End of an era

[city2]

Another Manchester land mark bites the dust, plenty of families will have memories good or bad of this

 

[BlueNirvana]

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Always thought those gasometer structures would make great shells for apartments, offices etc.

Really interesting architecture and a bit like old mills, a useful way of preserving some of our industrial heritage buildings.

It’s been done in other places I think.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I

I was a truck salesman at various dealerships in the Manchester area in the 80/90s , including Scania, Mercedes and for the majority of the time Leyland Trucks which merged to become Leyland Daf.
And I used to take my 2 daughters to work with me on a Saturday morning and any open days that were held.
And like yourself,they loved it when I would take them for a quick spin in a sleeper cab DAF 95 and they would wave at all the other kids we passed in small cars.
All done while driving on red trade plates.

I’m 37 and I’d be buzzing if someone took me for a drive in a truck now.

You never grow up when it comes to stuff like that haha

 

[TheGhost]

I was at the Coop Live last night - they wanted £25 to park in the car park and it was £8 for a 330ml can of Peroni with no beer on tap at the bar I went to.

 

[BlueRockape]

I’m 37 and I’d be buzzing if someone took me for a drive in a truck now.

You never grow up when it comes to stuff like that haha

Drove one all over Europe for 25 years loved it.
Wish I had known I would have took you for a spin.

 

[Gordyola]

Buy the land and use this tunnel for entry and exit

 

[Tracking back]

That was a bloody disaster from the very beginning.

At least it went out with a bang!

 

[stonerblue]

That was a bloody disaster from the very beginning.

Looked smart though

 

[manclad]

Drove one all over Europe for 25 years loved it.
Wish I had known I would have took you for a spin.

You are Peter Sutcliffe and I claim my £10 reward !!!

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

They need to buy the land and get Sir Anthony Gormley to design a statement statue, called the Red Cartel, but it has to have 115 elements

 

[ufo]

The gas works, the orange coated workman or the red cones? (sorry you know I've got a daft sense of humour.) :-)

I think you are confusing yourself with rags first team.

 

[ufo]

When building windmill goes wrong , you improvise and call yourself an artist .

 

[stonerblue]

You are Peter Sutcliffe and I claim my £10 reward !!!

hahahaha

 

[citymad]

I miss that steel hunk of potential death from above. The adrenaline rush skirting underneath it was intense.
:(

Oh I dunno, we could use it as target practice for some of these hacks.

 

[Gray]

I miss that steel hunk of potential death from above. The adrenaline rush skirting underneath it was intense.
:(

It was a great idea but badly manufactured and should have been in shiny stainless steel instead of that pile of rusty junk.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Is that you Taylor???

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Symbolic of the worlds inevitable transition from fossil fuels - they are a relic of the passing energy storage industry as we look forward to a cleaner greener future. I won't miss it.

 

[BedsBlue68]

Always thought those gasometer structures would make great shells for apartments, offices etc.

Really interesting architecture and a bit like old mills, a useful way of preserving some of our industrial heritage buildings.

It’s been done in other places I think.

Round the back of Kings Cross its been done brilliantly - https://gasholderslondon.co.uk/

 

[burning blue soul]

Oh I dunno, we could use it as target practice for some of these hacks.

I'd support firing hacks out of a cannon at the bang for an 'It's a Knockout' special.