A big late 60s office block and depot built for the GPO as a mechanised parcel sorting office which closed in the 2002. The lower floors were occupied for some time thereafter by Hertz car rentals.
Some further info from @Snowhead
‘I worked on that building when it was under construction in the 60's and at the time it was having Blue Asbestos sprayed on the steelwork. I later worked on maintenance on the building for around 7 years.
When the building was no longer required by the Post Office it was sold to an asbestos removal contractor for a nominal price as the building was worthless to anyone else.
I believe they used it as a training site for asbestos removal so ended up with a clean building that was worth something.’
Former long-term site owners Emma Property Management christened the building ‘Bendigo’ after St Ann’s bare-knuckle fighter William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson whose memorial is situated nearby in St Mary’s Rest Gardens. Thompson went undefeated for 23 fights during his career which spanned from 1825 until 1850.
Current plans submitted by new owners Godwin Developments will see it demolished and replaced with a 692-bed student accommodation block.
Didn’t really know what to expect inside but it was unfortunately just a big stripped concrete shell – which in retrospect was obviously going to be the case based on the above comments.
Roof was quite a chilled spot
Basement levels and underground carpark
The so-called ‘ugliest building in Nottingham’ although I’m not entirely sure the enormous, towering student accommodation it’ll be replaced with will age much better...
Some further info from @Snowhead
‘I worked on that building when it was under construction in the 60's and at the time it was having Blue Asbestos sprayed on the steelwork. I later worked on maintenance on the building for around 7 years.
When the building was no longer required by the Post Office it was sold to an asbestos removal contractor for a nominal price as the building was worthless to anyone else.
I believe they used it as a training site for asbestos removal so ended up with a clean building that was worth something.’
Former long-term site owners Emma Property Management christened the building ‘Bendigo’ after St Ann’s bare-knuckle fighter William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson whose memorial is situated nearby in St Mary’s Rest Gardens. Thompson went undefeated for 23 fights during his career which spanned from 1825 until 1850.
Current plans submitted by new owners Godwin Developments will see it demolished and replaced with a 692-bed student accommodation block.
Didn’t really know what to expect inside but it was unfortunately just a big stripped concrete shell – which in retrospect was obviously going to be the case based on the above comments.
Roof was quite a chilled spot
Basement levels and underground carpark
The so-called ‘ugliest building in Nottingham’ although I’m not entirely sure the enormous, towering student accommodation it’ll be replaced with will age much better...
