tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post6835407890689521802..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Cheltenham, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-971546297241000532009-12-14T09:19:32.883+00:002009-12-14T09:19:32.883+00:00Martin: Yes, we should be thankful for small merci...Martin: Yes, we should be thankful for small mercies and it's good that change of use of part of the brewery complex has saved the tower and the malthouse. It's still sad, though, when you know how much of the place was sacrificed.<br /><br />Finding the right new use for a building at risk (something that the BBC RESTORATION programmes had to grapple with a few years back) is absolutely crucial in saving buildings. I hope to return to this subject.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-76692585303441820742009-12-13T22:19:07.694+00:002009-12-13T22:19:07.694+00:00Retail and entertainment experience isn't by a...Retail and entertainment experience isn't by any means ideal,but at least its still standing.martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716015731140290341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-83988858754136821672009-12-13T14:42:38.670+00:002009-12-13T14:42:38.670+00:00Peter: As far as I can think, Donington (which has...Peter: As far as I can think, Donington (which has been going for well over 100 years) is the nearest old brewery to Cheltenham. Both Flowers and West Country Brewery (the latter being what the brewery in this post eventually became) got absorbed into larger entities and eventually closed. There are numerous modern and micro-breweries, some of which produce excellent stuff, but I can think of no other old established ones.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32398462724703071202009-12-13T13:52:43.729+00:002009-12-13T13:52:43.729+00:00Local brewing was once a sure way of knowing where...Local brewing was once a sure way of knowing where you were. If it was Bullards you'd be in Norfolk, if it was Benskins you'd be up in the Chilterns or thereabouts. Is there still a working brewery local to Cheltenham that's been there for ages? I can only thing of my beloved Donnington, but that's perhaps too far.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-25106173604302838452009-12-13T09:10:08.721+00:002009-12-13T09:10:08.721+00:00Thud: Quite so. While I think town-centre shopping...Thud: Quite so. While I think town-centre shopping developments are often a very good thing, the way this one is marketed as an 'experience' made my heart sink.<br /><br />Anirban: Thanks for your positive response. Yes, signs bearing the words 'Commit no nuisance' are widespread - once you become aware of them you start seeing them in all kinds of places.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-33292138375648931012009-12-13T04:17:51.733+00:002009-12-13T04:17:51.733+00:00Excellent blog and post. I did a bit of research o...Excellent blog and post. I did a bit of research on the "Commit no nuisance" sign and it is ubiquitous across the Commonwealth. http://bit.ly/52T5klAnirbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787285282200080517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-73209965341843301972009-12-12T23:18:56.911+00:002009-12-12T23:18:56.911+00:00'Retail experience' not a good combination...'Retail experience' not a good combination.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.com