Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Tale of the gap


Once upon a time, in the Bristol Harbourside, there stood an old warehouse on Narrow Quay. Then along came a demolition team who knocked down the old warehouse in the 1970s and left the space empty. Buildings rose and grew around the space leaving only an empty gap.

Grass began to grow and the Arnolfini arts centre moved in on the southern side in 1975, but still the space remained empty of people.

Thistles and nettles began to grow and the Architecture Centre moved in on the northern side in 1996, but still the space remained empty of people.

Charmed by this rural "garden" the artists Lois and Franzizka Weinberger placed a plaque on the forbidding gate in 2006, but still the space remained empty of people.

Today the gap space remains an urban wilderness growing in the gap space between its grand neighbouring buildings. It has such potential, it has such high aspirations, but still remains empty of people. Can you help bring people back to the gap space?

This blog aims to raise awareness about this forgotten space and make it a vibrant part of Bristol Harbourside, but we need your ideas, your enthusiasm and you to bring the people back to the gap. Please share your comments below or speak with Ms. M. T. Space directly on her Twitter, and most of all- watch this space!

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