Not a bad view from the front of the Media Museum either, even though Bradford these days (and particularly in the rain) is far from being the most beautiful of cities. It must have been much more imposing in its glory years, late Victorian and Edwardian times. The most lovely buildings date from then, including the fabulous City Hall, designed by Saltaire's architects Lockwood and Mawson and opened in 1873. You can see its ornate clock tower, top right. They pulled many Victorian buildings down in the 1960s and 1970s to build ugly, modernist, concrete buildings, many of which have also since been replaced, though not necessarily by architectural masterpieces.
60s and 70s were hard times for architecture !Anyway, i find some harmony in your picture .
ReplyDeleteA lovely view. I've enjoyed spending some time catching up on your blog. Always so interesting!
ReplyDeleteI do hope it's slowly thawing out for you there :-)
ReplyDeleteThat clock tower really makes the view, doesn't it? Lovely!
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