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• At 2009.01.21 02:13, Ashtonian said:
  

  I love the lighting this time of the year

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• At 2009.01.21 08:42, mo said:
  

  And isn’t that 2 (or is it 3?) faced corner clock great too!

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• At 2009.01.21 10:21, Antonella said:
  

  Love this building, so un-British! There are so many hidden gems in NC! Why do you think banks always get the nicest buildings? One of the nicest building in Coney Street in York housed a bank until a few years ago when it was taken over by Starbuck!!! Lol. Ciao. A.

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• At 2009.01.21 13:08, The Vintage Kitten said:
  

  When I was a child (in the 1970’s) there was (what I can only describe as a round structure about the size of 2 telephone boxes) right outside of this bank on the street. I have no idea what it was for??? I dont know if anybody used to be in there (I hardly think Shields Road was big on tourist information!!!) My husband reckons it was some sort of police box. If anybody can remember it and knows what it was Id love to know. The building is lovely, one of the few left, even with the regeneration it is still an ugly road.

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  • At 2009.06.10 23:47, Rob said:
    

    Kitten,

    I too was a child in the 70’s. The round structure you refer too was a bus control room. The bus inspectors used to hang out in it, as did drivers waiting to change routes. It was a strange structure, round, tapering out towards top, with tinted windows in upper half. Remember it well.

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• At 2009.01.22 00:30, Beth said:
  

  Light was gorgeous that day.

  And another great clock tomorrow Mo! :o)

  Antonella I know the very Starbucks you mean :o) It’s an interesting question actually, all the lovely cafes these days (and some of the trendy bars) are in old bank buildings. Maybe they had the money to invest to build them?! Who knows.

  VK I’ve never seen reference to that! If I ever find out I’ll let you know. It’s getting better isn’t it, but no it’s not exactly the most beautiful road in Newcastle.

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• At 2009.06.10 23:46, Rob said:
  

  Kitten,

  I too was a child in the 70’s. The round structure you refer too was a bus control room. The bus inspectors used to hang out in it, as did drivers waiting to change routes. It was a strange structure, round, tapering out towards top, with tinted windows in upper half. Remember it well.

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• At 2009.06.11 21:06, Dave said:
  

  What a lovely building! I can place it exactly but have never taken the time to appreciate it until now.

  Someone mentioned Starbucks - take my advice: when you need a coffee fix in the City Centre, go to the Intermezzo cafe at front of the Tyneside Cinema - the coffee is lovely!

  Yeah I remember those bus control kiosks - they were the most weird looking structures weren’t they. They were shaped a bit like a large paper coffee cup (I’m on about coffee again!). The heavily-tinted windows hid what was going on inside, but you’re right - I remember my dad pointing out the little bus company logos on them.

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• At 2009.06.11 21:32, Beth said:
  

  I’d forgotten about the Intermezzo cafe! Will have to pop up there sometime. Having said that though I use Starbucks as cheap office rental (one coffee=90 minutes typing, pretty cheap really) and don’t like taking advantage so much when it’s not a huge global company.

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