Another place I pass on my commute.... The new orthodontics factory, Ortho-Care (UK) Ltd, is open and functioning now. You will recall I have shown a couple of photos of it during the construction (see here and here). I think it looks marginally more attractive from this view but it still doesn't (to me) fit its surroundings. It is very bright, white and modern - looks somehow more like a building you might find in a coastal location than near the heart of historic Saltaire. As John (By Stargoose and Hanglands) observed in a comment on an earlier post, let's hope the teeth they make are not as large and white as the building!
Incidentally, I have just noticed that I have passed the 1000 mark for blog posts - this is number 1002. That's 1000+ days of fun and friendship. Thanks to all my readers, those I know about and those I don't, for journeying with me. There are all sorts of interesting spin-offs. Someone recently contacted me about a much earlier post about Saltaire's now-demolished washhouse and public baths. Thanks to the knowledgeable and helpful folk at the History Club and elsewhere, without whose writings I would not have nearly so much to share, there has been a very interesting email correspondence going on about the baths - proof that even in a well-documented place like Saltaire there are still new avenues to explore.
Thanks for the mention. Still looks like an enormous set of gleaming gnashers to me.
ReplyDeleteI guess, being an orthodontics factory, it couldn't be anything less that bright and white.
ReplyDeleteFunny comments above! :-) This looks way too American for me. I love the old stone buildings and trains and bridges of England. But I always love your posts, Jenny. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis building must be quite shocking among the old houses of the place!I must admit that it's not my cup of tea..
ReplyDeleteCongrats for your 1000!What a great adventure it is to blog, indeed!