Bob Fleming
Striker
The building has been pebble dashed since it closed....take a look at the pictures of it when it was opened, its far from ugly.
There's also a 76 page report from the NAA on the process of being uploaded on the campaign page outlining the building's architectural and cultural significance to the area.
I've just had a look at that. Perhaps saving the arches and gates would be a good significantly cheaper alternative, would have the historical and cultural significance people are looking for and could be quite easily built in to something else.