It was reported in the Evening Gazette that Yates's Wine Lodge had been further demolished as the rotunda had been in danger of collapse. There's not a lot of the old place left now.Yet another incidence of arson has hit Talbot Road, this time further away from the seafront, beyond the train station where the construction site of some new apartments was razed to the ground on Thursday night, causing the evacuation of 160 people from their homes, at least one of which lost its roof in the blaze.
Birley Street meanwhile is looking particularly hideous with these ugly gantries for the "sound and light system" (it's what every town centre street really needs...)On a much more positive front though, the area in front of St John's Church on Church Street is showing some real promise as the paving starts to be laid. It really does look as though it will be a stunning space if it matches the artists' impressions that have appeared on hoardings.
And it crossed my mind whilst I was taking photos of Yates's - or the remains of Yates's, I should say - that I have never photographed the Town Hall, so today I rectified that oversight. To the right, on the corner of Talbot Road and the Promenade the old Clifton Hotel has been taken over and refurbished by Travelodge and now sports their logo.
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