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Osmiroid
UK
481 of 984  Fri 8th Jun 2018 11:05am  

The council said this 3 years ago, don't know if it will ever happen. Nationwide have got another premises, maybe a step towards it?
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu
482 of 984  Fri 8th Jun 2018 1:05pm  

The plans were approved in 2015 but permission expires in December this year.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
flapdoodle
Coventry
483 of 984  Fri 8th Jun 2018 5:19pm  

This is happening very soon.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
matchle55
Coventry
484 of 984  Fri 8th Jun 2018 7:34pm  

Really, when????????????????
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu
485 of 984  Fri 8th Jun 2018 9:10pm  

As part of the plans a survey of the affected structure, including the original subway is being undertaken. There are details in this pdf with some interesting views of the basements and a plan showing the original subway ramps.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Osmiroid
UK
486 of 984  Sat 9th Jun 2018 12:27pm  

I don't know why the council are obsessed with protecting that ugly bridge defacing the bank - an architechtural crime, but they did nothing to protect beautiful Broadgate Garden and now that's completely gone. If only they could be forced to remove it!
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Greg
Coventry
487 of 984  Sat 9th Jun 2018 9:43pm  

The National Provincial Bank was built before the war and the side and front were designed to complement each other. When the bridge was built, it hid the impressive pillars in Hertford Street and ruined the original concept. During the war the planners were already drawing up plans to close off Hertford Street with a huge `slatted` structure.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu
488 of 984  Sat 9th Jun 2018 10:37pm  

Broadgate House (including the former Hertford St bridge) was grade II listed in 2013, the bank was grade II listed in 2010. So when the bridge is one day taken down, I assume the hidden part of the bank will need to be restored to its original condition.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
489 of 984  Sun 10th Jun 2018 3:07am  

On 9th Jun 2018 10:37pm, mcsporran said: So when the bridge is one day taken down, I assume the hidden part of the bank will need to be restored to its original condition.
That's a good point Thumbs up
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
NeilsYard
Coventry
490 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 12:55am  

The Telegraph are reporting work is due to commence on the removal of the bank under Broadgate House at the end of this month.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Slim
Another Coventry kid
491 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 9:37am  

On 14th Jun 2018, Neil'sYardsaid: The Telegraph are reporting work is due to commence on the removal of the bank under Broadgate House at the end of this month.
I daresay we can expect reports, as the work progresses, claiming that it was "torn down", "ripped to pieces", or even "blown up", instead of "carefully dismantled piece by piece, in accordance with health and safety regulations, so that there were no injuries or any danger to the public". Lol
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
492 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 3:04pm  

Hi all Wave This is only my take on this. I liked the Bridge Restaurant when first built, in the days when Broadgate was a "green & pleasant island", where traffic flowed freely around and under, and where Hertford Street was a place worth shopping in. In the days when a bus ride from Broadgate to the railway station was far quicker sixty years ago than it is now. As a restaurant, the Bridge was never properly or commercially developed. I remember pestering my mum to take me for something to eat there, yet even in prep-school days I had my first disappointment. Our grammar school dinners were far superior. I can remember my mum saying "I told you so". She had been before. ps If my English teacher is still looking, I have used a comma and an and together. Oh my
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Osmiroid
UK
493 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 6:33pm  

This was the Nationwide last Sunday. I assume they are only removing that and the bits at the side (and the place at the back of it) UNFORTUNATELY, and nothing more?
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
NeilsYard
Coventry
494 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 9:45pm  

At the risk of straying threads, can they take the roof off Hertford Street as well whilst they are at it?!
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate
Greg
Coventry
495 of 984  Thu 14th Jun 2018 9:53pm  

As I understand it, the Council have borrowed more millions to `upgrade` Hertford Street. From past experience this will be the destruction of the the buildings which survived the war (at the bottom end) and there was talk of getting rid of the Barracks car park and a few other buildings as well.
Local History and Heritage - Broadgate

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