In a shock move today Brent Council published in the Brent Magazine Page 13 (unlucky?) http://www.brent.gov.uk/media.nsf/Pages/LBB-216 that they were abandoning their plans for a Cultural Centre in favour of a Toilet building
on a tiny site crammed between the much loved heritage library and five
invisible blocks of 92 flats (these cannot be shown for legal reasons).
An expert has speculated that the five blocks will also have the visual
impression of Toilets, but a different type of toilet you understand.
The
Toilet building will be constructed of very cheap breeze blocks with
white painted rendering. The architect has included unadorned bits of
brickwork shoved in as a homage to the general brick nature of the
buildings that he has noticed in the Willesden High Road. It is
understood from a presentation given a few weeks ago that the Architect
has been influenced by the well known William Morris of Arts and Crafts
fame, but no sign of any willow leaves could be noted in the picture. It
is felt that if William Morris were around today he would have
abandoned any pretence of following the lines of nature and would be endorsing this exciting and unoriginal crude approach to architecture.
Andy
Donald (Director of Regeneration and Major Projects) should have said "
Feedback has been diabolical with just about everyone that I have heard
from being dead against the project. We have not reported in any way
honestly about the consultation exercise because we are embarrassed to
admit that we are turning against the wishes of the community in such a
grand fashion". Mr Donald has not actually been observed at any
consultation meeting that has taken place in recent weeks and has been
relying on the bowdlerised (edited) half page of biased notes produced
after each meeting. http://www.brent.gov.uk/regeneration.nsf/Willesden%20Green%20Library/LBB-343
A spokesperson for the Community said " It is hoped that Galliford Try will not commence any work on such an appalling scheme at any time in the future"
A spokesperson for the Community said " It is hoped that Galliford Try will not commence any work on such an appalling scheme at any time in the future"
A
spokesperson for Galliford Try omitted to mention the £10,500,000
profit that his company will earn by being donated more than 60% of a
Council/Community owned site without having to produce a public building
of any sort of real quality in return.
It is hoped that the toilet will have free access at all times, especially for those who feel sick of the sight of it.
Martin R
(with apologies to Private Eye)
Stop
Press: Admiralty Arch in Trafalgar Square sold for £60m for hotel
scheme! A spokesperson explained " we very much respect and cherish this
major part of our British heritage. We are currently in consultation
about options for the site. These include lopping off 60% of either the
northern or southern end to accommodate
the iconic new hotel structure or possibly removing the centre section
entirely because it tends to block the traffic flow along the Mall (as
seen in the recent Olympics)." The Queen was unavailable for comment.
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