CSI: Bradford Architecture

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While taking photographs around town, my main gripe and inspiration seems to be what an awful visual state this city is in.
No matter what - there's always a construction site, ruins or just another ugly misplaced building.
There's a ridiculous lack of continuity with the architecture.
The older buildings are either stunning examples of their time/style or in complete and utter unrecognisable shambles.... and then surrounded by these repulsive post-modernist, faux Neo-Brutalist structures that in no way match their neighbours.
It's not a recent trend though, it's been a continuous process since the fall of industrialist Bradford. This ridiculous Paella of architecture... It's almost like a time capsule burst.
Here's a few examples, I'll keep adding more: