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University campus is on target
12:20am Saturday 26th September 2009 in Southend
The new building in London Road, Southend
THE new 11-storey student accommodation block for the University of Essex, in London Road, Southend, is well on track for its scheduled opening in September next year.
The building, on the old South East Essex College site, will provide homes for 561 students, as well as a new underground car park which will be run by Southend Council.
It is intended this will serve as a partial replacement for the Farringdon multi-storey car park, which is earmarked for demolition to make way for a new Southend central library and extensions to both the college and the university campus.
Comments(8)
evilc
says...
7:03am Sat 26 Sep 09
And the Police who years ago used to clear them off can do their now 'New Labour' required Social workers act and be nice to them.
Still at least the Eastern European gangsters that currently loiter around the High Street day and night will make a good profit off them.
SARFENDMAN
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7:11am Sat 26 Sep 09
Nice to see Southend carrying on the 1960's/70's high rise traditions. Bless 'em!
SARFENDMAN
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7:14am Sat 26 Sep 09
SARFENDMAN wrote:Sorry messed up, dont know how that happened, should be in another slot! College Campus.
Another stunning award winning shoe box design just like the other one half way down The High Street. Nice to see Southend carrying on the 1960's/70's high rise traditions. Bless 'em!
SARFENDMAN
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7:17am Sat 26 Sep 09
SARFENDMAN wrote:Blimey! One minute it's under Palace Hotel the next in the right place. This web site has a mind of it's own!
SARFENDMAN wrote: Another stunning award winning shoe box design just like the other one half way down The High Street. Nice to see Southend carrying on the 1960's/70's high rise traditions. Bless 'em!Sorry messed up, dont know how that happened, should be in another slot! College Campus.
Southendman
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7:14pm Sat 26 Sep 09
Max Impact
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11:00pm Sat 26 Sep 09
Southendman wrote:Er the site is owned by the Uni NOT the council the uni IS paying for the building NOT the council.
Great to see this tory council looking after it's own (kids, relatives kidS, friends kids etc)! While a number of its citizens live in dives owned by foreign crooks! These are quality accommodation built for over indulged teens from middle class backgrounds those parents live in expensive homes barely a few stops along the railway lines. Yet the council doesnt have enough decent standard places to home the people that need them, not just to attend a few classes at college/university a week. DISGUSTING TORYS SHOULD HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME.
DannyK86
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9:39am Mon 28 Sep 09
SARFENDMAN says...
6:45am Sat 26 Sep 09
Sorry. sorry, only dreaming.....! Nice to see a lovely old building restored rather than demolished and turned into a 12 storey block of flats.