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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Highlander on January 25, 2010, 19:11:03 PM

Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Highlander on January 25, 2010, 19:11:03 PM: A panel of architect's and designers has included Inverness in the nominations for the ugliest city in the UK.

Apparently Urban Realm, the architectural magazine behind the awards, promotes the event as "a force for good and a real motivator" to transform cities. And the winner will be decided by a public vote later this year.

Inverness may not be perfect but I cannot believe that so called experts consider it to be amongsT the ugliest in the UK.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ian on January 25, 2010, 19:25:25 PM: H - is this too much of a coincidence or could this be connected to the rumour that a certain Mr Scunner lives nearby???

Ian ;)

Ps They should come to Rochdale!!!!

Pps I bet the council are already flapping and planning how to spend your council taxes wisely????
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 25, 2010, 19:29:19 PM: Sorry to say, but when I was sent to the rigs in the Cromarty Firth I would fly to Inverness and get a hire car - when escaping the rig it was usually 7am with a 4pm flight so I used to drive all over the area to kill time. I remember thinking how horrible Inverness was, nothing like I imagined it would be.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on January 25, 2010, 19:40:46 PM: Have to agree, they made a right mess of Inverness, looks lovely from a distant, but the Shopping Centre is horrible.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 25, 2010, 20:01:33 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Ian

H - is this too much of a coincidence or could this be connected to the rumour that a certain Mr Scunner lives nearby???

What planet are you on Ian!!! I'm closer to England than I am to Inverness!
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ian on January 25, 2010, 20:06:56 PM: If it's North of the Border - its all the same to me :D
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Highlander on January 25, 2010, 20:08:36 PM: OK it's not a Georgian Terrace in Bath, but can you really describe this as ugly. It's much like any other shopping precinct

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/highlander_010/inverness1.jpg)
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 25, 2010, 20:17:29 PM: My lasting impression of Inverness doesn't resemble that photograph at all.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Diverbaz 1 on January 25, 2010, 20:18:25 PM: Yeh!!!! ugly ain't it:D:D ;)
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: littlereddevil on January 25, 2010, 21:43:21 PM: well I think Inverness is ok
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: lance on January 25, 2010, 22:34:13 PM: You wanna go to Worthing same as picture.:(
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: buddy on January 25, 2010, 23:57:43 PM: A beautiful city, the capitol of the highlands. The new shopping centre leaves much to be desired, but the castle, riverside and older Crown St area is still beautiful to me. My mothers birthplace and I have spent many holidays in the area.
Buddy
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Jim Fraser on January 26, 2010, 11:51:12 AM: Buddy says it all, the older parts are very nice, the new stuff, like most modern builds is terrible.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on January 26, 2010, 12:41:07 PM: Even though Inverness town centre is awful I have to say that Stirling town centre is much worst.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 26, 2010, 12:46:00 PM: On my travels I have found some wonderful Scottish towns. I thought Stirling was not bad, for terrible you have to go to Glenrothes or Leven :)
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on January 26, 2010, 12:58:46 PM: Yes, I used to live in Markinch before they built the Glenrothes town centre shopping mall.. What a shock we got when returned a few years later that is a carbuncle, Prince Charles would have a fit.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Colwyn on January 26, 2010, 15:04:44 PM: Hilary has never been to Scotland and is starting to pester me to there for a tour sometime. Nice to know we have such a wide range of carbunkles from which to choose. Perhaps I will show her this thread and we can go and drink Guinness in Ireland instead - which neither of us have done.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 26, 2010, 15:16:45 PM: Yes I'd avoid Scotland. Where I live is so carbunculous that it's best only to photograph it at night

(http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/perth.jpg)

We're off to Ireland in April, looking forward to trying a traditional lunch of oysters and half a pint of Guinness. Partly.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Colwyn on January 26, 2010, 15:23:20 PM: I guess it will be a bit better once the floods have gone down.
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Scunner on January 26, 2010, 15:29:48 PM: That's the motorway
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tiddly winks on January 26, 2010, 16:52:37 PM: Airdrie doesn't look too great to be honest either. Funny how I never stay long there...
Title: It's an outrage !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: heather07 on January 26, 2010, 18:00:07 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey

Even though Inverness town centre is awful I have to say that Stirling town centre is much worst.

I thought Stirling and Inverness were very similar in design.

That was a few years ago and I think Stirling has been extended. Can't speak for Inverness it is years since I was up there.