2008

SZ0890 : Bournemouth: the Waterfront building

taken 17 years ago, near to Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Bournemouth: the Waterfront building
Bournemouth: the Waterfront building
Erected in the late 1990s, this is one of Bournemouth's most controversial buildings ever. It contains a pub (whose balcony can be seen here), Chinese restaurant and Kentucky Fried Chicken, all surrounding the central IMAX theatre – for more discussion on which, see SZ0890 : Bournemouth: anticl-IMAX?.

A précis of the building's history appeared on the website of the local paper, the Daily Echo, in January 2010 when plans for the building's demolition became a realistic prospect when the Council bought the building: LinkExternal link

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SZ0890, 1547 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 27 January, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 January, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 089 907 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.9787N 1:52.4670W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 089 906
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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