Stuart0742 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Some interesting photos of the "Egg Box" in various states http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/conten...gallery.shtml?1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mummyjac Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Some interesting photos of the "Egg Box" in various states http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/conten...gallery.shtml?1 Great link Stuart. You may think I'm crazy but I miss the Egg Boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Some interesting photos of the "Egg Box" in various states http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/conten...gallery.shtml?1 I like photo number 19 - gone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 The Egg Box was much maligned, and it certainly earned its nickname, but it was a clever building. It was carefully designed for a specific number of people, and did not need heating as the requirement would be met by heat from the lighting, and from the occupants. Unfortunately shortly after it opened the Council finances were in dire straits, so other buildings were closed and the staff shoehorned into the Egg Box, upsetting all the calculations. On the flat roof there was a lawn on a raised area. I'm told that when this was first laid, it used a technique using a sheet of polystyrene impregnated with grass seed. It apparently germinated OK, but the whole lot blew off when the wind got under it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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