The Bridges tower blocks

[Dave Herbal]

Given that tower blocks tend to have a finite life span, whether for structural or aesthetic reasons, do you think it was a short-sighted plan to base the entire town centre around some? If they ever need to come down they’ll have to flatten the bridges as well.

 

[Effrafax]

No

 

[Deleted User 11453]

French engineers will lift up the towers using jacks, place sledges underneath, and move the towers elsewhere (probably Roker seafront).

 

[Dave Herbal]

French engineers will lift up the towers using jacks, place sledges underneath, and move the towers elsewhere (probably Roker seafront).

They’re a bit erm contained for that caper

 

[Deleted User 11453]

They’re a bit erm contained for that caper

French engineers can do anything mate. Have you watched the programme about the ‘shroud’ over the Chernobyl reactor?

 

[Kid Galahad]

French engineers can do anything mate.

Not when they are on strike

 

[Rob the Ref]

The CAMS car park above Jacky Whites was taken down without closing the market.
Would be canny expensive I would imagine.

 

[Goat Eyes]

My dad used to do concrete repairs on the exterior. The Bridges will be desolate before they start to crumble.

 

[Angmering]

My dad used to do concrete repairs on the exterior. The Bridges will be desolate before they start to crumble.

Genius!!!! The answer is your post, do you wanna be mayor. I know an excellent insurance broker.

 

[I'm Spartacus]

Given that tower blocks tend to have a finite life span, whether for structural or aesthetic reasons, do you think it was a short-sighted plan to base the entire town centre around some? If they ever need to come down they’ll have to flatten the bridges as well.

I just hope they’re better than the civic. We used to get the odd job there way back in my spwd days. Some of the concrete looked like it was fucked then and it was a kick up the arse off 30 years ago.

 

[Dave Herbal]

The CAMS car park above Jacky Whites was taken down without closing the market.
Would be canny expensive I would imagine.

Probably cheaper just to blow it all up and rebuild the shops then.

 

[Patch]

Modeled on Pripyat IIRC. I'd I've have thought the bigger threat would be the Josephs triangle going up.

 

[Tex]

Given that tower blocks tend to have a finite life span, whether for structural or aesthetic reasons, do you think it was a short-sighted plan to base the entire town centre around some? If they ever need to come down they’ll have to flatten the bridges as well.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

Always wondered what they’re like inside. Back in my nightclubbing days I would have loved to be able to nip round from Annabel’s or Ku and be home. No freezing your arse off in the Park Lane taxi queue or shivering your way up Chester Road in the rain.

 

[cornish mackem]

Probably cheaper just to blow it all up and rebuild the shops then.

You could say that about most of the town

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

Always wondered what they’re like inside. Back in my nightclubbing days I would have loved to be able to nip round from Annabel’s or Ku and be home. No freezing your arse off in the Park Lane taxi queue or shivering your way up Chester Road in the rain.

I went out with a lass who lived in the ones in Nottingham city centre ( like the ones above the bridges) and it was great most of the time. Parking was shite as you had to pay every day

 

[Sidewinder2]

Wants flattening the lot of it. Should've been properly re done when it was created rather than just hoying roofs over the streets

 

[steve30000]

Wants flattening the lot of it. Should've been properly re done when it was created rather than just hoying roofs over the streets

Should put some proper skyscrapers there, that would bring investment into the city..

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Those tower blocks are mainly made of bricks anyway, not concrete.

There was gonna be a fourth one apparently called Luna/Lunar House but it never got built.

 

[Kevj]

Given that tower blocks tend to have a finite life span, whether for structural or aesthetic reasons, do you think it was a short-sighted plan to base the entire town centre around some? If they ever need to come down they’ll have to flatten the bridges as well.

Concrete continued to harden with time and as long as the rebar isn’t exposed, the reinforcement should corrode.

It would be safe to assume they were built in accordance with the building codes of the time, so I can’t imagine problems with shear walls are a concern as this will have been checked following Ronan Point. Therefore, unless there is a significant other structural design issue relative to modern building codes, there’s no reason why the actual life can be extended far beyond design life subject to good maintenance regimes.

As for demo, do it from the inside top working down-over using the external walls to contain the debris with water cannon suppression from the top for dust.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

You could say that about most of the town


I went out with a lass who lived in the ones in Nottingham city centre ( like the ones above the bridges) and it was great most of the time. Parking was shite as you had to pay every day

Victoria centre.

How do you get in and out when the shopping centre is closed? The lifts from the flats are accessed from just outside the shops.

 

[The Truth]

Those tower blocks are mainly made of bricks anyway, not concrete.

There was gonna be a fourth one apparently called Luna/Lunar House but it never got built.

Thank god, three of the monstrosities is more than enough!