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Post by woolerinho on Jan 9, 2007 23:49:35 GMT -1
Battersea Power Station is set to have the chimneys demolished  sad news  here's a picture to remember the old girl by anyway, the pig adds to the glamour  |
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 10, 2007 7:13:45 GMT -1
The building is listed, thats why they've not knocked it down. At the moment it's just a shell with scaffolding holding it up.
The Pig's name is Algie and the above artwork is from the Pink Floyd Album 'Animals'
The powerstation is part of Londons skyline and will never be demolished because it's listed!
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Post by Arnold on Jan 10, 2007 8:09:50 GMT -1
T'is a wonderful sight and never ceases to amaze me as I drive / cycle past. What a wonderful piece of engineering.  I thought they were developing it and having a restaurant table at the top of one of the chimneys anyway? |
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 10, 2007 8:45:36 GMT -1
No, "Piloti" in Private Eye has been on about this for some time. The building was flogged off to some company that claims the chimneys are unsound, and that if they aren't taken down they will probably fall down. Personally I agree with Piloti that they're talking shit, but health and safety will come first. It's Brighton West Pier all over again - nothing will happen until some malicious fucker burns it down, and then it's too late...  |
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 10, 2007 9:10:18 GMT -1
Well I can remember when they stopped using it, the site was sold of to an entainments company Rank or the likes. It was going to be a massive amusement park with a dedicated train station etc., This is circa '84
Then there was a big to do because the scaffold contractors had not been paid and where going to take the scaffold down, which would have resulted in the place falling to the ground, as it's only a shell!
Hopefully someone will do something with the site
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Post by woolerinho on Jan 10, 2007 15:24:25 GMT -1
The building is listed, thats why they've not knocked it down. At the moment it's just a shell with scaffolding holding it up. The Pig's name is Algie and the above artwork is from the Pink Floyd Album 'Animals' The powerstation is part of Londons skyline and will never be demolished because it's listed! ahem... I have grown up with that picture on my wall you know... I'm a massive Pink Floyd fan and to lose that power station would be a right shame. a Chinese company bought it and and sold it to an Irish company that wants to knock the chimneys down and replace them with fakes, not fucking right if you ask me |
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 10, 2007 15:29:08 GMT -1
Well we'll have to wait and see what happens, the place as Jules said maybe left to fall down. So the proposed option is better than that
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Post by woolerinho on Jan 10, 2007 15:37:38 GMT -1
Well we'll have to wait and see what happens, the place as Jules said maybe left to fall down. So the proposed option is better than that perhaps but with the buildings history and the local support of it, its very dear to a lot of people - surely if it was at keast kept up with scaffolding it'd be better than nowt? I do think plenty of people would be willing to donate towards keeping it standing |
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 10, 2007 15:50:04 GMT -1
Maybe, who knows. The place must be a swimming pool of pigeon shit now................
Have you seen Floyd play?
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sad news 
