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1 hour ago, johnm said:

Is Cole Brothers shutting ?

No but the bridge and concrete building on the left of the picture is being demolished

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2 hours ago, Wisewood-Owl said:

No but the bridge and concrete building on the left of the picture is being demolished

As you say the bridge is to be removed at a cost of one million pounds and the building to the left will be a Hotel.

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I've lots of news on this...

The building on the left (Barkers Pool House) is definitely getting demolished (along with the bridge). Plans have just gone in for a new luxury Radisson Blu hotel on that site:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/08/26/plans-submitted-for-heart-of-the-city-pinstone-street-hotel/


John Lewis have committed to the Sheffield store until 2030, and the building/store will have a £3million refurbishment starting next year:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/08/28/john-lewis-commits-to-sheffield-city-centre-2040/

 

And yes, the William Mitchell concrete Frieze on Barkers Pool House has been saved:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/07/03/sheffield-artwork-saved-from-heart-of-the-city-destruction/


Meanwhile, The 'Gaumont' Building façade is to be rebuilt, 'inspired by' The Gaumont and Regent Theatres that used to be on the site:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/09/18/plans-reveal-bold-new-look-for-barkers-pool-gaumont-building/

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13 hours ago, deejayone said:

I've lots of news on this...

The building on the left (Barkers Pool House) is definitely getting demolished (along with the bridge). Plans have just gone in for a new luxury Radisson Blu hotel on that site:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/08/26/plans-submitted-for-heart-of-the-city-pinstone-street-hotel/


John Lewis have committed to the Sheffield store until 2030, and the building/store will have a £3million refurbishment starting next year:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/08/28/john-lewis-commits-to-sheffield-city-centre-2040/

 

And yes, the William Mitchell concrete Frieze on Barkers Pool House has been saved:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/07/03/sheffield-artwork-saved-from-heart-of-the-city-destruction/


Meanwhile, The 'Gaumont' Building façade is to be rebuilt, 'inspired by' The Gaumont and Regent Theatres that used to be on the site:

https://www.sheffieldguide.blog/2020/09/18/plans-reveal-bold-new-look-for-barkers-pool-gaumont-building/

I’m of the old school, I don’t consider the William Mitchell frieze art, the work of the Tory family  is art, the work of the Glasgow Boys is art, the work of french impressionists is art, Chantry`s Sleeping Children now that IS art, Mr Mitchell’s frieze just leaves me cold.

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You might not like it — which is absolutely fine, art is subjective.

But you can't say it isn't art just because you don't like it. It is abstract, it is non-traditional and unconventional, but it most certainly IS art.

 

 

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This is a portrait of Picasso’s mother by Picasso himself when he was around 25 years old, again I much prefer this kind of work to what he painted in his later years.

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11 hours ago, tozzin said:

I’m of the old school, I don’t consider the William Mitchell frieze art, the work of the Tory family  is art, the work of the Glasgow Boys is art, the work of french impressionists is art, Chantry`s Sleeping Children now that IS art, Mr Mitchell’s frieze just leaves me cold.

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Wearisome, saccharine, conservative dross!

However, its use as pollution is an interesting idea, certainly not without merit.

Sharp thinking tozzin, or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

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13 hours ago, leksand said:

Wearisome, saccharine, conservative dross!

However, its use as pollution is an interesting idea, certainly not without merit.

Sharp thinking tozzin, or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

There was a little quip there, “ Frieze ( freeze ) leaves me COLD.

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