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Beauty - Decay - Beauty

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Robert Riley

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Beauty - Decay - Beauty

A Little Story for you all.

I am working at the moment on a massive Urban Regeneration Project in Central London - The Kings Cross Central Project.

I attended a meeting on the site yesterday to discuss the dismantling of the last of Five huge Gas Holders. We dismantled the other four a couple of years ago.

It was a beautiful day so I took my camera along. When Gas Holder No 8 is dismantled, we then have to load up onto lorries all five gas holders and transport them to our storage and restoration facility near Norwich, a round trip of around 220 miles.

This will involve something like 500 trips! The Gas Holders will then be renovated over the next three years and finally transported back and reerected. You can see an artist impression below. This part of the Project will cost around 3 Million Euros.

The Gas Holders cannot be destroyed as they are Listed Buildings and under the protection of English Heritage. It is my job to Estimate and agree the costs with the Developer. Wish me Luck!!! and take a look at the links below.

http://www.argentkingscross.com/

http://www.angelainglis.org/kx_intro.htm

Kommentare 16

Anca Silvia B. 17. Januar 2009, 19:44
*****
Regards,Anca
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bombamo Michèle 5. Dezember 2008, 19:00
nice perspective on that structure !
michele
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DRAGA PUC 3. Dezember 2008, 7:51
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Alexandra Baltog 2. Dezember 2008, 20:45
fine composition, Robert !!!
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Alexandru Valentin Iedu 26. November 2008, 12:12
Wonderful perspective indeed ...
Very rusty, very aged ... time passing by over him ...
I like it ...

Greetings from Romania,
Alexandru
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Claire L. 26. November 2008, 11:06
Brilliant perspective!
...and an interesting story!
Kind regards, Claire
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Theo Weijmer 23. November 2008, 20:50
Excellent perspective here Robert, like it how the column is placed, parallel to the frame!!!

Greetings Theo
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Michael Grotkamp 23. November 2008, 8:45
beautyful, wonderful edition...
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Rob Brydon 22. November 2008, 23:37
This is a beautiful piece of historical work. Both he project and your collection of images. Two works to be proud you played your part. Well done mate..cheers..Rob
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Deryck 22. November 2008, 20:55
It is amazing how you can make a great picture of something in the process of decay! You have done well. The project you are describing seem aamzing to me. Not so much the work involved, but the effort put in to preserve these old industrial structures. I was not aware of that
Take care and work safely
Deryck
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Adele D. Oliver 22. November 2008, 20:38
Thank you for explaining this massive project to us - a lot of work before you still. Thank goodness history and beauty gets preserved somewhere - we are just beginning here to realize that it is important.
Your photos show well the extent of damage over the years - great sharpness and crop.
greetings, Adele
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my Way 22. November 2008, 19:50
a great motive, very specially - nice graphic structures !
LG my Way
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Reinhardt Graetz 22. November 2008, 14:11
It's a great work - and a great job for you, Robert - congratulation! I'ts worth to save these objects and to pay a lot of money.
I'm looking forward to seeing next pictures and your reports of this great project.
LG Reinhardt
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Comy 22. November 2008, 13:43
but beauty...
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Andy Boardman 22. November 2008, 12:12
Good photos Robert, and it sounds like a good project to save these structures. Cast iron not the best building material but some of the most beautifully designed structures in Britain are made from it? All that style just for something as boring as a gasometer, you've got to love past engineers.

Regards Andy
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