Cover-up could help hide an eyesore
IT'S A WRAP! A building wrap, that is...
One of the innovative ways being looked at as a means of tidying up Ilfracombe's harbour area is to use a giant-sized version of a town map to cover one of the area's biggest eyesores.
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UP THE WALL: How the giant map could look if it is used.
The square concrete block building on the edge of the bus station site has been described as "hideous" and "a monstrosity."
Now North Devon+ Joint Delivery Team is looking into the possibility of dressing it up with the same colourful map which is to be placed in all the car parks.
Sally Nelson, of the JDT, said: "We have the permission of the owner of the building, so now the architects are just looking at the costs to see if a giant vinyl version of this map is possible.
"It's not as if this is a waste of money, because if the bus station site is developed, we can simply roll up this map and put it up on another disused building — or perhaps the back wall of the Montebello site.
"There were some concerns about damage and vandalism, but sometimes you just have to take a chance and this in a very overlooked area, with residents close by, so hopefully that will act as a deterrent."
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by Webster, ilfracombe
Thursday, March 11 2010, 5:03PM
“Well no, not really Lee because thats what we pay the council for and likely as not any of the peoples ideas will be written off as "too expensive" or "not viable".
Generally it might be a good idea to knock the dambed thing down but I suspect that as we're talking about covering it up that this probably costs too much also..........”
by Lee Newham, London & Ilfracombe
Thursday, March 11 2010, 4:17PM
“Hi Cam,
I thought I was commenting on Ilfracombe, the place where I went to Infants, Junior and Comprehensive School and College, the place where my family live, a place a visit more than any other in the UK.
I didn't realize it had become Royston Vesey! A local place for local people.
So, as I said, what suggestions do people have that are better than a large plastic map? The car park is a good suggestion, but this is about disguising an ugly building (of which there are many that need some form of disguising such as the old garden shop). Any ideas so this becomes a positive forum for ideas rather than the usual whinge fest?”
by Rox, Ilfracombe
Thursday, March 11 2010, 12:26PM
“Turn the bus station into parking which would serve the residents of Fore Street and the Quay. This would also solve the problem of residents parking on Cheyne.
Although it's wishful thinking to suggest that the council would allow such a thing. I'm sure they want Ilfracombe to die completely.”
by Iza knobbrain, Barnstaple
Thursday, March 11 2010, 8:52AM
“Why don't they build a small mult-storey type car park with a ground floor frontage of small kiosk style shops which would not only give decent car parking space but also affordable shop frontage to local small businesses.”
by Webster, ilfracombe
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 10:32PM
“The council are not going to compulsery purchase land for car parking when, at Ebbery terrace (behind McColls) they are currently selling land used for car parking for profit.
I feel you need to realise that the council dont care about you or your town, all they are interested in is that fact that groccles simply are not going to keep coming back with Ilfracombe in its current condition and that means they lose money.
Why are there too many small apartments? people have to live somewhere and theres clearly a need for it here, what do the council propose to do with all the space if they get rid of them and where do people get housed then?
The council wastes our money on crap like the landmark and the new ilfracombe logo and it speaks for itself.....
FAILURE.
The sad truth is people don't want a ferry to come here, we want a ferry to go there.”