BBC North West Tonight: Southport Gasometer

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
  • Andy Gill reports on the demolition work on Southport's most famous landmark.

Komentáře • 7

  • @aaarrrggghhhh
    @aaarrrggghhhh Před 5 lety +3

    Some of them had windows at the top and I've never understood why.

    • @stevelambert6689
      @stevelambert6689 Před 3 lety +2

      The design of this type of holder consist of a floating piston, that required inspection of the seals on a regular basis. Basically climb the ouside to the very top, enter through the crown on to a platform containing a lift to lower you onto the piston itself. Basically you need to see what your doing.

    • @aaarrrggghhhh
      @aaarrrggghhhh Před 3 lety +1

      @@stevelambert6689 Steve, I really apprecate your answer. I even sent that question to a London radio station once and never got an answer. Many thanks and Merry Christmas.

  • @cherigby467
    @cherigby467 Před 4 lety

    can still smell the gas

  • @Vtr1781249
    @Vtr1781249 Před 11 lety +1

    Pure mindless architectural vandalism. Just because it became surplus to operational requirements, was no reason to dismantle this fine structure

    • @crs2385
      @crs2385 Před 10 měsíci

      Yeah, i felt that way when they demolished two of the three Granton gas holders in Edinburgh. I miss seeing all three of them. The remaining one is retained, and getting used as a public space/park.

  • @20mlt09
    @20mlt09 Před 14 lety

    shame they destroyed it