“The Tanners' Hall used to belong to the county council. When it fell into disrepair, instead of renovating it they sold it to someone else - don't know who - and it has been allowed to decay further since then. The city council always claims to have been in negotiations with the current owner, but these never seem to go anywhere. Let's see if anything happens now.”

“Agree with other commentators, get a vision together one that encompasses the whole city, an aim to get to. because at the moment it feels like Gloucester is constantly just treading water.”

“I agree with you guys.

I remember the old boots shop opposite Debenhams - An old black and white building. I believe that its still there its just got a frontage - Lets just get rid of it and show the real building behind it. I think there are alot of building like that as well”

“Totally agree guys, an its been a sore point with me for along time, Gloucester could have easily rivalled York up until the 1960s, then the planners went concrete crazy and we are left with that legacy instead of the history that once was. We have some good friends who live in Worcester, which equally had a very vicious spate of redevelopment in the 1960s. However in the last 20 years they have been cultivating the history that remains and capitalising on it. The city itself has a target, to create a 1st rank ¿cathedral and university city¿ and from our recent visit id say they are well on track.
Surely the planners here in Gloucester only have to look over the county border for inspiration because Gloucester could also become a fantastic historic city once again as other have said we still have the history, but the planners need to stop making the same mistakes they have always made.”

“apologies, my comment below should state 'lessons DON'T appear to have been learnt..."

I wish someone at TiG would give us a bigger box in which to write our comments!”

“I doubt Gloucester will ever be in the same league as places like York but it does have potential.

However, it still saddens me that lessons from the 60s, 70s and 80s still do appear to have been learnt by our current band of Gloucester planners.

You only have to look at the hideous fridge at Wall's that can be seen from miles around and the unimaginative new residential development at the former Cattle Market to see what I mean.

Gloucester planners have no imagination and absolutely no vision.”

“I hope something constructive is done to promote and preserve this site, I have often wondered what it was as I went past. I sometimes worry that sites like this are deliberately neglected until they become unsafe and have to be demolished and redeveloped. A little ground work and landscaping would work wonders here.”

“you lot are having a laugh, comparing Gloucester to York, Gloucester could have been comparable before the 1960s modernisation. Now with what little is left its hardly enough to attract many tourists. Hence why Gloucester doesn¿t attract many. The reputation of Gloucester is now so far down that I have no idea how we can bring it back up, but the quays ruination of the once historic dock area hasn¿t helped one bit.”

“It comes as a surprise to me that the little derelict building I have been driving past for some years is of so much historical importance to Gloucester. I am even more surprised (though perhaps I shouldn't be, bearing in mind how little is done to preserve and appropriately showpiece the rest of the tattered remnants of the city's past) that absolutely nothing has been done with it.

Perhaps it is about time that the powers that be started to get their priorities right - Llanthony Priory is another example of an historic building that has been allowed to decay and become vandalised. The Tall Ships Festival has been cancelled, not due to lack of interest but because other things like preparing the dock area for more residential living space is far more important than building the reputation of Gloucester as somewhere to visit and enjoy the sense of history that lurks (or should) around every corner!

Let's just open up a few more pound shops and count the bits of chewing gum adhering to the pavement - far more worthy pastimes than our history!”

“Any positive move towards preserving and highlighting this forsaken little building would be welcome news. A first step in that direction might include cleaning-up and landscaping as well as addition of lighting to the site. Realist made a worthwhile contribution concerning the 60s Bearland buildings which I would better refer to as ¿Bearland Eyesore¿. I fully realise money is tight but it would help if Shire Hall windows were cleaned and that mass of books and rubbish cleared from the window sills. In addition: Tell rail network to apply fresh paint to Kingsholm Railway Viaduct and brighten up the scene.”