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Look inside the new £7.8m student block which has everything...except a bar

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Construction has finished at Plymouth’s new £7. 8million Mary Parker House student block , which comes with a laundry, gym and bike store – but no bar. That’s because students are apparently shunning alcohol in favour of a healthier lifestyle. “We are not encouraging excessive use of alcohol,” said Samantha Keveren, accommodation manager at the block. “We’re offering the alternative of a healthy lifestyle. “I worked at the University of Exeter and their alcohol-free flats were very popular. “Yes, there is still freshers’ week, but there are students choosing to be alcohol free.” 24/08/2017 Pic by: Penny Cross Business Look inside the new Mary Parker House student flats block , on land next door to the former Eye Infirmary Dale Road . Contact: Carla Wilkinson, Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure 01752 502936 or 07580 976811. Reporter : William Telford The five-storey building, on the site of the demolished Eye Infirmary extension , has a well-equipped gym and secure st...

Saxony Apartment Building

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Quizzes Lists Topics Save The Saxony Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown, [1] this five- story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details. Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three- story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade , semicircular balconies , and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses. Due to its location at the intersection of Ninth and Race Streets, the Saxony appears to have two fronts: one onto each street. Although the Ninth Street facade is larger and more complex, the Race Street facade is nevertheless ornate as well: it features small yet elaborate semicircular balconies with wrought iron railings similar to those of the Ninth Street facade . [2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford , [1] the Saxony Apart...