tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.comments2023-04-04T14:24:54.464+01:00Battlefield the BeautifulAnton Dequehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-26567691968223618902020-02-15T14:27:36.464+00:002020-02-15T14:27:36.464+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-63300282247672953722011-04-02T10:48:27.912+01:002011-04-02T10:48:27.912+01:00Thanks Teri, but I am slacking! I have excuses but...Thanks Teri, but I am slacking! I have excuses but afterwards, sitting on train I thought there was more to say.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-4640503592049884412011-03-30T20:26:48.867+01:002011-03-30T20:26:48.867+01:00Beautiful pictures, Anton! I'm intrigued by th...Beautiful pictures, Anton! I'm intrigued by the variety on Stepney Bank, too - just the kind of informality and change that makes a good urban walk. Happy spring!Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-31130384192559471802011-02-18T16:30:29.138+00:002011-02-18T16:30:29.138+00:00Thanks Teri and welcome. I showed your site "...Thanks Teri and welcome. I showed your site "walking off the Big Apple" to a friend today' immediatley she wanted to come over to your side of the pond! Some great posts recently, just lovely images and prose.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-56851947271354663952011-02-16T14:30:42.309+00:002011-02-16T14:30:42.309+00:00Why am I seeing this just now? That's my fault...Why am I seeing this just now? That's my fault for not crossing the pond more often. Beautiful. Thanks so much.Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-58932768560670735432010-12-04T10:30:06.019+00:002010-12-04T10:30:06.019+00:00Teri, many thanks. I have more! Also my dear frien...Teri, many thanks. I have more! Also my dear friend Judith McKie-Tomlinson has given me permission to post one of her recent studies. This is proving to be a hard winter. It has snowed for a week and tempratures have been record breakingly low overnight. Still, England are doing well in sunny Australia!Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-64549170533692146512010-12-04T01:18:36.383+00:002010-12-04T01:18:36.383+00:00Lovely snow pictures, Anton. And Indeed I came to ...Lovely snow pictures, Anton. And Indeed I came to your website looking for snow pictures. Not disappointed. I like seeing images of the snowy landscape before it melts or becomes trampled.Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-88720336282587621972010-04-08T19:17:16.700+01:002010-04-08T19:17:16.700+01:00Teri, coming from you this is high praise indeed! ...Teri, coming from you this is high praise indeed! Thank you. Anton.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-37111858165248021142010-03-31T11:39:06.238+01:002010-03-31T11:39:06.238+01:00Anton, what a lovely and evocative post on looking...Anton, what a lovely and evocative post on looking for Spring in your corner of the world! Through your detailed descriptions of the stroll and interactions with the others here, you show how walks often reveal the inner life and relationship to Nature. Well done.Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-30872979216007833752009-11-18T12:09:49.871+00:002009-11-18T12:09:49.871+00:00Yes, please go ahead but can you give the site a &...Yes, please go ahead but can you give the site a 'hat tip'? (That goes for anyone else who may wish to use photographs from BattlefieldtheBeautiful.<br /><br />I am attempting to discover what planning application this development has been granted. So far nothing. It was not part of the public presentation by Metnor I went to view.<br /><br />Best Wishes!Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-68204082526398194352009-11-14T16:01:21.560+00:002009-11-14T16:01:21.560+00:00interesting pic of the construction there.
I beli...interesting pic of the construction there.<br /><br />I believe this is student accomodation - the second scheme listed in post number 13 here - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=981388<br /><br />BTW would it be possible to show this photo on the forum?<br /><br />All the best,<br />johnnyJohnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613776000507244677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-64954109074320623532009-10-25T16:32:56.280+00:002009-10-25T16:32:56.280+00:00Thanks Johnny. skyscrapercity was worth a visit ev...Thanks Johnny. skyscrapercity was worth a visit even if it did scare the pants off me.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-29359417938573497712009-10-23T03:02:34.582+01:002009-10-23T03:02:34.582+01:00Hi,
I've been reading through your blog recen...Hi,<br /><br />I've been reading through your blog recently after looking for news on developments in the Ouseburn, Shieldfield, Battlefield, Manors area. Nice work. I am just writing to invite you to the new Newcastle Sub-forum at Skyscrapercity where we discuss new developments, our opinions on them, parts of Newcastle and so on. I think you'd have a lot to offer.<br /><br />anyway give it a check here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2258<br /><br />All the best,<br />JohnnyJohnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-53669927539300176542009-09-26T16:44:15.030+01:002009-09-26T16:44:15.030+01:00Thanks GK! You know how it is. You get the idea th...Thanks GK! You know how it is. You get the idea they are all the same!<br /><br />I would amend the text but then your comment would seem strange and I rather like it. Best Wishes, AD.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-50145867651920077272009-09-21T19:23:21.135+01:002009-09-21T19:23:21.135+01:00She is not yet a CllrShe is not yet a CllrGKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-43846775931686945422009-08-11T17:12:58.100+01:002009-08-11T17:12:58.100+01:00Thanks, Amos.Thanks, Amos.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-66873579008363695232009-08-07T00:09:52.707+01:002009-08-07T00:09:52.707+01:00Iain N was a genius, Iain S is not but he's ge...Iain N was a genius, Iain S is not but he's getting there. AmosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-77393262990711353372009-06-10T13:42:18.633+01:002009-06-10T13:42:18.633+01:00Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
I did not...Thank you for your thoughtful comments.<br /><br />I did not mean to be offensive. Indeed, I welcome students whose contribution has been vital economically and yet have also brought to this city something it lacked before: A compopolitan dimension! I do feel it is a mistake (born of prejudice in fact!) to house students in what afterall are barracks. The 'ghetto' jibe is put not against students but those who feel they need to be 'seen and not heard'!<br /><br />We do have problems. Litter is bad. Crime is often aimed at young people, a fact which old people sometimes ignore; yet, I myself have had a nasty moment on the street and I share your concerns. But there are worse areas and most people living around the site are decent. It is always a minority who cause trouble. However, I do not see how turning the site into a car park or 'priviledged' space will help solve social problems and no one has explained to me how this can be done through "landscaping".<br /><br />Thank you once again.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-24530754750145186262009-06-10T13:10:26.594+01:002009-06-10T13:10:26.594+01:00You are too kind! I am glad you found something to...You are too kind! I am glad you found something to enjoy! Remember it is free! We just have to look.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-1242827087776792162009-04-20T15:07:00.000+01:002009-04-20T15:07:00.000+01:00O..my god..
this is beautiful...O..my god..<br /><br />this is beautiful...昕倩https://www.blogger.com/profile/00182256681746323093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-54238528744116733412009-04-20T13:13:00.000+01:002009-04-20T13:13:00.000+01:00Hi, it's a very great blog.
I could tell how much ...Hi, it's a very great blog.<br />I could tell how much efforts you've taken on it.<br />Keep doing!Olive Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805394106122880332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-34735163038932017132009-03-17T16:30:00.000+00:002009-03-17T16:30:00.000+00:00It must have taken sometime to find those lovely p...It must have taken sometime to find those lovely pictures which have been posted. However most of the former rubbish-tip site is a mess. While the park offers a great area to relax, most of the area looks like the aftermath of a war zone. Also the few nice parts will not be effect by the new project. Yes an extra few blocks in view, which lets face it would look a lot nicer the ones all ready near. <BR/><BR/>Student housing in the area would create more income into the area, improve the social services for all to enjoy and lower to cost of over priced housing in student areas. This saving would be passed onto new families wishing to start a home, impossible when competing against prices for houses that could be rented to students for a lot more money then they value. <BR/><BR/>While also it is easy to pass it off as a student housing ghetto only project, you should remember that it also includes the creation of a new doctors, cafes, shops and officers.<BR/><BR/>Finally on the note of 'Ghetto'. A lot of this area is all ready a ghetto without the help of students. This is really offensive that an area with a high level of drugs, robbery and un-employment, can blame students for they own short comings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-52545476333522296812008-01-18T10:30:00.000+00:002008-01-18T10:30:00.000+00:00ourman – Thank you. I will look into this.Antonourman – Thank you. I will look into this.<BR/><BR/>AntonAnton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555994583560446381.post-15316936579813114762008-01-15T08:59:00.000+00:002008-01-15T08:59:00.000+00:00Just wanted to say, I'm a long time local blogger ...Just wanted to say, I'm a long time local blogger and have just discovered your blog.<BR/><BR/>Any chance you could add an RSS feed - blogspot will have one - it's just a case of ticking the right box.<BR/><BR/>That way I can keep up with your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com