tarboat's photos with the keyword: council

The uncovering of the wall facing onto the entrance to Palace Yard at the side of 34 Mill Street has stirred up quite a bit of public interest. A site meeting was held to brief interested local people councillors onthe likely history of what can be seen, and also what future works are to be undertaken. Andrew Ramshall, senior conservation officer, is seen here addressing the meeting. The poor state of the stonework requires the rendering to be replaced, but hopefully the evidence of the building history currently exposed will be recorded for posterity. It is possible that the 'date' stone will be left exposed. The provenance of tthe 'date' is doubtful, as it would almost certainly have been carved in roman numerals if it dated from the 15th century.

Tiling on old market entrance in Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent. This building is now used for the public library. sadly, this, and many other public buildings in the area have had the decorative architecture ruined by the application of brick acid to 'clean' them. The surface of these tiles has been badly damaged and they have lost their original lustre. This official vandalism is disgraceful and should never have been allowed to happen. Stoke Council should be ashamed!

Tyldesley Urban District Council was created as Tyldesley-with-Shakerley UDC in 1894 and the name was shortened in a local government reorganisation in 1933. In 1924 the Council took over the former Liberal Cub premises of 1881 as its Town Hall, and these doors reflect that use. Today the building is occupies by unitary authority Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Of course the philistines had to stick their no smoking notices on the decorative glass rather than on the wooden panels, or the wall, or indeed anywhere that spoiled things less. Then there are the safety bars to stop anyone putting their hand on the glass .........................