I love these old-fashioned buildings. It’s a shame
that the cream-coloured building is actually a Tesco, showing the times of
change. From a ground level perspective, it’s really hard to picture the
heritage of these buildings as the fronts are all modernised to reflect today’s
corporate offerings. But if you can view them from a distance or find a bit of
height you can really appreciate the effort and detail put into creating these
historic city centre buildings. It’s a shame that these firms of old are no
longer with us; these first ambitious entrepreneurs that commissioned these
buildings as their company headquarters as a status symbol in a busy vibrant city
centre; where the rich and famous went by in horse-drawn carriages. I just hope
that these buildings are listed to force the occupying companies to treat them
with respect; otherwise a traditional tiled roof could be easily replaced with
lead sheeting.
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