Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
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I was walking through town the other day walking past the now frankly embarrassing Staffordshire Place buildings that still seem endlessly beset by snags and problems and then I walked through towards the historic County Buildings and found myself studying them a bit more closely.
The County Council have now vacated many of them to move to their new white elephant and there seems to be the real concern that they are now being left to go to wrack and ruin. I noticed many of the window frames are flaky or rotting and some of the windows are actually broken. Old buildings such as these don't cope well in terms of not being occupied or continuously fettled and generally cared for -a bit like owning a classic car, constant repair and checks are a must
It seems that the County Council has just moved into new premises and largely forgotten about those which it has left. That is OK for those sites like Riverway that are being flattened and re-developed but the old County Buildings have huge historical significance and are a key part of the Stafford Heritage and as such are a "special case"
I know there are plans to rent out or sell many of the buildings they have vacated but really what are the chances of that happening anytime soon? If it doesn't happen soon and the Tipping Street buildings end up unoccupied for some time, will the historic County Buildings end up in as bad shape as Staffordshire Place with it glued on fake marble?
The County Council have now vacated many of them to move to their new white elephant and there seems to be the real concern that they are now being left to go to wrack and ruin. I noticed many of the window frames are flaky or rotting and some of the windows are actually broken. Old buildings such as these don't cope well in terms of not being occupied or continuously fettled and generally cared for -a bit like owning a classic car, constant repair and checks are a must
It seems that the County Council has just moved into new premises and largely forgotten about those which it has left. That is OK for those sites like Riverway that are being flattened and re-developed but the old County Buildings have huge historical significance and are a key part of the Stafford Heritage and as such are a "special case"
I know there are plans to rent out or sell many of the buildings they have vacated but really what are the chances of that happening anytime soon? If it doesn't happen soon and the Tipping Street buildings end up unoccupied for some time, will the historic County Buildings end up in as bad shape as Staffordshire Place with it glued on fake marble?