Comments on: Charles Goss In Norton Folgate

By: Sambalsotong

Sambalsotong — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:06:50 +0000

Perhaps it wasn’t beautiful as such but it had a human dimension to it. It wasn’t a faceless, bland and sterile place. It had a history, a human dimension and people could relate to it. The new edifices that spring up as part of so called ‘redevelopment’ leave me feeling cold and remote. Who will want to come to the UK in the future when it is no different from any other place? Developers, councils and, sadly, even English Heritage itself, seem to be engaged in a short sighted, money driven, wanton destruction of our cultural heritage.

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:58:48 +0000

Wonderful historic photographs.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:28:21 +0000

That horse(?) skeleton on top of the vet’s is amazing, wonder if it was a real one or a bronze cast like the one on the fourth plinth at the moment?

By: will

will — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:21:14 +0000

Is that a horse’s skeleton in the skyline view from the railway over Moseley Veterinary Surgeon?

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:17:06 +0000

Norton Folgate certainly wasn’t beautiful. When you view the old photos it isn’t a place that would be a priority for saving. But the last photo is the key. It seems the alternative is walls of bland, sterile glass. Characterless in the extreme!

By: Karen Rennie

Karen Rennie — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:22:11 +0000

marvellous to see so many advertising posters in situ, before hoarding sites were strictly regulated.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:54:16 +0000

So sad that one side of old Norton Folgate only exists in photographs and the other side is set to join it. English Heritage has failed to help preserve this historic area.