• Holmfirth • Cricket Academy • Foundry Site The current foundry site in Holmfirth backs onto both the cricket field and the River Holme. As researched in the first section of the project, this large site has a negative impact on the whole town as it diverts pathways and neglects any chance of a river walk running from Sands to the centre of town. It also backs onto the cricket pitch, which creates a strong white barrier in the green setting. The cricket field is currently under offer from a couple of large supermarkets and looks very likely that it will be sold, meaning the club will have to move on to a new ground. I still see the potential in the site and would like to create a project on the foundry site, which shows what could be done instead of a proposed supermarket. There is a massive history behind Holmfirth Cricket Club and before the tourism of Last of the Summer Wine, the club was the centre of attention in the town. Now the tourism has died out, it has opened the door for the cricket club to reclaim the focus of the town.
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Decades ago it was the focal-point of the town, but not now. Before all the Last of the Summer Wine tourism, this place was the centre of attention in Holmfirth. The ground was regularly full and collections would raise a lot of brass. But sadly, those days have gone. The arena is easy to find, but it's not easy to enter.
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The main entrance is subtly located on the other side of a particularly ugly scrap merchant's yard.
P.Davies, Pennine Pitch
Upper Floor Walls Recycling
Load Bearing Walls Equipment Storage
Bin Storage Cricket Nets
Ground Floor Walls
Trench Fill Foundations
Exploded Structure
river holme
water drainage grass bankings add protection to north walls
sun path central plant room consistent sunlight through canvas roofing
quadruple skinned tensile roof mechanical ventilation
riverwalk concrete load bearing walls provide thermal mass
vehicle + pedestrian access
overlooking residential
through to bowling green car park