choogling Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 started taking a few shots in Barnsley but phone battery failed here is what I got ,I know they are not great pictures but it gives an idea about what's going on 2nd shot work in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 last shot-view from a great snack bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, choogling said: last shot-view from a great snack bar Place looks like it’s heaving If you’re on Twitter, send the image to Cold War Steve. More importantly how much is the sausage, bacon or egg sandwich plus a drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: Place looks like it’s heaving If you’re on Twitter, send the image to Cold War Steve. More importantly how much is the sausage, bacon or egg sandwich plus a drink? Thought exactly the same TFH. Noticed not one piece of litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) think the sandwich is £2.50 the tea is only £1,hot sausage roll that's better than gregs 85p. Edited July 22, 2019 by choogling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overtheborder Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I enjoyed Barnsley when I was there a few weeks ago, it was a lot more modern and aesthetically pleasing than I remember it previously being. It seems a bit up and coming I think. I also like Sheffield centre though generally, so not generally a case of trying to compare them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Padders said: Thought exactly the same TFH. Noticed not one piece of litter. Noticed how windy it is - probably blown away 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 the picture you have been waiting for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 The city centre is really taking shape now well worth a trip from gloomy Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearysmith Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Son and his family live in Hoyland so I get chance to visit Barnsley town centre quite often. It's a pleasant enough stroll around, and has some decent shops and pubs. The museum's more than worth a visit, as is the Civic Theatre. All central. Big thumbs up for the free parking too. That's the way to do it. My own city centre, here in Sheffield, confuses me. It sprawls. No clear hub, although Division Street comes close to having an actual vibe. Personally I was glad to see the back of the Castle Market. That, and the long-gone New Market, turned into dumps. The whole area became raggy-arsed, full of tat-shops. Woolies went, along with my beloved Revolution Records. There's nothing down there to draw me to that end of the city centre anymore. Moving the markets to the Moor was a good thing. The Moor - when it's FINALLY finished, will be a lovely social place to gather and have a bite to eat etc. But it's taking so long. I'll be long dead. Where it all goes wrong, and what nobody could have predicted 20 years ago, is the phenomenal rise of online shopping. Few would do a 'big shop' down Town anymore. I work in the city centre and the busiest I see it is when the Blades are at home on a Saturday. As a kid, when it was still possible to get buses up and down Fargate and the Moor, it all seemed to be buzzing. Another idea that could be re-discussed is selling all the many empty shops and turning them into places people can live, right there in the heart of the city. Families would snap them up, I'm sure. People living among shops means they'll spend in the shops next door. Rotherham in particular could benefit from this. Never seen as many empty retail properties. Rotherham centre's in its death throes. Painful to see its decline these past 10 years. Edited February 13, 2020 by wearysmith missing 's' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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