Not the most beautiful of photos, I grant you, but it’s important to document the changes that gradually alter the local area. Beside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal down in Shipley, off Victoria Street, they have started to demolish an unused industrial unit. It will, I gather, be replaced by a care home and housing for older people. The Victoria Mills buildings in the background were converted to apartments a few years ago. Adjacent to them is the site for a new Lidl supermarket and a drive-thru Costa, currently under construction. Those will be convenient for all the residents in the area, though it remains to be seen what all these developments will mean for the town centre of Shipley half a mile away.
Such a Care Home may come in useful, when I am old.
ReplyDeleteAs the baby boomers age we will need more housing for the elderly.
ReplyDeleteDemotion photos are not the prettiest of subject matter, but still tell a story of what was there. It will be interesting to see if you are able to take images of the replacement construction as it develops, Jenny.
ReplyDeleteTime will tell.
ReplyDeleteGood on you for documenting changes.
ReplyDeleteYes, important to see the changes as they happen. Not all are pretty! Even at the end....but that doesn't negate the premise.
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