The Northern Spire Bridge

[Boris Bear]

Proving succintly why you are quite possibly the most ill-informed, vacuous and utterly pointless internet persona this forum has ever produced.

How's it coming along then?

 

[Doggerland Mackem]

That would have my vote

"Joseph Swan" would say something about the history of the area.

Once again in Sunderland we have a name hoisted upon us without any local consultation. As much as we're now used to it, the "Stadium of Light" is a prime, previous example. My impression is Sunderland Council are trying to replicate the unlikely brand name the "Stadium of Light" has become.

 

[Le Chuck]

I see moshy is on her period again

 

[martinlumley]

Appalling. A great opportunity for the city to show off the history/heritage of the city, and they come up with this shite name that has no affiliation to anything relating to Sunderland.

What would be your choice?

 

[Boris Bear]

"Joseph Swan" would say something about the history of the area.

Once again in Sunderland we have a name hoisted upon us without any local consultation. As much as we're now used to it, the "Stadium of Light" is a prime, previous example. My impression is Sunderland Council are trying to replicate the unlikely brand name the "Stadium of Light" has become.

Sunderland Council didn't name it

 

[Jap Stammer]

no idea what the passport office is being replaced with

That would be the old Millburngate House.

Home to National Savings since 1968, yet along come the passport lot in the late '90's and everyone refers to it as the Passport Office.

They only occupied about a quarter of the building, yet when the demolition started, Durham council presented the plaque denoting the original opening date to them rather than National Savings.

The plaque now sits proudly in the new office, even though it pre-dates the Passport Office's presence in Durham by nearly thirty years!

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

What would be your choice?

"The Dave The Rave, Wear Crossing". In all seriousness I just thought something like "Wearside Crossing", "Wear Crossing", "Wear Bridge", "Colliery Crossing". Just something that represents Sunderland/Wear/Mining/Shipyard heritage. We keep hearing about culture in the city at the moment and how unique Sunderland is, this name is a load of shit

 

[moshpit]

Sunderland Council didn't name it

Just so everybody understands clearly your position....are you saying or indeed implying that Sunderland Council had no involvement with the shortlist of names to vote on.

Yes or No will suffice.

 

[Boris Bear]

Just so everybody understands clearly your position....are you saying or indeed implying that Sunderland Council had no involvement with the shortlist of names to vote on.

Yes or No will suffice.

Yes

Just so everybody understands clearly your position....are you saying or indeed implying that Sunderland Council had no involvement with the shortlist of names to vote on.

Yes or No will suffice.

Now how is that Doxy gatehouse getting on?

 

[JohnAin]

soz if Seb

What a Shyte name.

Really good name. Describes its style, character and location.

‘The’ would’ve been better than that shite.

How about Th..

I understand this point, this is one of the drawbacks of the name chosen. On the other hand, the term "Northern" doesn't mean people won't know where it is, I dislike it that the term "North East" is associated with Newcastle than outsiders. A Sunderland orientated name wouldn't challenge that much.

We can use this name to take back the terms "Northern" and "North East" to show that they don't belong to Tyneside. Like the Millenium and Tyne Bridges, this bridge can establish iconography too.

Really thoughtful, good post.

 

[Twisted]

That would be the old Millburngate House.

Home to National Savings since 1968, yet along come the passport lot in the late '90's and everyone refers to it as the Passport Office.

They only occupied about a quarter of the building, yet when the demolition started, Durham council presented the plaque denoting the original opening date to them rather than National Savings.

The plaque now sits proudly in the new office, even though it pre-dates the Passport Office's presence in Durham by nearly thirty years!

well, at least you're not bitter about it.

 

[the dark one]

What

Because, you bone headed cretin, this is yet again another example of the Council thumbing it's nose at the people it supposed to represent.

For all the platitudes and hollow rhetoric SC spew out, this just shows the utter contempt in which it holds the general public....and even more pathetic are the morons on here who cant even bring themselves to be in anyway critical of a council that has royally took the piss.

No, instead we just get shouts of moan, moan, moan....its just a bridge....people will call it what they want anyway ...or worse still, lets just get behind it eh........FUCK OFF!!!

This is excatly why SC do this time and time and time again, because the spineless sycophants just roll over, get all greased up and beg for round 2 yet again.

what would you call it.serious question.Getting to big for your boots you are mind.Bone headed cretin? Who the fuck do you think you are? The 3 choices were picked by a panel which had fuck all to do with the council.The Spire was chosen as a link to st Peters church, the first church to have stain glass Windows.Glass obviously having a strong link to the city.

 

[Shandy drinker]

What

what would you call it.serious question.Getting to big for your boots you are mind.Bone headed cretin? Who the fuck do you think you are? The 3 choices were picked by a panel which had fuck all to do with the council.The Spire was chosen as a link to st Peters church, the first church to have stain glass Windows.Glass obviously having a strong link to the city.

St. Peter's doesn't have a spire it has a tower
Should of been called tower bridge

The name and reasons as expressed by the council are poor and frankly embarrassing
Spire to inspire the future generations.....
Of all the possible,names they chose that

 

[Boz33]

People will struggle to remember the name in a couple of years and it'll still just be called the new bridge.
May not be exciting but something like the swan bridge would have been perfectly acceptable and useable

 

[TZMouk]

Imagine someone asking for directions and you have to tell them it's "just over the Northern Spire Bridge mate, first left". Pathetic. What a shite name.

 

[andyw]

I think it’s a canny name.

I particularly like that you don’t have to use the word bridge. It invites questions and therefore attention.

If I told anyone down here that I was planning on seeing the Liberty Bridge when I visited home they’d just shrug and think me a trainspotter.

If I told someone I was going to see the Northern Spire they’d be intrigued and ask questions. I’d then be able to tell of a historic and industrious land split asunder by the mighty Wear...

I agree.

It's enigmatic, in fact it's more than that . . . it's an enigma wrapped in a paradox hidden inside a conundrum . .

Begs the questions "Where is it coming from, or indeed, going to?"

 

[the boot]

I agree.

It's enigmatic, in fact it's more than that . . . it's an enigma wrapped in a paradox hidden inside a conundrum . .

Begs the questions "Where is it coming from, or indeed, going to?"

The docks from nissan

That's if a Nissan car transporter will fit under st Mary's foot bridge?

 

[Jarra Dicka]

Sunderland Council didn't name it

Oh. i thought they did....who named it then?

 

[Binxy]

As long as it looks nice and is practical who gives a fuck what it's called.

 

[Kevj]

Oh. i thought they did....who named it then?

'The list of possible names had been agreed by an independent panel, comprising of members of the Sunderland community and business fraternity'.

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-...nveiled-for-sunderland-s-new-bridge-1-8891437