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Crewe, Cheshire

Kodak Portra 160
Canon EOS 5
Canon 28mm f/1.8

Crewe, Cheshire

Kodak Portra 160
Canon EOS 5
Canon 28mm f/1.8

Same City, Same Picture, I've never seen a city so quiet and empty. This is Nottigham City Centres busiest shopping Centre.

A look down Mostyn Street in Llandudno.


The Library - either side of the Victoria Centre.

Grade II Listed Building

Library (1910 Block)


History

Built 1910, on site of earlier library. Extended in late C20, when Victoria Centre was built retaining lobbies and reference library.

Exterior

Two storey library building. Baroque style, Bath stone, channelled ground floor, hipped slate roof; small pane casement glazing. Three bays, parapet partially pierced by balustrade. Pilasters to ends, and corners with concave recesses. Segmental pediment over canted central bay forming, at first floor level, window with concave sides and Doric columns; at ground floor level, open porch with Ionic columns, and niches flanking doorway. Outer bays have, at first floor level, windows with keystones; on ground floor, windows set back in arched surrounds with hollow chamfers, aprons beneath projecting sills.

Interior

Fine lobby with mosaic floor, stone balustraded stair to rear, ground floor ceiling pierced by circular opening with iron balustrade, supported on Ionic columns. First floor saucer dome, on Doric columns. At first floor level, facing street, reference library with Baroque detailing, barrel vaulted ceiling, modillion cornice; paired pilasters frame oriel window.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for importance of front elevation, and impressive Edwardian lobbies and reference library.

Back to the Victoria Centre in Llandudno. After 5pm most of the shops had closed as we went back up to the car in the Multi-Storey car park above.


The Victoria Shopping Centre was very quiet after closing time!

Luckily access to the car park was still open!


The Gift Company is on the left.

Pay Station for the car park and lifts to the right.

Back to the Victoria Centre in Llandudno. After 5pm most of the shops had closed as we went back up to the car in the Multi-Storey car park above.

Roof of the shopping centre from the car park above.

Back to the Victoria Centre in Llandudno. After 5pm most of the shops had closed as we went back up to the car in the Multi-Storey car park above.


View of Llandudno Town Hall on Lloyd Street. The only photo I managed to get of this town hall, did see it earlier that afternoon walking up to the entrance of the Great Orme Tramway but returned via a different way later on.

Grade II Listed Building

Town Hall


History

Competition of 1894 won by T B Silcock. A difficult building history over 8 years with 2 law suits and 3 builders led to foundation stone being laid on 26 October 1899, and opening on 10 February 1902.

Exterior

Baroque style town hall. Two storeys plus attics. Main elevation of nine bays, the upper floor of which is faced with red brick with ashlar dressings. The ground floor is faced with ashlar and is rusticated. Hipped slate roofs. The centre three bay block projects and is crowned by a parapet in the form of a balustrade with turned balusters; pilasters and quoins. Outer centre bays with window with architrave and triangular pediment each on the first floor and a segmental headed window each on the ground floor; the centre bay has a Venetian window on the first floor, a crowning segmental pediment and, on the ground floor, a semi-circular columned portico in ashlar with balustraded parapet. Intermediate blocks each of two bays with balustraded parapet, two segmental headed sash windows with rusticated architraves on the first floor and two flat-headed sash windows on the ground floor. Each end block of two storeys and attic, projects forward, and is ornamented with pilasters and eaves cornice with modillions and is surmounted by a hipped slate roof. Each attic storey with sash window with moulded architrave and segmental pediment; a sash window each with keystone and rusticated architrave on the first floor and, on the ground floor, a semi-circular headed window. Return elevations of end blocks each of three bays in the same style, then long 2-storey elevation in red brick to George Street.

Interior

Classicising entrance lobby. To rear, on ground floor, public hall. To L, staircase hall with elaborate classical detailing. On upper floor, Council Chamber in early C18 style.

Reasons for Listing

Imposing late C19 public building with particularly good staircase hall and council chamber. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Lloyd Street.

Back to the Victoria Centre in Llandudno. After 5pm most of the shops had closed as we went back up to the car in the Multi-Storey car park above.

Roof of the shopping centre from the car park above.

The Multi-storey car park in Llandudno we ended up in was above the Victoria Shopping Centre.

Thomas the Tank Engine children's ride in the Victoria Centre.

The Multi-storey car park in Llandudno we ended up in was above the Victoria Shopping Centre.

View from the Victoria Centre Multi-Storey Car Park

roof tops

Antiques & Second Hand Book Shop on Back Madoc Street below.

Gordon's Shoe Repairs next door.

The Multi-storey car park in Llandudno we ended up in was above the Victoria Shopping Centre.

View from the Victoria Centre Multi-Storey Car Park

roof tops.

Distant hills.

Skyline of the Victoria Shopping Centre in Harrogate.

Skyline of the Victoria Shopping Centre in Harrogate.

Skyline of the Victoria Shopping Centre in Harrogate.

Skyline of the Victoria Shopping Centre in Harrogate.

This amazing construction is also known as The Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator.
It was designed and created by Rowland Emett OBE, and arrived at the Victoria Shopping Centre in 1973. In 2014 it was removed and fully restored and is now back.
However, it's location has moved, and it's now at the Bus Station end of the shopping centre. Not so good I feel, as it's no longer possible to view it from above. However, I was amazed how popular it remains, and they must collect a considerable amount of money for the Wish Upon A Star charity.

Pronto liveried (Stagecoach East Midlands operated) Alexander Dennis Enviro 300D integral 27182 was new in November 2014 and is seen departing for Chesterfield from Nottingham

Seen in Mango advertising livery (Trent Barton's smart travel card), Optare Solo M960 / Optare Solo SR 498 was used on Ruddington Connection duties prior to the route being finished due to the tram. It is seen on a 3B working to Sutton