Tag Archives: Urban Splash

"A new era for the site"?

Was it only two years ago John from Urban Splash was on this blog talking about “a new era” for Hartcliffe’s Imperial Tobbacco factory site? “We are making a massive investment into this area ensuring it will be a success,” … Continue reading

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Gone south?

Urban Spash? More of a dribble according to today’s Cancer. (Cartoon by Evelyn Post. Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name)

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Housing: Crisis? What Crisis?

Compare and contrast: Bristol Evening Cancer Friday 5 October 2007 “I’ve got a friend who has three children living in a one-bedroom council flat. She’s been waiting for a new property for months but can only watch as more Somali’s … Continue reading

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“A utopia for workers and bosses alike”

This piece originally appeared on the Bash the Rich blog. Fashionable Manchester-based property developers Urban Splash have recently pitched up in Bristol where they’re trying to bring their marketing-heavy gentrification plans for loft living yuppies to Hartcliffe, a working class … Continue reading

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"Fifteen minutes south" (A bigger Urban Splash)

The Bristol Blogger with their resident cartoonist Evelyn Post today present a special limited edition post to celebrate the first apartments going on sale off-plan at Urban Splash’s Lake Shore development in Hartcliffe (Blogger Passim). (Cartoon by Evelyn Post. Evelyn … Continue reading

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"Fifteen minutes south" (golfing extra)

Urban Splash have ratcheted up the marketing campaign for their Lake Shore development in Hartcliffe a notch. The website for the new development went live this week and in an intriguing twist they now seem to be promoting Hartcliffe as … Continue reading

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