The
BBC have moved their Manchester operations from Broadcasting House,
their 70s-built location on Oxford Road, to the glassy metropolis of
Salford Quays. The old building has now been flattened to make way
for a hotel and leisure complex.
I
stopped by the demolition site on a number of occasions over the last
few months and took a few action shots (okay, just “shots”) of
the former media complex. I figured it would be helpful to share
these.
p.s.
I have visited the new BBC building recently. No pictures, but I can
tell you it is reminiscent of the office in Men in Black. Minus the
aliens.
Funny you mention this demolition of the old BBC building - I noticed it when I went for a run around the city centre and was a little shocked to see the empty space where it once stood.
ReplyDeleteI have many a fine memory of the building- including a Northern Film Network meeting where an acting lecturer from Salford uni was presenting a gangster film he'd been in. It was a bit of a controversial film, with handheld-camera-shot sex scenes. Loads of people were offended, and this actor / lecturer was going mental at the critics. The meeting made a few local magazines, if I remember rightly. Did me or Toby ever tell you about this?
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