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Demolition of Bell Green Gas Holders
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shaman


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29-06-2018 12:03 AM

Why the obsession with knocking down history?

Why the obsession with thinking it's a choice between gas holder frames doing nothing but look 'ugly' or replacing them with something else? Why can't they be retained and the land used for something innovative?

Why are people so in love with boring ugly warehouse units that are found all over the place, but not rare and distinctive pieces of architecture?

Why are people obsessed about the way the gas holders look, but not the pollution from all the traffic being pulled into the site or the contamination in the ground which the gas company want to leave there?

Why are people so obsessed with the blandification of London? Seriously. It's a choice between something different or Aldi. I'd rather have some ugly gas holders than the fumes from the vehicles of Aldi shoppers tbh.

PS - It's because they are linked to the Livesey Hall and George Livesey, who pretty much pioneered workers rights within the gas industry (shares, profit sharing etc...). Look it up in the planning documents. It's all very interesting.

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RE: Bell Green Gasometers - samuelsen - 16-04-2017, 11:10 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - Perryman - 17-04-2017, 11:55 AM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - michael - 22-06-2018, 12:00 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - Snazy - 22-06-2018, 01:28 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - JRW - 25-06-2018, 12:56 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - Snazy - 27-06-2018, 01:05 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - michael - 27-06-2018, 01:49 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - Snazy - 27-06-2018, 04:37 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - Sherwood - 27-06-2018, 09:49 PM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - 152047 - 28-06-2018, 12:03 AM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - shaman - 29-06-2018 12:03 AM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - samuelsen - 29-06-2018, 10:10 AM
RE: Bell Green Gasometers - hillview - 29-06-2018, 11:24 AM

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