MEPC at the new Wellington Place business park have put out a call for entries for 4 bodies of work to be displayed in the reception area of 5 Wellington Place. They asked for themes such as Leeds, Yorkshire and the History of the site to be considered. This sounded right up my street as I love researching into urban development and interesting buildings; it helps that the lifting tower remains a historic focal point of the site.
I had a walk down to Wellington Place yesterday to take some photos and do some sketches:
(it was freezing cold so I couldn't draw for long)
As it was a Saturday, the space felt extremely eerie as all of the business folk were not at work and it was so quiet, but it was interesting to see the buildings and atmosphere detached from its users.
Of course, any brief wouldn't be the same without an 'Ellie moment'...so when I got back I realised that all of my photos came out WAY too over exposed because I forgot to adjust the white balance on the camera haha. But I did some research instead and found out some really interesting facts about the site.
- The site used to be a TRAIN STATION called Leeds Central Station
- The old viaduct leading to Leeds Central Station is still standing
- The WAGON HOIST (lifting tower) is a grade 1 listed building and was used to hoist goods from arriving trains
Some facts from an online forum
Photographs of Leeds Central Station/The Lifting Tower
The brief only asked for rough concepts at this stage, but I am proposing to create between four and five A0 illustrative collages that give the audience an insight into the history of Wellington Place, so here are the images I submitted:
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