Spanishbob
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I might be wrong but worked all my life on building sites and have come across these items a lot and was told they were drainage crates.
North Stand Construction Discussion
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They do look like below ground attenuation cells, from that far at least.
The company who built my large garden shed used something similar, but much smaller as a base under the feet of the shed. It saved me flattening the soil out and laying paving slabs as a base for the shed.
Do these pictures help?
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Levelling blocks to stop having to remove 100 tones of soil for a flat base !
Doubt it. Not localised to specific areas like that, and now seeing jrb's closer photos, they'll be attenuation bases, to cover for flooding etc.
Edit. just checked the approved FRA, yep, there is a drawing that shows it and it is an attenuation tank. Same location and shape. Point to Spanishbob.
stonie
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there should be (wind dependent) the first tower crane erection for the north stand expansion this coming Wednesday/Thursday, the company I work for (ainscough) will be using a mobile to do the job, would possibly be the crane I drive and operate but working fkn HS2 near Banbury for this week, think there are 4 towers going up, big meaty fukkas too...
Thanks for the snippet Stonie.
I’ve always wanted to be a crane driver. Lucky you. :-)
What an enviable position to be in, possibly driving one of the cranes being used to build the North stand. It doesn’t get much better than that.
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Parts of the more recent WATG drawing for the hotel. On seeing it the sails looked a bit deeper than I remembered them.
Looked back at the planning one for the same level, and I'd say they look maybe a third longer.
Not to say either is necessarily fully fixed or decided at this point.
Probably not as big as you would like to see, but still a bit better.
Parts of the more recent WATG drawing for the hotel. On seeing it the sails looked a bit deeper than I remembered them.
Looked back at the planning one for the same level, and I'd say they look maybe a third longer.
Not to say either is necessarily fully fixed or decided at this point.
Probably not as big as you would like to see, but still a bit better.
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Yes that's the mock-up panel expected on site early April, for that (delayed) condition discharge. I'm sure jrb or Lex/Hello will at some point get photos once it is there. It is the narrow end they are showing. There is also no real detail or finish/colour reference, particularly the horizontal panel which is what to me this hinges on. There have actually been a couple images jrb posted on his other manc thread that show what I mean that I should maybe look up and include here. Presumably we won't see any more detail though, till it is put up for review in a couple months. But will check periodically.
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Sadly life in the construction industry has passed me by.
But it’s always a pleasure to see cranes dotted on the Manchester’s skyline.
The record number of cranes on the Manchester skyline was 82. Can’t remember the year. I’ll find out.
Credit to Trident Rider - SSC-MCR, who keeps the MCR crane count updated.
We’re currently at 33 cranes, minus additions and minuses since the last crane count was posted on SSC-MCR by Trident Rider. The crane count only includes cranes in the city centre and Salford Quays. Cranes further out aren’t counted. That was agreed on by the forum members.
Crane Count
www.skyscrapercity.com
Posted earlier that a few months back somebody posted a picture of the original fins on and next to it another which was supposed to be what they will actually look like and they were certainly deeper !
Ah, I might have missed that. If you do get the time at some point to find it, might be worth re-posting. It is Lex that has it as a bit of a recurring topic, and posts pictures of other similar projects etc, I'm mostly going off the approval. Not that I have a big issue with it really, agreeing with him aside.
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@Coatigan & @Gordyola
Are you find all this information on the planning portal, i ve been looking at the design statement
How shit does this look, it was posted on SSC and it got roasted
This looks miles better and not add on, its like a insert and gives off a miles better effect like the sails on the club badge of a tall ship with it sails, I have emailed Populas to advise of them of this, when the plans where logdged with MCC this was on the commnets and objections part
My main three issues with the new North Stand are
1. The look of fins on the hotel
2. Getting rid of the GA+ section in the North Stand and making it a proper home our Blue Wall where the atmopshere is generated for the rest of the ground. Replacing the GA+ hopsitality section with a double sided goal line bar that serves the bottom of the North Stand and also City Hall which if done right will be amazing space in the staduim.
3. As a staduim we need to be copying what other staduims are doing look at Spurs new staduim the interior of that staduim is amazing and Everton is going to be amazing as well , they have a double sided goal line bar.
Are you find all this information on the planning portal, i ve been looking at the design statement
How shit does this look, it was posted on SSC and it got roasted
This looks miles better and not add on, its like a insert and gives off a miles better effect like the sails on the club badge of a tall ship with it sails, I have emailed Populas to advise of them of this, when the plans where logdged with MCC this was on the commnets and objections part
My main three issues with the new North Stand are
1. The look of fins on the hotel
2. Getting rid of the GA+ section in the North Stand and making it a proper home our Blue Wall where the atmopshere is generated for the rest of the ground. Replacing the GA+ hopsitality section with a double sided goal line bar that serves the bottom of the North Stand and also City Hall which if done right will be amazing space in the staduim.
3. As a staduim we need to be copying what other staduims are doing look at Spurs new staduim the interior of that staduim is amazing and Everton is going to be amazing as well , they have a double sided goal line bar.
Will try defo on this title somewhere !
