(30 Dec 2014, 9:41 pm)aureolin wrote Any idea how old the Bensham building is out of interest? Looks like a bit of an eyesore now (although had to use Google Streetview to refresh my memory!), and I was a bit surprised they didn't just shift everything there to the Riverside.

I imagine it's got to be at least 40!

Then again, sorry for going off-topic here but I can make a link to a building looking old on the interior and brand new on the exterior....most of you will know which school I attend in CLS, it was built in 1911, a fine old red-brick masterpiece. Long before my dad started there in 1978, they extended it a bit to include a science department with 8 labs in total, and 3 humanities rooms. Blah blah blah, it's basically got 3 floors and was built some time in the 50s/60s. Here is an image of it in 1991 https://www.flickr.com/photos/83154955@N...kjP-dMCK2a - the red brick building is in the middle left and as you can work your way across you'll see the building with blue under the windows is the part I'm on about. Looking pretty run down...must be at least 30, possibly 40 on that image. Nowadays, unfortunatley I don't have an image, it looks almost new. It's got fully insulated windows, been repainted with the distinctive Park View motto on the side, etc, all the science labs are in top notch condition, being done completely again within the last five years.

If GNE could refurbish their Head Office, it would look a lot more modern. Then again, no point as very few people will notice it.

Sorry for the off-topicness! lol