All Tomorrow's Parties
A GYZero Completion by Adam Smythe



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I finally got my camera back so today Tom and myself were going to complete this task but Tom was busy being told off and clearing up mess I had made so I decided to do it myself as it was quite a nice day and I was bored. I set out with my camera on a derive and ended up walking into town, to Sainsburys then on the bus one stop too far and walking back.

Architecture in Britain is always fascinating as it is so varied thanks to those Nazis. Before WWII our town was in a grid pattern and featured many narrow rows, most of these were destroyed leaving gaps to be filled during the 40s, 50s and 60s. There was also alot of development during the 30s when business was booming as tourism went through the roof. In the 90s the North Sea oil rush bought prosperity to the quayside areas but now since both of these are dropping the town is trying to pick itself up with new buildings on the outskirts and a new shopping centre.

Neighbourhoods are equally difficult to define in the UK but in this example the areas can be split into 3 or 4 areas:

Southtown
Where I live, a deprived area of victorian row housing, densely populated with industry to the east on the riverside

Quayside
Lots of banks and offices and also the Town Hall, a nice looking area which was developed during the 1890s.

Town Centre
Shops and offices mainly with some nice residential properties to the south near the park.

Temple Road
Mainly residential areas with a few schools, St Nicholas church and Sainsburys supermarket.

I took alot of photos which can be found below, in the praxis, but I will provide you with a few buildings here and described what, if anything, I know about them.

Lidl, 2007
A supermarket built on the wasteland remaining from the 1970s demolition of Southtown Station.

Havenbridge House, 1970s
Built during the prosperity of the 70s for Inland Revenue and Youth Services it is one of the tallest buildings in the town and dominates Quayside

Town Hall, 1882
Built to replace the original Town Hall which subsided this magestic building is as beautiful inside as out and it currently being restored.

Market Gates, 1960s
A bemoth of a shopping centre which takes up alot of space without bosting huge ammounts of shops. Currently being expanded. The Lighthouse can be seen, home to many days of tasking

St Georges Theatre, 1790s
The roof is made from an overturned boat but this old church is now crumbling and is being restored. Home to many of my amateur dramatics as a child.

Fisherman's Hospital, 1702
A charity hospital which took in old fishermen from the age of 60 plus, it was restored in the 80s and is now a lovely place to sit.

Sainsburys, 1989
A large supermarket built just outside the town centre which was built in the late 80s and then expanded in the mid 90s. Not a bad place to do your weekly shop.