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# yeah its pretty common over here as well
listed buildings 'mysteriously' getting unlisted and then within a few weeks burning down all accidental like....
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:42, archived)
# They knocked down a beautiful old nestle factory in Aylesbury
to make room for some fucking nasty sardine-tin flats. I actually cried (I think that's really sad of me, but it was a beautiful building and such a shame to see it go).
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:46, archived)
# Aside from the fact that it was a *Nestle* factory?
*hides from swiss Lawyers pronto*
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:48, archived)
# The building didn't have a say in it's owners.
It really was beautiful. They could have done proper Manhattan style lofts in it, instead of tearing it down and building this monstrosity:

www.fairview.co.uk/images/uploaded/areas/buckinghamshire/delta/1.jpg
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:51, archived)
# they dont building em like they used to
:-(
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:53, archived)
# See also:
The Hoover factory, now defiled by *shudders* Tescos....
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:00, archived)
# wasn't criticising at all, pickle
merely railing against a company I hate.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:58, archived)
# You and I both, but I'm a bit of a slut for architecture that I like.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:03, archived)
# you'd like our office, then
an Art Deco listed building, complete with spiral ramp.
It's lovely.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:04, archived)
# Meep.
Is it 'Bring a Captain to Work' day yet?
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:10, archived)
# All you have to do is ask, lovely
*hugs*
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:11, archived)
# :D One day I'd love to see
it does sound amazing.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:19, archived)
# they've done it in liverpool
"a city with the most grade 1-2 listed buildings outside of London"....and they flattened half of the old graded warehouses, that were nicely converted into shops and café's (with charm) and built THIS consumerist nightmare of 10000000 sq feet of shopping "mall"
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:52, archived)
# Yeugh.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:53, archived)
# They did it to my old work local too, in the centre of London :(
It was a lovely old building :(
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:53, archived)
# Today they close the Astoria.
I might cry about that too.

No. I AM now doing so. FFS.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:55, archived)
# wow, I did not know this.
I have memories of the Astoria going back 25 years, and yes, I have been to G.A.Y. a number of times, big whoop, wanna fight about it? ;)
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:57, archived)
# I'm not as old as youso my memories are fewer but just as important.
Sad day.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:58, archived)
# Don't fucking get me started on that!
2 of my fave gigs from the last few years were there, and it was my fave venue in London :(
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:58, archived)
# Same.
Well, that and the Palace.

No, no fucking 'Koko'. THE PALACE.

*sniffles*
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:00, archived)
# Oh well.
At least I got to see Elbow and My Morning Jacket there :D

My work had there christmas party at "Koko" a couple of years ago. I fell asleep on the back stairs :S
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:02, archived)
# shame isnt it?
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:56, archived)
# Aye,
it is happening more and more in the City. Bastards!
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:59, archived)
# I've not even clicked that link but bet you that's Paradise Street...
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 14:58, archived)
# part of it, but its gone right through,past water street.
its thought that it now takes up 1/4 of the city centre
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:02, archived)
# Again
you must consider what was there before ( very little if you are honest with yourself, I know the area well as our ship is berthed in Canning half-tide dock ) and the vast benefit such a place will have to the overall economy of the Liverpool area.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:00, archived)
# thats true, what was there you had to look for
im just saying "why knock it down to build lifeless cubes" when the buildings are structurally sound, and look better than anything that's been put there today...but that's alot of personal opinion... also woo to the choice of dock.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 15:04, archived)