Tim in the North East 200 Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 It is 50 years since the vandalism that saw Watson Fothergill's house on Mapperley Road being demolished to make way for some very bland flats. At the time I lived in the house behind it on Chestnut Grove and was able to photograph the demolition work taking place: 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,594 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Shear vandalism,the people responsible should hang their heads in shame Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, plantfit said: Shear vandalism,the people responsible should hang their heads in shame Rog Can I alter that slightly: Sheer vandalism, the people responsible should hang. I remember the building. Had a compelling Gothic eerieness about it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meeowed 314 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 I quite agree the same with the black boy hotel The 1960s councils where nothing but vandals to put 1960s shoe boxes up around the square shows they knew nothing about architecture whatsoever Watson Fothergill was one of the great architects of his generation and much more should be done to acknowledge his work meeowed 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Disgraceful vandalism. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 In the latter years of the old house it had been sub-divided into flats / bed-sits and rented out. I seem to remember it was looking tatty and under-maintained towards the end - so maybe the landlord just cut their losses. Victorian architecture was not valued in the 1960s and fewer people wanted big houses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Where was this house on Mapperley Road? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Thanks. I'll have a look at where the house was next time I'm around there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 I think all remaining Warson Fothergill buildings are listed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Watson Fothergill was listed in Kelly's directory of 1891 as living at 7 Mapperley Road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Never knew that Watson Fothergill's real name was actually the reverse of that. He was actually born Fothergill Watson and can be seen on all the Census with that name up to 1891 . He changed his name to the reverse to carry on his mother's surname . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Elementary my dear Fothergill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 21 hours ago, Bubblewrap said: Watson Fothergill was listed in Kelly's directory of 1891 as living at 7 Mapperley Road He now resides in the Rock cemetary !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 To reside you must be alive 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 No need to nitpick BW, he's still going nowhere soon, is he ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Have been reading the comments and looking with interest at the pictures, especially the first ones. If you would google Saltwell Towers in Saltwell Park Gateshead there is a distinct similarity in windows and towers. Gem 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Co-op Offices in the 60s. I had a holiday job there for a couple of years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Blimey Siddha, you had some long holidays! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Yep school was not particularly interesting to me...………………………… learnt more there from the hardened socialists that had fought their way up the Co-op greasy pole than I did from disinterested teachers who taught to a strict GCE syllabus. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 I remember the building well but I can't recall where it is/was. I've looked on GSV but I'm unable to find it. Another victim of the Watson Fothergill hate campaign? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 He'd never be able to produce beautiful buildings such as his, in this day and age, whereby everything is governed by accountants and pen pushers. There'd be some knownowt telling him not to use so many bricks. Nowadays, everything must be 'functional' and 'fit for use' . What utter nonsense ! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 Ticky tacky boxes these days. No character and no sense of style. Wouldn't have one as a gift. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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