British Tower Blocks - Page 105

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 09:39 AM

lneylon · February 17th, 2011, 03:06 PM

Ok, there's the "insert image" button (pic of mountains) when you're doing a post. Click on this and you'll get a box to put the url (web address) of the image.

To get the url of the image from Flickr, view the image in Flickr and provided that it's your own image you'll have a "Share This" link on the left. Click on this and select "Grab The Link". Copy the link, e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30124939@N00/2673298437/ and then you can paste this link into the image popup box in your posting.

EDIT---

I'm talking sh*te. That's a link to the page. Right-click on the actual picture. Select Properties and then highlight the Address and press ctrl+c to copy the URL and then paste into post.

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lneylon

Ok, there's the "insert image" button (pic of mountains) when you're doing a post. Click on this and you'll get a box to put the url (web address) of the image.

To get the url of the image from Flickr, view the image in Flickr and provided that it's your own image you'll have a "Share This" link on the left. Click on this and select "Grab The Link". Copy the link, e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30124939@N00/2673298437/ and then you can paste this link into the image popup box in your posting.

EDIT---

I'm talking sh*te. That's a link to the page. Right-click on the actual picture. Select Properties and then highlight the Address and press ctrl+c to copy the URL and then paste into post.

Thanks - think i may have this sorted

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 07:08 PM

image hosted on flickr

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 07:09 PM

image hosted on flickr

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 08:32 PM

I know it's not a tower block but this will soon be lost - St. Nicholas House, HQ of Aberdeen City Council - they are moving to the building on the left with the scaffolding in May 2011.

image hosted on flickr

fatweegee · February 17th, 2011, 08:32 PM

I know it's not a tower block but this will soon be lost - St. Nicholas House, HQ of Aberdeen City Council - they are moving to the building on the left with the scaffolding in May 2011.

image hosted on flickr

cheaperthrillz · February 19th, 2011, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tubeman

On the same site I found those Bonamy pictures, there's some gratuitous Heygate photos too... Tower block porn!

Is this the estate where a lot of Nil By Mouth was filmed? And what is its correct name?

***Tubeman*** · February 19th, 2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheaperthrillz

Is this the estate where a lot of Nil By Mouth was filmed? And what is its correct name?

As discussed earlier, 'Nil by Mouth' was mostly filmed on the Bonamy Estate in Bermonsdey (demolished), although some exterior shots were from elsewhere.

The pics you quoted are of the Heygate Estate overlooking Elephant & Castle NR station, and that is the correct name.

Butterfield · February 19th, 2011, 07:40 PM

The outskirts of St. Helier, Jersey.

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GM · February 19th, 2011, 08:00 PM

The southernmost tower blocks of UK I guess.
So what about the northernmost tower blocks of UK ? where are they located ? Aberdeen ?

Butterfield · February 19th, 2011, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GM

So what about the northernmost tower blocks of UK ? where are they located ? Aberdeen ?

I think you may be right, I believe it's this lot in Seaton, Aberdeen - the one on the far right probably claiming the title.

EDIT: It could also be these ones a short distance away which seem just slightly further north. I think they're the ones on the horizon on the above photo.

djmaxliving · February 19th, 2011, 11:43 PM

This tower block in Motherwell is completely empty now, not sure when work is to start on removing asbestos from the building but after that it is TNT time.

Images by me on my phone taken this year.

***Tubeman*** · February 20th, 2011, 12:54 AM

Are there none in Inverness?

I have no idea, but I'd be surprised if there weren't a couple of small blocks there...

Here's an aerial... looks like some small blocks on the left?

***Tubeman*** · February 20th, 2011, 01:02 AM

Maybe not... This is the biggest Inverness has to offer as far as I can see on Google maps!

Butterfield · February 20th, 2011, 02:18 AM

Yeah, our Invernessian friends have informed us in the past that there aren't any true tower blocks there, and I haven't seen any the few times I've passed through.

HOWEVER, Thurso, the most northerly town on the British mainland, has these.

GM · February 20th, 2011, 11:59 AM

With only four floors they don't really qualify as tower blocks.

MattN · February 20th, 2011, 02:55 PM

The trouble with those Jersey ones is that Jersey is not part of the UK. Interesting to see them though, never having been there it's easy to get sucked into these bogeyman ideas of a tax dodger's playground splendidly isolated from real life!

Jim856796 · February 20th, 2011, 07:32 PM

Oak Gardens and Eldon Gardens in Liverpool were probably the first tower blocks in the UK to be deceased in 1979, predating the demolition of most of Hutchesontown Area E. Any other tower blocks that were demolished before 1990?

Butterfield · February 20th, 2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim856796

Any other tower blocks that were demolished before 1990?

The infamous East London tower block Ronan Point, made famous due to a deadly gas explosion in 1968, was finally demolished in 1986.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point

February 17th, 2011, 03:06 PM	#2082
lneylon Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 624 Likes (Received): 0	Ok, there's the "insert image" button (pic of mountains) when you're doing a post. Click on this and you'll get a box to put the url (web address) of the image. To get the url of the image from Flickr, view the image in Flickr and provided that it's your own image you'll have a "Share This" link on the left. Click on this and select "Grab The Link". Copy the link, e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30124939@N00/2673298437/ and then you can paste this link into the image popup box in your posting. EDIT--- I'm talking shte. That's a link to the page. Right-click on the actual picture. Select Properties and then highlight the Address and press ctrl+c to copy the URL and then paste into post. Last edited by lneylon; February 17th, 2011 at 06:50 PM.*

February 19th, 2011, 08:00 PM	#2091
GM Utilisateur Enregistré Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nantes / Nanterre (western suburb of Paris) Posts: 2,749 Likes (Received): 404	The southernmost tower blocks of UK I guess. So what about the northernmost tower blocks of UK ? where are they located ? Aberdeen ? __________________ Siberia from North to East : Part 1 : Norilsk - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 : Krasnoyarsk - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 : Vladivostok

February 19th, 2011, 11:43 PM	#2093
djmaxliving Fear me Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tobar na Màthar, Meadhan na h-Alba Posts: 1,661 Likes (Received): 10	This tower block in Motherwell is completely empty now, not sure when work is to start on removing asbestos from the building but after that it is TNT time. Images by me on my phone taken this year. __________________ Glasgow Tour Bus

February 20th, 2011, 11:59 AM	#2097
GM Utilisateur Enregistré Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nantes / Nanterre (western suburb of Paris) Posts: 2,749 Likes (Received): 404	With only four floors they don't really qualify as tower blocks. __________________ Siberia from North to East : Part 1 : Norilsk - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 : Krasnoyarsk - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 : Vladivostok

February 20th, 2011, 07:32 PM	#2099
Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,743 Likes (Received): 7	Oak Gardens and Eldon Gardens in Liverpool were probably the first tower blocks in the UK to be deceased in 1979, predating the demolition of most of Hutchesontown Area E. Any other tower blocks that were demolished before 1990? __________________ I honestly think all development projects must be dashing, sustainable, and futureproof. You support the good projects... and oppose the bad.

February 17th, 2011, 09:39 AM	#2081
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February 17th, 2011, 07:08 PM	#2084
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February 17th, 2011, 07:09 PM	#2085
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February 17th, 2011, 08:32 PM	#2086
fatweegee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 190 Likes (Received): 0	I know it's not a tower block but this will soon be lost - St. Nicholas House, HQ of Aberdeen City Council - they are moving to the building on the left with the scaffolding in May 2011. image hosted on flickr

February 17th, 2011, 08:32 PM	#2087
fatweegee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 190 Likes (Received): 0	I know it's not a tower block but this will soon be lost - St. Nicholas House, HQ of Aberdeen City Council - they are moving to the building on the left with the scaffolding in May 2011. image hosted on flickr

February 19th, 2011, 07:40 PM	#2090
Butterfield lime-hating shrublet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Leyland Posts: 18,525 Likes (Received): 214	The outskirts of St. Helier, Jersey. image hosted on flickr

February 20th, 2011, 12:54 AM	#2094
*Tubeman* Jubilation Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London SE15 Posts: 18,099 Likes (Received): 308	Are there none in Inverness? I have no idea, but I'd be surprised if there weren't a couple of small blocks there... Here's an aerial... looks like some small blocks on the left?

February 20th, 2011, 01:02 AM	#2095
*Tubeman* Jubilation Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London SE15 Posts: 18,099 Likes (Received): 308	Maybe not... This is the biggest Inverness has to offer as far as I can see on Google maps!

February 20th, 2011, 02:18 AM	#2096
Butterfield lime-hating shrublet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Leyland Posts: 18,525 Likes (Received): 214	Yeah, our Invernessian friends have informed us in the past that there aren't any true tower blocks there, and I haven't seen any the few times I've passed through. HOWEVER, Thurso, the most northerly town on the British mainland, has these.

February 20th, 2011, 02:55 PM	#2098
MattN Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arnold, Notts (home)/Leeds (family)/Huddersfield (University) Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 18	The trouble with those Jersey ones is that Jersey is not part of the UK. Interesting to see them though, never having been there it's easy to get sucked into these bogeyman ideas of a tax dodger's playground splendidly isolated from real life!

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