We see that the worthy namer of Heritage Sites throughout the world has decided it was time for a laugh.
They weren't serious were they? Bradford may be a fine upstanding Yorkshire town, with a long history in the woollen industry and a nice museum. But these days the city is surely better known as the home of the race riots rather than the film industry.
Currently, visitors to the city are able enjoy the spectacle of a large area of wasteland conveniently situated moments from the town hall. Since the developers made their excuses and left over a year ago this area has remained fenced off to prevent Bradfordians making use of their land.
Bradford does have one saving grace however, one solitary diamond in the dung heap - for the next few days (until 18 June) you can still catch Star Trek the movie at the huge IMAX cinema screen.
And if that isn't worth the accolade of film heritage site, I don't know what is.
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(whats wrong with Bradford....Rita, Bob and Sue too)
ReplyDeleteAs a film heritage site, maybe not a lot. In general - it's 200 miles north of London. Specifically, the first time I visited they'd never heard of Chelsea buns, and the only sandwiches on sale were in some kind of bread rolls (which I now understand the locals call teacakes).
ReplyDeleteEveryone knows that God left her spade in Bradford at the end of the seventh day..and hasn't been back since.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise the city centre building site had been there quite that long, but I'll take your word for it.
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