Behind closed doors at city’s former BHS store
URBAN EXPLORER CAPTURES IMAGES BEFORE BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED
7. Tribfest, Sledmere
Hailed as the world’s biggest tribute music festival, Tribfest is set to return to the lovely surroundings of Sledmere Hall, from August 20 to 22.
The organisers are already preparing the ultimate fantasy line-up for this year, chosen to cover a wide range of genres and age groups so there is something to suit all the family’s music preferences.
8. Movies under the stars in Hull
Looking a little further ahead, Hull will play host to Adventure Cinema’s Uk-wide tour of socially spacious, open-air film screenings in late summer.
Families can pack up a picnic and enjoy the magic of the movies under the stars, as Hull College Craven Park is the venue for two nights of open-air entertainment in September.
The fabulous Grease Sing-a-long (PG) is due to be screened on Saturday, September 18, at 8pm while the cinema blockbuster 1917 (15) will be shown on Sunday, September 19, also at 8pm.
Screenings will take place on the stadium’s training pitches and hot food and snacks will be available.
Abandoned machinery near the top of the building
AN intrepid urban explorer has captured some fascinating images from inside Hull’s old BHS store. Posting a 40-minute exploration video to his Urban Lad Yorkshire Youtube channel, Marcus Archer also went inside one of the most notorious former nightclubs in the city, Romeo’s and Juliet’s, which has been abandoned since a drugs raid by police 30 years ago.
At the end of 2019, city council leaders announced that extensive asbestos contamination in the former BHS department store meant it was no longer possible to save the iconic Three Ships mural on the front of the building.
However, the mural, designed by Alan Boyson and put up in 1963, was granted listed status by Historic England following a local campaign to protect it.
The council bought the site in 2016 following the closure of BHS,
but concerns remain over asbestos, some of which was stripped from the building behind it late last year.
The mural is set to feature in the council’s £130m Albion Square redevelopment project, which will replace the old BHS building after its demolition.
Discussing his exploration of the site, Marcus said: “It made me feel sad about the way that the vandals had smashed this place up.
“The place was huge inside, it was so sad to know that it’s up for demolition.”
WORK is expected to start within weeks on the next phase of a project to build about 1,800 homes to the south of Beverley after council officers cleared the way by approving details of the scheme.
Lovel Developments, which is based in Beverley, is close to agreeing a date for Barratt Homes to begin construction of more than 400 houses on about 35 acres of land next to Long Lane.
Both companies also worked together on the nearby Queens Court development, which is taking shape now and will provide 185 houses when completed. The hope is that the proven success of the partnership so far will help them secure future phases under the wider masterplan for the area approved by East Riding Council.
Philip Lovel, managing director of Lovel Developments, said: “Barratt Homes received a very positive response as soon as they released the first properties for sale at Queens Court in July 2020.
“They have made great progress on the site since then and are eager to get to work on the next phases, which will be developed to the same high standards.
“We are working on plans now for additional land, which has been allocated under the masterplan, and we are confident that the work we have delivered at Queens Court will demonstrate our capabilities.”
The masterplan allows for the construction of 1,800 homes between Woodmansey Mile and Minster Way by 2029 as the largest contribution to a national planning requirement to provide 3,300 new homes in Beverley.
The latest East Riding decision covers two applications submitted jointly
in 2019 by Lovel and Shirethorn Ltd and covering adjacent sites in the middle of the development, which will be accessed by the spine road now running south from Woodmansey Mile through Queens Court.
The proposals are for a variety of homes and were approved by the council in July 2020, subject to conditions on details, including the layout and appearance of the development.
Lovel and Barratt have since been working with the council on specific elements of the project, including affordable housing, landscaping and planting to enhance the living environment, a contribution to increased education provision and the creation of open space and equipped play space.
Daniel Smith, managing director of Barratt Yorkshire East Division, said: “Since we launched Queens Court last July we have experienced high demand from people who have been waiting for the opportunity to move to a location which is high-profile and high-quality.
“It’s nearly seven years since consultation work started and the level of interest we’ve received shows how eager people are to see what we have brought to Beverley.
“We’re delighted with the demand at Queens Court and we want to start work as soon as we can on the new sites which will go a long way towards the target set by the masterplan.”