Most
Hated Building
Local attraction? Maybe, maybe not but
it will soon be no more. Recently voted the third most
hated building in Britain is Northamptons Greyfriars bus
station. It is linked to Northamptons Grosvenor Centre
and has been a carbunkle on its side since it was built
in 1974. Described by the vast majority of locals as a
monstrosity, it is now being featured on Channel Four's
Demolition series. Visitors to the town enter the bus
station via what is described as the black hole of hell:
the darkest and bleakest hole imaginable and not at all
welcoming for visitors to the market town.
It has been earmarked for
demolition for the last ten years but the borough council
has no funds or immediate plans to redevelop or
re-situate the bus station for at least another five
years. When it is finally demolished, the land will be
set aside for the expansion of the Grosvenor Centre. The
bus station will be moved over the road on to the pay and
display car park next door to the Crown Courts. Lets hope
that when the council finally get their collective
fingers out, that the new station will be brighter,
airier and more much more welcoming than this behemoth.
