I was never really sure if I liked this building or not, which stood on the corner of Fulford Road and Kilburn Lane. It could be argued that it was an interesting example of an early 20th century art deco building, and it did have some nice brickwork features, but it was always going to be difficult to convert it to secular use after the Church closed. It was not listed and did not make it into the revised conservation area and there have been planning applications since 2008 which involve it being knocked down. There is now a new Eco house on part of the site on Kilburn Lane and according to the Press, two more of these Eco houses will be built (the second one is currently going up) as well as 'a new smaller church that will be built on the land'. As well as the pictures below, there is a short video clip I took on my phone on the way to work when I actually saw it coming down.
Christian Science Church bites the dust...
I was never really sure if I liked this building or not, which stood on the corner of Fulford Road and Kilburn Lane. It could be argued that it was an interesting example of an early 20th century art deco building, and it did have some nice brickwork features, but it was always going to be difficult to convert it to secular use after the Church closed. It was not listed and did not make it into the revised conservation area and there have been planning applications since 2008 which involve it being knocked down. There is now a new Eco house on part of the site on Kilburn Lane and according to the Press, two more of these Eco houses will be built (the second one is currently going up) as well as 'a new smaller church that will be built on the land'. As well as the pictures below, there is a short video clip I took on my phone on the way to work when I actually saw it coming down.
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7/22/2011 07:41:05 am
I too was very ambivalent (?sp) about the Christian Science church building but am sort of sad to see it go. However, it was amazing to see the heavy machinery (?digger) on top of the heap of rubble.
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Van Wilson
7/31/2011 12:22:07 pm
Good to see these photos which capture a building now gone. How sad that so many buildings get demolished to make way for more flats.
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John Hurd
3/3/2012 05:30:09 am
Do we have anyone in the FFH group who is looking out for planning applications/possible demolitions/changes ?
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8/4/2012 12:21:27 pm
I was extremely angry at the destruction of this building, of an Art Deco design most uncommon in York. I argued that the former church and the former Post Office should be included in the Conservation Area, but this was not accepted and thus made the demolition plans easier for the developer. The destruction of the building was preceded by the felling of several mature trees on the site, including a fine Copper Beech - again not afforded any protection due to the zig-zag line of the Conservation Area.
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