EWART’S WAREHOUSE BEDFORD STREET BELFAST [SOME SAY THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A BOX FACTORY]-151563 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
EWART’S WAREHOUSE BEDFORD STREET BELFAST [SOME SAY THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A BOX FACTORY]-151563 / infomatique
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| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | When I first photographed this building about ten years ago a local told me that it was to be converted to a hotel. They were not totally wrong as there is a huge new hotel beside it.As this interesting building has lain empty for about twenty years I was always worried that this building would be demolished as Belfast is not much better than Dublin at preserving old buildings.This visit I was delighted to discover that it has been confirmed that this vacant four-storey sandstone warehouse, designed by James Hamilton for the Bedford Street Weaving Company and completed in 1870, will host a state-of-the-art Deloitte Digital and Greenhouse space. Deloitte has acquired almost half of the 213,000 square foot Bedford Square site and expects to have 1,000 employees based there by 2022, making it the company's largest UK hub by headcount outside London.However, Ulster Architectural Heritage (UAH), which opposed the development plans in 2016, expressed fears over "substantive demolition" of parts of the building. I must admit that I do share their concerns after seeing from various locations.The building was officially described as follows “A large prestigious Victorian style building situated on the corner of Bedford Street and Franklin Street constructed in 1869 with further extensions in 1883 and 1937. A former linen mill the building has lay vacant for several decades which has resulted in the building falling into heavy disrepair. The three storey corner site has been provided with an impressive brown/grey Scottish sandstone façade including architectural sandstone detailing including circular columns, decorative arched window openings and a sandstone parapet wall detail at roof level. A dual pitched natural slate roof incorporating Georgian wire glazed roof light has been provided over the majority of the building whilst a dome roof structure finished in lead has been provided over the corner elevation.”In November 2015 it was announced that this former linen warehouse was to be transformed into a 21st century office development. The front of the building was to be retained [does front mean exterior?] but the rest was to be demolished if everything went according to plan. At the time the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) lodged an objection to the planning proposal, claiming the planned new build behind the remnant facade "appears unsympathetic to remaining characteristics in design, form, materials, techniques and detailing". |
| 撮影日 | 2019-03-27 15:46:04 |
| 撮影者 | infomatique , Dublin, Ireland |
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| カメラ | ILCE-7RM3 , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.008 sec (1/125) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 25 mm |