ID:188 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Text | Themes:5 | Attachments:1 | Finding:26 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.50941865692899, -2.084518816207504 | Weather:2 tags | Date:Saturday 31 July 2021 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

Broken windows blacked out - 210731 1050.jpg
Broken windows blacked out
Added to Archive Thursday 21 October 2021
Experienced Saturday 31 July 2021
Last Updated Tuesday 25 November 2025
Location 52.50941865692899, -2.084518816207504
Season Summer
Type Text
Weather Overcast Cool
Themes Decay Control Care Broken Boundaries
What was/is/if What is
More tagged with theme Decay
Grime streaked windows - 210731 1050.jpg
Waste of space? Building in decay. Timber, signage, falling apart. - 211007 1500 Waste 3.png
Unused shop, spray painted numbers - 210731 1050.jpg
Buddleia and ferns growing in the guttering reaching for the sky - 210731 1050.jpg
Building Deterioration There was a familiar aesthetic regarding the buildings during the initial site visit to Dudley High Street. However, a large proportion of the façades that look onto the street have noticeable damage, graffiti or structural issues. With that said, these images (right) are an insight into some of the damage. If the local authorities saw the high street as a priority, then damages and aesthetics would have been resolved and fixed. However, as there are multiple damages, this assumes that this high street is not one authority wish to preserve. That said, this opens an opportunity. Instead of being a conservationist and repairing these buildings to their former glory, why not make them a statement piece within the high street. Possibly by placing a blanket ban on all of the current materials seen on the street. Instead, any repairs must be in Zero carbon / Carbon negative materials. This could then become an educational street with great architectural character. Both combined may increase the high streets footfall. The first step would be to highlight any listed buildings or monuments within the high street. - Ryan Cooksey Building Deterioration.png
More tagged with theme Broken
Loss or original building line enclosure too much horizontality - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Loss of firm enclosure but still just about maintains the spatial flow - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
Broken windows blacked out - 210731 1050.jpg
Infrastructure - cladding falling off? - 211110 1730 Decay.png
Rotten window frames, cracked plaster - 210731 1050.jpg
More tagged with theme Boundaries
A great place to linger if it wasn't caged in!! - 210715 1600 Lingering R.png
This graffiti image is on the wall at ACCN- Dudley African Caribbean Network, I would like to know how and when this was created. One Love is a reference to a Bob Marley song and is written in the image. - ACCN Wall Art.jpg
Cast iron railings good survival - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg
What if? Green corridors - Annabel Linch Green Corridors.png
Cast iron railings lost on south side - 210731 1403 Identity.jpg