An afternoon on the southbank of Leeds carrying out survey and analysis. It was great to be outdoors even though it was bitterly cold!. The southbank dosent have a identity and is fragmented from the city centre by the railway arches. It lacks a sense of place and distinct character. The site is mostly dominated by commercial and industrial use, therefore not many people have reason to go there. After the textile industry decline in the late 70′s mass demolition occurred and left many vacant brownfield sites.
I have managed to pick out a few pictures that stood out to me and to try and represent the current situation on the site. The site has great assets it should embrace including the abandoned Holbeck viaduct which could make a great green cycle corridor/link direct to the city centre and the old mill archway which symbols the sites industrial past.
i chose to show the first photo of the heart stuck to the wall under the bridge on water lane as It stood out to me. The area has a very uneasy feel about with drug dealers hanging around, yet shows that there can still be love even in the worst of places and its just you've got to work harder to find it.
