Nottingham, UK. Black Boy Hotel by local architect Fothergill Watson. Sadly knocked down in 1970 along with many other treasures. Replaced with a monotonous brick facade.

Comments

1. calmly_anxious says

   Replaced by a concrete box 👍

2. apitchf1 says

   That replacement looks soooo horrible, then you see what came before and it’s even worse

3. bigbigpure1 says

   sadly this is most of the north of england

   there is some amazing building left but most have been replaced with shit like that sadly

4. Dvl_Wmn says

   Jeezuz that’s atrocious!

5. GiraffePolka says

   God, the replacement is soulless. I will never understand the decisions made by those who have power to do such things.

6. oohlookythere says

   Honest question: did architects of buildings like the second one actually believe people would find these buildings attractive? Or is this just a case of some developer wanting a building slapped together as quickly and cheaply as possible?

7. rusty_rivet says

   Also previously known as littlewoods.

8. mosquito633 says

   How did they get away with that depressing concrete block. Some backhands for sure

9. dick_smothers says

   The Black Boy Hotel? Hmm… Interesting.