Guest tsavo Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 The Wicker Arches have been added to the list of buildings most at risk by English Heritage. This from the BBC News website; MOST AT-RISK NEW ADDITIONS Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire - £25m conservation deficit Cardington No 1 Airship Hangar, Bedford - £5m Ditherington Flax Mill and attached malt kiln, Shrewsbury, Shropshire - £5m Soho Foundry, Smethwick, West Midlands - £5m Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset - £4m Crossness Pumping Station, Bexley, London - £3m Royal Insurance Building, Liverpool - £3m Astley Castle, Warwickshire - £2m Remains of Old Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight - £2m The Large Mansion, Hounslow, London - £2m Tynemouth Station, Tyne and Wear - £2m Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Newham, London - £1.5m Bank Hall, Chorley, Lancashire - £1.5m The Mausoleum, Ryedale, North Yorkshire - £1m Western Heights fortifications, Dover, Kent - £1m Wicker Arch and viaduct, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - £1m Source: English Heritage To read the full story, Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6913354.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is that to allow a wider River Wicker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 This item got me wondering, just who is responsible for the upkeep of it. The council or the railway operators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Sheffield City Council are more interested in paying out money to erect lumps of scrap(Crap) something they seem to call sculptures like this one, scroll down ... http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/kin43im.html Than preserving true sculptures/buildings that have stood in the City for a hundred years or more. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest belfrybum Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Here,Here!! Why oh why do some people feel determined to destroy everything that has made Sheffield the major city that it is? I am all for development of the city,but not at the expense of the fantastic pieces of arcitecture designed in previous years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pfn Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Its just as well that sculpture was made when it was, as the last stainless steel rolling mill left in Sheffield closed down later. I dont think that sculpture is actually still there is it? Someone in the council may yet suggest that the Wicker Arches could be replaced with a shiny steel version. (god forbid!) 'To represent the past heritage of Sheffield etc etc'. The fact that as with other recent developments in the city centre, the steel will be foreign made stuff seems to be by the by. I dont think the Sheffield Council have irony as part of their training do they? Why the heck all the original Sheffield heritage sites and buildings, cant just be left in place, renovated and done up, and/or re-used I just cant understand. As nice as some parts are, the town centre is now more like the glass and concrete modern Tokyo than an old industrial and historical English city. Its a depressing thought to think of all the marvellous old buildings etc that have been swept away forever, and now only exist in photos and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I remember some years ago, a stink, when it was revealed that all the cities signs were fixed with brackets made of Sweedish stainless steel. ....and that was when we were still making stainless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Just to remind everyone, this is what it used to look like. What more could you ask, a train, bus and tram, all in one picture. Link to Picture Sheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s02449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Soooooo, I decided to start looking at the oldest posts and work my way forward, looking for anything that interested me its been 10 years since this post was originally put up, and I wondered if anyone had any news / updates on any of the places listed?? As an expat I visit my old home town a couple of times a year, but never really get out to see any of the places I remember from my youth. The Wicker arches are still there, but how are they doing?? what plans if any are there for their future?? I live in Shrewsbury now, and the battle for the Flax Mill (from OP list) is still ongoing, the cost has sky rocketed, and work has only just really begun to keep it safe. It was one of, if not the first building to use an internal metal frame for support - the forerunner of most of todays modern buildings. What would be left of anywhere if it wasn't for English Heritage and Historic England!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, antony said: Soooooo, I decided to start looking at the oldest posts and work my way forward, looking for anything that interested me its been 10 years since this post was originally put up, and I wondered if anyone had any news / updates on any of the places listed?? I believe that the huge Cardington hangars are now back in use for a new airship project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Thanks Athy, I completely forgot to mention them, I lived in Bedfordshire for some years, and saw these hangars frequently - I did manage to get very close to them at one point, yes they are HUGE you don't realise quite how big they really are. You are right, one of the hangers is / was being used for a new airship venture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy117 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Looking back through the posts everybody seems to be bashing the council (as usual) for the problems with this bridge, but actually it is nothing to do with them. It is the responsibility of Network Rail to deal with any structural issues as the bridge was originally built by the railway company to cross an existing road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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