Pilgrim Street - Bank of England Demolition
Designed by Sir Basil Urwin Spence, the former Bank of England building, located at the bottom of Pilgrim Street next to the Swan House roundabout, has formed an easily recognisable part of Newcastle city centre’s heritage for many years now.
Demolition work on the Bank of England and Bank House buildings begun in autumn 2011 and it seemed to stop for a few months over christmas and now it seems to be back in full swing.
In their place will come a new seven-storey building designed to “put the city back on the business map”. City leaders say they want a flagship building to reverse years of decline in what they believe should be Newcastle’s central business district.
June 2010
11th August 2012
6th December 2011
8th December 2011
25th April 2012
16th May 2012
27th May 2012
4th June 2012
2nd July 2012
12th July 2012
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3rd August 2012
10th August 2012
6th September 2012
More photos to follow as and when.
More Information:
- More information and photos on the surrounding properties that were demolished before I started taking photos can be seen here.
- Lots of older photos and information on the building can be seen at the excellent Skyscraper City website.
- East Pilgrim Street - Regeneration Opportunity Area at Newcastle City Council.
- Pilgrim Street articles at the Evening Chronicle.
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3 comments:
Fantastic documentation of these demolitions works, keep posting them. Don't get to that part of town much so thanks for recording it.
Thanks.
The real shame is that I took a lot of photos of the buildings next door being demolished and I can't seem to find them at the moment!
If I find them I will put them up on here. I pass that part of town once or twice a week so there will be plenty more photos to follow.
what a shame i used to work at the bank and it was a very nice bulding
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