| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:"Brentford Developments in the pipeline" (Front Page) | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 29/12/22 10:47:00 |
| The site of Watermans and the Park was bequeathed to the Town of Brentford by North Thames Gas and whilst the Arts centre never fulfilled it's intended potential i.e. the part of the building that became Max Factors offices in it's first decade the place was a resounding success. Rather ironically the poorest aspect of the place was it's cinema which suffered poor sound and projection quality. It is now the remaining sparkling jewel of a place that despite it's crap architectural function is second to none as a location. Most people I know don't want the place to budge an inch from it's location but the Trustees for many a year seem bent on moving it and blaming it's woes on it's location. I think that's more akin to a Bad workman blaming his tools....or possibly the tools supplied. But for the site to have been sold without consultation of the people it was bequeathed to should not have happened with a clear outline of the alternative and the support of those who used to use it and miss it's eclectic but mainstream balance which somehow got mislaid a good two decades ago. Such a shame but suspect it's move will actually end up being the end of it and probably will become the Watermans App. I and many who grew up here cannot think of a better location where you can have live events, late events and easy to get to events that cause no issues to residents or businesses and still cannot understand what on earth the Trustees and management are or were thinking. |