.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the area had a large Huguenot population and it became a centre of excellence in wool production. The cloth needed to be stretched and dried on tenterhooks in the fields between what is now O’Curry Avenue and Clarence Mangan Road and the area was known locally as the Tenters.
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Back in July this site on Lower Grangegorman was attracting a lot of media attention because of ongoing protests.
20 July 2016: "A group of people who unlawfully re-occupied the site of a planned student accommodation project in Dublin have been given 21 days to leave by a High Court judge. The same property was subject of court proceedings last year against a group, all of whom ultimately left after one was jailed for contempt of a court order requiring them vacate it."
The built environment is changing at an amazing rate in the area where I live and this especially true for Grangegorman and the rate of change is due to accelerate because of the creation of a new University Campus.
Here is what Lidl had to say back in December 2018: "Our brand new store in Grangegorman opens today! It’s on Brunswick Street and it’s looking great - thanks to Johnny Cooper for coming out and cutting the ribbon". Note: Jonathan Cooper is a Gaelic footballer who plays inter-county for the Dublin senior team and the Na Fianna club.
In December 2016 International student accommodation company GSA wasgranted planning permission for a 571-bedroom development at Brunswick Street in Dublin 7 as part of a €250 million investment in Dublin over the next five years. The developer obtained permission for the construction of 21,000sq m of purpose-built student accommodation and 3,700sq m of retail space, including a supermarket, on Brunswick Street.
The Carholme Motor Centre, which was destroyed by a fire in 1999 and in its place has since been built Hayes Wharf, accommodation for students at the University of Lincoln.
Construction has begun on a new student accommodation near Aston University called The Helix.
It is being built close to a petrol station, on the Aston Webb Boulevard in Selly Oak.