North Stand Construction Discussion

[Coatigan]

Is there any particular reason that the fishplate(s) towards the top of the skybar framework seem to have multi-coloured bolts connecting them? I thought it may have been an artifact of the camera processing at first but it only seems to be there?

Good spot. They look like hand grip toppers, presumably to get them started by hand for speed, before the cap is removed to tighten with a tool. If so, they'd use whatever colour they come in from whatever they have lying about. Or the ebay order didn't match the description :).

I would like to think there was something more technical to it like the force on each bolt (which they Will know btw), or the order the tune needs played in etc, but think it is something as basic as seeing different coloured scaffolding node covers.

If anyone else knows or guesses otherwise please chip in.

 

[spiny]

Like I said yesterday, the last set of pictures are mostly construction workers in the cherry pickers working on the steel structure. The pictures include the ends of the steel structure joining the stand.

My next set of pictures will be in 4 weeks time when the construction site closes for Christmas. Hopefully there will be a few changes by then, like glazing going in on the hotel, etc.

The cherry picker pictures are in no particular order.

Vertigo inducing. How do people even go up on those cherry pickers? What did they do before they existed when erecting steel at heights? There are Empire State Building clips of erecting steel that I cannot watch. Not the same scale or scenario but equally as unwatchable.

The scale of the whole North Stand development is something to behold.

 

[eastmanc]

Vertigo inducing. How do people even go up on those cherry pickers? What did they do before they existed when erecting steel at heights? There are Empire State Building clips of erecting steel that I cannot watch. Not the same scale or scenario but equally as unwatchable.

The scale of the whole North Stand development is something to behold.

They went up on rope chairs and pulled themselves up.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Vertigo inducing. How do people even go up on those cherry pickers? What did they do before they existed when erecting steel at heights? There are Empire State Building clips of erecting steel that I cannot watch. Not the same scale or scenario but equally as unwatchable.

The scale of the whole North Stand development is something to behold.

 

[spiny]

Not for me. How did Fred Dibnah survive let alone prosper?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not for me. How did Fred Dibnah survive?

Nor me! Decent balance, I guess.

 

[eastmanc]

Not for me. How did Fred Dibnah survive let alone prosper?

Remember the advert with Fred Dibnah when he says "went down great guns". What was it advertising?

 

[Gordyola]

Remember the advert with Fred Dibnah when he says "went down great guns". What was it advertising?

Stones bitter slogan not sure that Fred was involved

 

[Auden night mail]

Total respect after watching, not a chance I'd be up for that.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I couldn’t go up that ladder for a bread van cram-packed full of £50 notes

 

[WARBABY]

Vertigo inducing. How do people even go up on those cherry pickers? What did they do before they existed when erecting steel at heights? There are Empire State Building clips of erecting steel that I cannot watch. Not the same scale or scenario but equally as unwatchable.

The scale of the whole North Stand development is something to behold.

They went up riding the steel then slid down the columns after fixing the piece they rode upon

 

[Midlands Blue]

Mate of mine is a steel erector. First job, first day, they had him on top of City Tower in Piccadilly crawling along the frame that juts out and holds up the window cleaning cradle.

 

[Penders1957]

I wouldn't have a clue. As MCC are also involved with the plans for the Collar site, it could be anything.

Stating the obvious. It might leisure still, commercial, tech, education, etc. Whatever it is, it will create jobs. It might be part housing, towers, apartment blocks, etc

You never know with City. That's why it's so exciting.

What it won't be is a MacDonald's and a KFC drive-through, or a bog standard retail park.is

Forgive my ignorance but
Is there a basic plan showing the actual boundaries of the collar site ??

 

[jrb]

Forgive my ignorance but
Is there a basic plan showing the actual boundaries of the collar site ??

The large parcel of land opposite the East stand, and to the right of the footbridge. The small parcel of land on the other side of the footbridge next to the away coach park can be included as well. (but I don’t include that, myself) Most of the Collar site is now a temporary car park for match days.

It’s an old aerial picture, so you now have to factor in the North stand and hotel expansion.(instead of City Square, shown in the picture) The hotel expansion slightly eats into the Collar site, but not by very much. There’s more information about the Collar site in this thread. The thread is 1522 pages long. https://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/...um-and-collar-site-development-thread.328878/

The adjoining land around the stadium is frequently called the Collar Site. This site was the selected location over sites in London and Blackpool for the Supercasino in 2007 – but the proposal was later abandoned amid controversy over the regeneration benefits. The Collar Site is on what was once Bradford Colliery.

It would be good, some how, to get a similar aerial shot when the North stand expansion and hotel are completed.

 

[cpoverview]

It would be good, some how, to get a similar aerial shot when the North stand expansion and hotel are completed.

I will put in an application to send the drone up 500m , might just about get it all in if i put a wide angle filter on.
Or i might try a load of lower images and stitch them together.
either way it should be perfectly possible

 

[cpoverview]

This mornings flight.
It really has been a lot of progress this week, wasn't expecting to see that much progress since the lift on Tuesday

 

[jrb]

I will put in an application to send the drone up 500m , might just about get it all in if i put a wide angle filter on.
Or i might try a load of lower images and stitch them together.
either way it should be perfectly possible

Superb mate.
Looking forward to it.

 

[Coatigan]

This mornings flight.
It really has been a lot of progress this week, wasn't expecting to see that much progress since the lift on Tuesday

Havent had a chance to watch it yet, but as mentioned before the truss unlocks a fair bit to then fly up.

 

[Penders1957]

Superb mate.
Looking forward to it.

Thanks jrb much appreciated

 

[jrb]

Thanks jrb much appreciated

From CP Overview’s video.

You can see marquees at the end of the Collar site next to the footbridge.

Click on the picture to enlarge it on your device. You’ll see it better.